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« I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world. » Socrates

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better." ~ Dalai Lama

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. 

-Anthony J. D'Angelo

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.  - Thomas Merton

The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead. 

― Marjorie  Hinckley

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. 

-William James

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.  Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.  Dalai Lama

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.     -- Thomas Sowell

Mindfulness in the Workplace Is More than Meditation - Jesse Lyn Stoner 

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Switch off your coffee addiction with these healthy alternatives
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7 Healthy Alternatives to Coffee in the Workplace
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5 Contributions to Economics from Nobel Winner Jean Tirole

Here are five things to know about the Economics Nobel laureate.

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Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize for economics this week. Here are five big ideas he’s contributed to the field. http://on.wsj.com/1qEhNrg 

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Meet the photographer who has shot Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race for 34 years straight http://

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Professor Michael Freeden explores the rise of anti-politics. http://oxford.ly/1wdkrbp

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Anti-politics and politics | OUPblog

Anti-politics is in the air. There is a prevalent feeling in many societies that politicians are up to no good, that establishment politics are at best irrelevant and at worst corrupt and power-hun...

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Five Ways Living Mindfully Can Help You Reach Your Goals

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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)

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In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and ...Reply w/ #AmazonWishList to add it.

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In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.

Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

Responsive Design @RWD · Oct 15

A lovely new responsive look for Lapham’s Quarterly, one of my favorite publications: http://laphamsquarterly.org/ 

 

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 Neither a borrower nor a lender be. This saying was taken from a soliloquy by Polonius in Act I, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Polonius is giving advice to his son Laertes before Laertes heads back to school. Here is more of the quote.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;

For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

This above all: to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

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Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.    

- Mark Twain

If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant. 

- Proverb