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"If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer;..."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:20:00 +1300

“If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is a law, and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.”

- Dan Millman Quotes from Way of the Peaceful Warrior

via http://philosophersnotes.com/quotes

"Love without power is anaemic and sentimental. Power without love is reckless and abusive."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:39:08 +1300

“Love without power is anaemic and sentimental.
Power without love is reckless and abusive.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

"Always take “no” as a question, and not as an answer."

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:14:00 +1300

“Always take “no” as a question, and not as an answer.”

- via Geoff Mulgan

“People will continue to struggle for Peace, Justice,...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:18:46 +1300

“People will continue to struggle for Peace, Justice, Freedom, Limitations on violence, and Constraints on power as they have always done.”

- Noam Chomsky

Towards a world without borders.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:23:22 +1300

Towards a world without borders.

"The question of moral responsibility is one that rarely arises in debates on greenhouse gas..."

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:18:15 +1300

“The question of moral responsibility is one that rarely arises in debates on greenhouse gas emissions. But if we wish our world to stand at all by the end of this century, it is a question that must arise. It is a question that must be discussed. And, it is a question that must be answered with a resounding, confident response: “We will fulfil our moral duty to this planet, it’s citizens and our descendants. We will act now, as individuals and collectively to secure the future of our planet.””

"The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It’s..."

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:00 +1200

“The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It’s getting them wrong that is living, getting them wrong and wrong and wrong and then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again. That’s how we know we’re alive: we’re wrong. Maybe the best thing would be to forget being right or wrong about people and just go along for the ride. But if you can do that — well, lucky you.”

- Philip Roth

"By nature we become like those who surround us. Thus when we surround ourselves with great people,..."

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:12:34 +1200

“By nature we become like those who surround us. Thus when we surround ourselves with great people, we become great.”

Climate Futures

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:48:52 +1200

Climate Futures:

Warning: This could take some time to read through. But despite the somber topic, the analysis is rather inspiring.

Climate Futures analyses the social, political, economic and psychological consequences of climate change and describes how different global responses to the problem could lead to five very different worlds by 2030.

"Listen to those who are seeking the truth. Ignore those who claim to have found it."

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:41:06 +1200

“Listen to those who are seeking the truth. Ignore those who claim to have found it.”

"I may rest to catch my breath, but I will not sit idly by, when I could be changing the world."

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:30:34 +1200

“I may rest to catch my breath, but I will not sit idly by, when I could be changing the world.”

Life’s Little Instructions

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:33:49 +1200

Life’s Little Instructions

"Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:25:19 +1200

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

- George Bernard Shaw

You have a mind and you have other people. Start with those and...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:08:54 +1200

You have a mind and you have other people. Start with those and change the world.

"It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united..."

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:13:33 +1200

“It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united determination … to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist the corrupting influence of desire, ill will, ignorance and fear.”

- from Freedom from Fear and Other Writings by Aung San Suu Kyi

Organ Printing: It’s not science-fiction anymore. In our...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:08:44 +1200

Organ Printing: It’s not science-fiction anymore. In our lifetime we will be able to simply print new organs into our bodies. Wow.

source: http://mfoundation.org/new_newsletter/JunNL_Organovo.html

Freeze 09 Wellington, New Zealand - World Environment Day (via...

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:34:56 +1200

Freeze 09 Wellington, New Zealand - World Environment Day (via taylormawnz)

Practical Wisdom

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:18:08 +1200

Practical Wisdom

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:49:44 +1200

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.”

- Gandhi

"Our goal is a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy and just world with clean air, water, soil and..."

Wed, 13 May 2009 18:49:46 +1200

“Our goal is a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy and just world with clean air, water, soil and power - economically, equitably, ecologically and elegantly enjoyed.”

- William McDonough