November 2010
28 posts
“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes…and is completely dependent on...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1943
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“Tell the truth and write about freedom and fight for it, however you can, and...”
– Anne Lamott
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The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English →
teachingliteracy:
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration.
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“Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of...”
– George Steiner, Language and Silence (via silencesounds)
Observation
morninggloria:
1. Intelligence 2. Self-Confidence 3. Self-Awareness
Most people have one.
Many people have two.
Like four people in the entire world have all three.
I am obviously one of those four people.
scrapbook.: Don't read this if you hate politics. →
miriamhasascrapbook:
As a Christian politics student living in the UK, I am watching the US midterm election coverage with great interest. I am saddened to say, what is said and done in the name of Christ in America has shocked me. Biblical principles of equality, social justice, care for the poor and the…
Seven Blunders of the World
harvestheart:
The Seven Blunders of the World is a list that Mahatma Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, not too long before his assassination. The seven blunders are:
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
...
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“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty....”
– Gandhi (via bodymindandsoul)
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty....”
– Gandhi (via bodymindandsoul)
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Uganda's Rolling Stone paper told to stop outing... →
fyeahafrica:
A judge in Uganda has ordered the local Rolling Stone newspaper to stop publishing the names and photographs of people it says are homosexual.
The judge granted a request by gay rights group Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug).
The group says some homosexual people were attacked after a previous issue.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda but last year an MP introduced a bill which...
October 2010
81 posts
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
– Leo Tolstoy (via somebodysblues)
