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We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and...

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:28:59 -0500

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)

The soul is healed by being with children. -Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelist (1821-1881)

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:37:11 -0500

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...

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:11:07 -0500

“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..."

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:56:36 -0500

“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..."

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:52:38 -0500

“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.”

- BIOS: IT Reviewed

Concussions Exact Toll on Football Players Long After They Retire: Scientific American

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:02:42 -0500

Concussions Exact Toll on Football Players Long After They Retire: Scientific American

"It is hardly possible to overrate the value … of placing human beings in contact with others..."

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:10:07 -0500

“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..."

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:09:52 -0500

“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."

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:42:21 -0500

““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..."

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:12:05 -0500

“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"

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:46:01 -0500

“The edges. Always keep pushing on the edges.Seth Godin”

- Nate Ritter

"The number of children living in poverty increased by a half-million, to 13.3 million, and the..."

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:52:16 -0500

“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.”

- The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

Truth never damages a cause that is just. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:10:48 -0500

Truth never damages a cause that is just. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

"you can’t control everything, but you can control your values."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:56:18 -0500

“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..."

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:36:29 -0500

“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.”

- Money.Power.Wisdom - Got Any Red Marbles?

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. -Sydney Smith,...

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:49:08 -0500

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. -Sydney Smith, writer and clergyman (1771-1845)

"I think innovation is overrated. Customers don’t care about how innovative you are. They just..."

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:06:45 -0500

“I think innovation is overrated. Customers don’t care about how innovative you are. They just want to be happy and satisfied. And that’s about good design. The best advice I can give is to focus on people and their problems. Few great innovators worried about anything else. The fact that they found a new idea had more to do with their passion for solving someone’s problem than anything else. Innovation is a huge distraction these days.”

- Debunking the Myths of Innovation: An Interview with Scott Berkun

"Productivity is for machines. If you can measure it, robots should do it."

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:40:41 -0500

“Productivity is for machines. If you can measure it, robots should do it.”

- /Message: Kevin Kelly on Productivity

I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a...

Mon, 26 May 2008 04:23:52 -0500

I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee. I am no more lonely than the Mill Brook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the south wind, or an April shower, or a January thaw, or the first spider in a new house. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

"written on the packet of guitar strings Tom Sharp bought were the words: “Rotosound strings..."

Fri, 23 May 2008 05:58:02 -0500

“written on the packet of guitar strings Tom Sharp bought were the words: “Rotosound strings are manufactured in England and are subject to finite quality control.” This is fortunate, Sharp observes, “as otherwise they would never leave the factory”.”

- Feedback - 21 May 2008 - New Scientist