January 07, 2005

Unequal Dreams

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

—T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom

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December 28, 2004

Love

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start.

—Mother Teresa

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December 17, 2004

Acting Wisely

Julia’s three ways to act wisely:

The first way, by thinking, is the noblest. The second way, by imitation, is the easiest. The third way, through experience, is the bitterest.

—Confucius, Munich, May, 1993

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October 08, 2004

Getting Started

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

— Walt Disney

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August 13, 2004

Hyphen American

Why is it the minute I open my mouth the whole world is telling me they’re Irish and we should all have a drink? It’s not enought to be American. You always have to be something else, Irish-American, German-American, and you’d wonder how they’d get along if someone hadn’t invented the hyphen.

—Frank McCourt in ‘Tis

Isn’t that’ the truth? I understand honoring your heritage and all, but why can’t we just be American? I guess these days a lot of people hate American’s, though, and maybe we should identify ourselvs as Irish or German or, in my case Polish, while travelling abroad.

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