Influence is powerful, and the same qualities and charisma that can influence people toward human enlightenment can also be used to influence people to destruction and great inhumanity.
Darren Hardy
Success Magazine Blog
You ARE Influential
July 5, 2011
It's all in the journey and it's an imperfect world. Do your best to make sense. Think critically. Decide if it's fact or belief. Respond don't react. And, whether it's the road less traveled or the main drag, chances are good someone along the way has made an observation that might help you. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from the stumbling, imperfect experiences of those who have traveled before - or are traveling with - us?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Paula Poundstone on Free Speech
It's funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Libraries can never be shushed.
Paula Poundstone
National spokesperson for Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
Source: statelibraryofiowa.org
Paula Poundstone
National spokesperson for Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
Source: statelibraryofiowa.org
Monday, July 4, 2011
William J. Clinton on America
I am pleased to join my fellow Americans across the nation and around the world in celebrating Independence Day.
On this day each year, we gather with family and friends to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. With vision and courage, our Founders stated unequivocally to the world: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These were literally revolutionary concepts, and they fundamentally changed the course of human history.
Today we are living through another period of profound and historic change: change in the way we work, the way we live, the way we relate to one another and to the rest of the world. But the truths set down in our Declaration of Independence are immutable, and they continue to light our path into the challenges and possibilities of the future. Equality, individual rights, life, freedom, opportunity: we still cherish these values, and we must continue to reaffirm them daily.
America is a work in progress, and we have strived through decades of challenge and change to become what our Founders envisioned on our first Independence Day. As we continue that endeavor, let us work together to create an America that remains the world's strongest force for peace, justice, and freedom. Let us work for an America that is not driven apart by differences but instead is united around share values and respect for our diversity. Let us work for an America in which every one of us, without regard to race or religious belief or gender or station in life, can achieve our dreams. In this way we will best pay tribute to those who, 220 years ago, pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to guarantee our freedom.
Best wishes for a memorable Fourth of July.
William J. Clinton
Presidential Proclamation
July 4, 1996
Source: american.edu
On this day each year, we gather with family and friends to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. With vision and courage, our Founders stated unequivocally to the world: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These were literally revolutionary concepts, and they fundamentally changed the course of human history.
Today we are living through another period of profound and historic change: change in the way we work, the way we live, the way we relate to one another and to the rest of the world. But the truths set down in our Declaration of Independence are immutable, and they continue to light our path into the challenges and possibilities of the future. Equality, individual rights, life, freedom, opportunity: we still cherish these values, and we must continue to reaffirm them daily.
America is a work in progress, and we have strived through decades of challenge and change to become what our Founders envisioned on our first Independence Day. As we continue that endeavor, let us work together to create an America that remains the world's strongest force for peace, justice, and freedom. Let us work for an America that is not driven apart by differences but instead is united around share values and respect for our diversity. Let us work for an America in which every one of us, without regard to race or religious belief or gender or station in life, can achieve our dreams. In this way we will best pay tribute to those who, 220 years ago, pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to guarantee our freedom.
Best wishes for a memorable Fourth of July.
William J. Clinton
Presidential Proclamation
July 4, 1996
Source: american.edu
Thomas Paine on Commitment
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
Thomas Paine
The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
Source: revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com
Thomas Paine
The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
Source: revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com
Harry S. Truman on America
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S. Truman
Source: scrapbook.com
Harry S. Truman
Source: scrapbook.com
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Reality TV Wisdom: TMZ
Zookeeper Suzi Rapp took a cute...yet potentially vicious freakin' SNOW LEOPARD out of its cage at LAX! Guess TSA is now cool with wild cats of prey... but a tube o' toothpaste will get ya frisked.
Regarding Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Promotions Director Suzi Rapp, getting a snow leopard cub out of its crate for a supervised stretch at Los Angeles County Airport.
TMZ.com
June 30, 2011
Click here to view.
Regarding Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Promotions Director Suzi Rapp, getting a snow leopard cub out of its crate for a supervised stretch at Los Angeles County Airport.
TMZ.com
June 30, 2011
Click here to view.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Abigail Turin on Embracing Change
I've got two resolutions for my house in 2004:
1) To put it on a diet - no excess furniture, no excess anything!
2) To get it drunk more often: more parties, more dancing. It's been taking itself a little too seriously lately.
Abigail Turin
Designer, San Francisco
From Metrolpolitan Home magazine, January/February 2004, Volume 36, No. 1, p. 62, Leaping Forward.
1) To put it on a diet - no excess furniture, no excess anything!
2) To get it drunk more often: more parties, more dancing. It's been taking itself a little too seriously lately.
Abigail Turin
Designer, San Francisco
From Metrolpolitan Home magazine, January/February 2004, Volume 36, No. 1, p. 62, Leaping Forward.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Bruce Springsteen on Ultimate Cool
You wish you could be like him, but you can't.
Bruce Springsteen introducing Clarence Clemons
Concert Footage via The Daily Show, Moment of Zen
June 20, 2011
Comedy Central
Bruce Springsteen introducing Clarence Clemons
Concert Footage via The Daily Show, Moment of Zen
June 20, 2011
Comedy Central
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Clarence Clemons on Living Large
My mom used to say to me that the older you get, the more friends you lose. That’s the way life is. You keep doing it until your time comes. I’m trying to enjoy my life, and keep doing what I love to do until my time comes. Hopefully I will inspire somebody along the way to keep it going.
Clarence Clemons
To Ken Shane for The Popdose Interview
October 26, 2009
Source: popdose.com
Thank you, Big Man. Farewell.
Clarence Clemons
To Ken Shane for The Popdose Interview
October 26, 2009
Source: popdose.com
Thank you, Big Man. Farewell.
Anna Quindlen on Critical Thought
But it’s not simply the obligation to live an examined life, to embrace each moment as though it might be last. It’s also to live each moment as though it might be the first. To throw your arms wide to the new, the unexplored, even to that of which you may be afraid. Don’t cave to the status quo. Don’t trade happiness for deferred gratification. Don’t give up adventure for safety and security. The safe is the enemy of the satisfying. Deferred gratification has a way of being deferred forever. And the status quo, “business-as-usual,” “the-way-things-have-always-been-done” has completely failed us. The last few years have made that eminently clear. How will your audacious and authentic new world work?
Anna Quindlen
Commencement Address, Grinnell College
May 23, 2011
Good advice: Got 5 minutes? Read this address!
Source: grinnell.edu
Anna Quindlen
Commencement Address, Grinnell College
May 23, 2011
Good advice: Got 5 minutes? Read this address!
Source: grinnell.edu
Conan O'Brien on Resilience
No specific job or career goal defines me and it should not define you. In 2000, I told graduates to not be afraid to fail, and I still believe that. But today I tell you that whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Speech, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Speech, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien on Redefinition
Way back in the 1940’s there was a very funny man named Jack Benny. He was a giant star and easily one of the greatest comedians of his generation. And a much younger man named Johnny Carson wanted very much to be Jack Benny. In some ways he was, but in many ways he wasn’t. He emulated Jack Benny, but his own quirks and mannerisms, along with a changing medium, pulled him in a different direction. And yet his failure to completely become his hero made him the funniest person of his generation. David Letterman wanted to be Johnny Carson, and was not, and as a result my generation of comedians wanted to be David Letterman. And none of us are --- my peers and I have all missed that mark in a thousand different ways. But the point is this: It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can be a catalyst for profound re-invention.
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien on Embracing Life
Your path at 22 will not necessarily be your path at 32 or 42. One’s dream is constantly evolving, rising and falling, changing course.
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address, Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien on Facing Fear
It’s simple: there are few things more liberating in this life than having your worst fear realized.
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address to Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address to Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Monday, June 13, 2011
Conan O'Brien on Disclosure
Nietzsche famously said “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But what he failed to stress is that IT ALMOST KILLS YOU. Disappointment stings and, for driven, successful people like yourselves it is disorienting. What Nietzsche should have said is “Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you watch a lot of Cartoon Network and drink mid-price Chardonnay at 11 in the morning.“
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address to Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
Conan O'Brien
Commencement Address to Dartmouth College
June 12, 2011
Source: teamcoco.com
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