Notes

“The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding” Chris Williamson

“At every moment in time, we are the inheritors of billions of our ancestors running their cognitive software” The Ruaway Species page 130

“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer” W Somerset Maugham

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remeber this: you hanen’t” Thomas Edison

“Our greatest weakness is in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time” Thomos Edison

“You start by lying about yourself, and pretty soon you’re lying to yourself.” A brilliant statement by David Brooks, NYTimes

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman,” Margaret Thatcher

“Lawns represent an incredible loss of habitat.”

Fortunately, says conservation biologist Sam Quinn, “the restoration part is super easy” — replace it with a low-maintenance wildflower meadow. Nature Briefing

What is a catastrophe without humor!

“Whether or not we’re aware of it, we all live in fragile bodies that require tremendous care and attention to function. Each and every one of us exists on a spectrum of illness, often dipping in and out of it.” Sara Winston.

Aging is not your fault, it is your previlege. Get help!

“When I grow up I want to be a Dad”, a 9 year old who lost his mother when he was 3.

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars” not my words. Don’t recall where I got this, but a profound statement.

“nothing is more influential in a child’s life than the unlived life of the parent”, Carl June

“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” Babe Ruth

“I accept that I might never be an Ivy League professor, nor will I compose the next The Dark Side of the Moon. I feel that downgrading your initial career expectations is not a failure if you accept broader ones.” says Alessandro Sala, who tours the world as a bass player in a heavy-metal band and is a full-time physicist.

“Be your quirky, awkward self. Your students will gravitate towards authentic people who care deeply about their success.” Quote of the day from Nature Briefing

“It feels wrong because it is wrong. Welcome to the new abnormal.” quote of the day.

“In the peaceful moments after a workout, hope is alive. You feel like the world is right again”, quote of the day, Nature Briefing