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  • WHEN DOES CRISIS BECOME EVOLUTION

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    “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg “I will baptise her,” he said. “You have walked a long way for something you… Read More ›

  • ELECTION SEASON IS UPON US

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    “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me,… Read More ›

  • UNPRECEDENTED TIMES EQUAL UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES

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    “You never remember who came to the funeral, but you never forget who didn’t.” ― Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup “The saddest thing about love, Joe, is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak… Read More ›

  • IF ONLY IT WAS SO SIMPLE

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    “Though we are politically enemies, yet with regard to Science it is presumable we shall not dissent from the practice of civilized people in promoting it” ― John Hancock “Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our… Read More ›

  • NASHVILLE, WE HAVE A PLAN

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    “Things happen. The only thing that matters is how we deal with the now. Either we face the difficult moral decisions with ever-stronger responses, or we do not. This is what separates the mensch from the asshole. Full stop.” ―… Read More ›

  • TIME TO GET OUR GAME ON

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    “The wise and the good never form the majority of any large society and it seldom happens that their measures are uniformly adopted…. [All that wise and good men can do is] to persevere in doing their duty to their… Read More ›

  • AND THE THUNDER ROLLED

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    “It contributes greatly towards a man’s moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.”… Read More ›

  • A QUESTION OF INFLUENCE

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    “Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot “My life is full of broken halos.” ― Keith Richards, Life  … Read More ›

  • LIVING VS SURVIVING

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    “People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep.” ― James Joyce, Ulysses “You can’t choose where you belong, and where you don’t. But what if the place… Read More ›

  • AVOIDING THE GOLDEN CALF

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    “THE BAD THING ABOUT FEAR Is it requires a reaction. Some hide. Some cry. But, like a dog condemned to a walled yard with no hope of escape or affection, some learn to bite.” ― Ellen Hopkins “It’s lucky no… Read More ›