"Be KIND whenever possible. It is always possible."
- The Dalai Lama
[just learned about this great quote, which fits perfectly for the PeaceWorks Foundation AND for KIND Fruit and Nut bars!]
The Templeton Foundation is conducting a "conversation" among scholars and scientists, who each month are asked a "Big Question." One of the questions asked was, "Does the Universe Have a Purpose?" and the answers were very interesting.
Among those who provided an answer was Elie Wiesel, who started by writing, "I hope so. And if it doesn’t, it’s up to us to give it one."
He also adds, "Though God created the world, it is up to people to preserve, respect, enrich, embellish, and populate it, without bringing violence to it."
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
- Abraham Lincoln
This quote I dedicate to all the Board members, supporters and artists that stood on principle, guided us to the right decision to postpone till we can fulfill our true vision, and stood there by us along the way with solid partnership…
Courtesy of my friend from Mexico, Alejandro Estrada Almendaro:
"Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought."
- Henri Louis Bergson
In a place where there is no humanity, strive thou to be human.
- Hillel
My friend Alan Khazei, who founded City Year, is on to a very bold new effort to build a national youth service movement network among social entrepreneurs.
He quotes President Truman to remind people that the highest office in the land is that of Citizen.
Alen is looking to hire a whole slew of new team members for this new venture, called "Be the Change."
If you are interested in applying or getting more information, email Emily at Cherniak@gmail.com.
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one
can go."
T. S. Eliot
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"The world will not be destroyed by those who do the evil but by those who see it but do nothing about it…"
-Albert Einstein
At the concluding session of the Young Global Leaders, a group of YGLs
from all over the world provided a very powerful paradigm contrast as
to leadership styles and life styles: of love vs fear.
“There are only 2 things in the world: love and fear. If you don’t
love it, you fear it.”
“Fear = Exclusion.”
“Love = Inclusion.”
I will try to get the full text to the Fear vs. Love Model. It is
very powerful.
Instead of spending so much time thinking whether the glass
is half full or half empty, let’s just fill up the damn glass.