Daniel Lubetzky

Mohammad Malek gave me a ride to a CNN interview yesterday and I was so struck by his uncanny resemblance to Warren Beatty, and by his insightful comments on Pakistan, that I thought I’d share this with you.   What are Mohammad’s feelings about the situation in Pakistan? "Musharraf has to go.  He cannot break [...]

"When things go wrong as they sometimes will; When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill; When the funds are low, and the debts are high And you want to smile, but have to sigh; When care is pressing you down a bit- Rest if you must, but do not quit. Success is failure turned [...]

  I received this poem in spanish from my friend Ary Kahan (I have tried to translate it into English in parentheses) Los locos dan festines (The Crazy throw feasts) Y los cuerdos son los invitados. (And the Sane are guests) Los locos viven inventando mundos (The Crazy live inventing worlds) Y los cuerdos en [...]

What are some of the lessons from the painful postponement of the OneVoice Summit? · to stand strong on our principles, and not let anyone define who we are; · to anticipate threats and challenges and plan better to prevent anyone from derailing non-violent actions that are consistent with the Will of the People; · [...]

  "If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good." — Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

Here are some really cool pics. brought to my attention by David "Dudu" Vakni, who has an awesome site on creative marketing… In case it is not clear, these are pictures or ads overimposed on the outside of the truck, but created in such a way so as to seem like in real life they [...]

"Never doubt that the work of a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has." – Margaret Mead

  ‘’I was a military man for 27 years. I waged war as long as there was no chance for peace…I believe there is now a chance for peace, a great chance, and we must take advantage of it for those standing here, and for those who are not here – and they are many. [...]

It is interesting to see how society reminisces about its leaders.  The contrast is often striking between how we relate to leaders during their lives and after they’ve passed on, particularly if their passing was not natural. Yitzhak Rabin was not murdered amidst an environment of unwavering support towards him, as we’d like to think.  [...]

More and more The darkness haunts me The memory of before I was The stone sinking deeper into the sea The inevitability of evil Will it never change? More and more The sleepless nights The failure to bring light The stone sinks deeper, a rope attached around: A noose around humanity More and more The [...]