May 2012
2 posts
April 2012
6 posts
“…check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—[I] only...”
– If this isn’t evidence for the brokenness of the education system, coming straight from Barack Obama, don’t know what is. Obama spoke in North Carolina on why Congress needs to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. (via explore-blog)
“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done…”
– Marie Curie in a 1894 letter to her brother, upon having just received her second graduate degree, and other meditations on the essence of science. (via explore-blog)
March 2012
8 posts
“เมื่อจะตาย ก็ขออย่าให้ตายอย่างโง่ ๆ อย่างบ้า ๆ...”
– จากครรภ์มารดาถึงเชิงตะกอน from Womb to Tomb - ป๋วย อึ๊งภากรณ์
“Love must be proved by facts and not by reasons. What one does is what counts...”
– Picasso
“The best way to get approval is not to need it. This is equally true in art and...”
– Cartoonist Hugh MacLeod and other thinkers on how to find your purpose and do what you love. (via explore-blog)
“It might be a good rule simply to avoid any prestigious task. If it didn’t suck,...”
– Paul Graham
“Don’t blow off the small things, no one will ever trust you with anything more.”
– Anahita Moussavian
February 2012
3 posts
“Work only for people you like. A sense of commonality is essential. Without...”
– Milton Glaser
Sense of Commonality
January 2012
2 posts
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“ความสุขนั้นอยู่ที่ทัศนคติและการวางใจของเรายิ่งกว่าอะไรอื่น”
– พระไพศาล วิสาโล
2 tags
December 2011
7 posts
“In politics, if you are looking for a loyal friend, get a dog.”
– US ex-president Truman
“Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, make your absence felt.”
– Absence
1 tag
November 2011
3 posts
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1 tag
August 2011
4 posts
“If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy...”
– Steve Jobs
Looking Backwards
“These are my principles; if you don’t like them, I have others.”
– Groucho Marx
from Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar
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July 2011
11 posts
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“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a...”
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June 2011
3 posts
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1 tag
May 2011
7 posts
