Maxim:
Dead last finish is greater than did not finish, which trumps did not start.
~ unknown
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Corollaries:
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
~ Plato
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Never throw in the towel. Use it to wipe the sweat from your brow. Then keep going.
~ unknown
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The hardest part of any journey is believing you are able to begin it.
~ unknown
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The hardest part of any journey is believing you are able to begin it.
~ unknown
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Never throw in the towel. Use it to wipe the sweat from your brow. Then keep going.
~ unknown
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
~ Plato
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Dead last finish is greater than did not finish, which trumps did not start.
~ unknown
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First use of phrase “legalistic argle-bargle” since 1824’s Gibbons v. Ogden
~ Kevin Underhill from, Top Ten Notable Facts About the Gay-Marriage Decisions – Lowering the Bar
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Why is this? How has the United States become so saturated in slaughter?
There are, of course, many reasons, but three stand out, one of which is deep and longstanding and the others of more recent vintage. The deep reason lies in our competitive individualism. … The second reason is the decline of our ability to control events in the world. … The third reason is economic.
~ Todd May from, Is American Nonviolence Possible? – The New York Times
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Nyuunanshin roughly translated means having a “flexible, pliant, generous spirit.” It’s having an attitude of being open to one’s feelings, environment, and situation, and trying to adapt instead of trying to be like an unmoving, solid block of wood. It’s sort of a contrast to the notion of fudoshin (being immovable, like the implacable god Fudo-Myoo); but fudoshin concerns a spirit of facing adversity. Nyuunanshin is not so much about a combative mind as it is about being able to grasp or accept concepts in a learning environment. It’s not about being a pushover; you do have convictions. But you are flexible enough to look at all sides and then make a conclusion.
~ Wayne Muromoto from, 77. Nyuunanshin: Being “open” to your feelings – The Classic Budoka
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Is there any way to make genuine debates — sustained back-and-forth exchanges, meeting high intellectual standards but still widely accessible — part of our political culture? (I leave to historians the question of whether there are historical precedents— like the Webster-Hayne or Lincoln-Douglas debates.) Can we put our politicians in a situation where they cannot ignore challenges, where they must genuinely engage with one another in responsible discussion and not just repeat talking points?
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The Listserve is an e-mail lottery. One person a day wins a chance to write to the growing list of subscribers. (23,000+ when last I looked at the web site statistics.) So every day, you get one REALLY random email via The Listserve from someone, somewhere around the globe.
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