Universal Symmetry

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect. - Paul Valery 


Why not Paul? We are part of the universe - not separate from it.


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Insolence Is Not Logic

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice. - Robert Green Ingersoll 


Don't even attempt a reasoned conversation when this tactic is encountered. Walk away.


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The Forever-after

The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.  - Anatole France 


It would be better if this statement were posed as a question.


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Important Ideas

Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas. - Harvey S. Firestone 


Ideas with a dash of enthusiasm and a dollop of dedication can make up for lack of resources in all walks of life.


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Lost Poets

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry. - Randall Jarrell 


Though we have gained much from our fast-paced world, we have sadly lost some things as well.


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Suicide

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. - Kurt Cobain 


That's right Kurt. Wanting to be dead is a waste of a person who could be alive.


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Leaders' Initiative

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions. - Bo Bennett 


Initiative: The ability to begin or follow through with a plan or task.


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Going There

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. - Dr. Laura Schlessinger 


Sometimes you can't go there, or shouldn't go there, or aught not try to go there.


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Mystery Revealed

The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs. - Charles Baudelaire   


Interesting concept: One human activity revealing the mystery in another human activity.


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Wanting to Follow

People want to connect. They want you to do the connecting. - Seth Godin 


It's called leadership.


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