We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)
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The soul is healed by being with children. -Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelist (1821-1881)
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“ You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -John Wooden, sports coach (b. 1910)
“ Ancient musical instruments can now be heard for the first time in hundreds of years, due to a new computer modelling project. ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) has recreated the sounds of the harp-like Epigonion musical instrument from Ancient Greece and has performed one of the oldest known musical scores dating back to the Middle Ages.
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“ It is hardly possible to overrate the value … of placing human beings in contact with others dissimilar to themselves, and with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are familiar… Such communication has always been, and particularly in the present age, one of the primary sources of progress.
/Message: John Stuart Mills
“ The vast majority of children are not gifted. Only 2 to 5 percent of kids fit the bill, by various estimates. Of those, only one in 100 is considered highly gifted
Is your kid really gifted? Probably not - CNN.com
“ We’re not for everybody.
How to Build Community | Nate Ritter
“ Auditions were held by the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra to test the pluck of over 900 local fourth- through 12th-graders, all jockeying for a mere 430 spots in the orchestra’s six ensembles. The auditions were a six-day marathon of music and mayhem, with each of the kids doing a 10-minute audition in front of one of about 10 judges.
Orchestra hopefuls crowd Strathmore auditions
“ The edges. Always keep pushing on the edges.Seth Godin
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“ The number of children living in poverty increased by a half-million, to 13.3 million, and the poverty rate among kids jumped from 17.4 percent in 2006 to 18 percent last year.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)
“ you can’t control everything, but you can control your values.
Lose Control, But Not of Your Values | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network
“ We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.
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