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Jonathan Zittrain Quote: “I don’t know how much thought…”

I don’t know how much thought is behind it, but it seems to me highly effective the way that Facebook will let somebody tag a photo with a friend’s name, then others who are a friend of that friend can perhaps immediately see the photo, and the friend, in the meantime, has a chance to wander back and un-tag it.

October 11, 2021 1969, American, December 24, Jonathan Zittrain, Quotes by Educators

Germaine Greer Quote: “I didn’t fight to get women…”

I didn’t fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover.

September 22, 2021 1939, Australian, Germaine Greer, January 29, Quotes by Activists

David Whyte Quote: “Without the compassionate understanding of the…”

Without the compassionate understanding of the fear and trepidation that lie behind courageous speech, we are bound only to our arrogance.

September 21, 2021 1955, David Whyte, English, Quotes by Poets

Edmund Morgan Quote: “The Puritans left behind so full…”

The Puritans left behind so full a record of what they thought and did that scholars cannot resist the temptation to make the most of it.

August 31, 2021 1916, American, Edmund Morgan, January 17, Quotes by Historians

Max Muller Quote: “That is the returning to God…”

That is the returning to God which in reality is never concluded on earth but yet leaves behind in the soul a divine home sickness, which never again ceases.

August 22, 2021 1823, December 6, German, Max Muller, Quotes by Educators

Michael Porter Quote: “Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy….”

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

August 9, 2021 1947, American, Michael Porter, Quotes by Educators

Nick Turse Quote: “What the military will say to…”

What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things – especially when it comes to the U.S. military in Africa.

July 27, 2021 1975, American, Nick Turse, Quotes by Historians

Carolyn Kizer Quote: “I wrote poetry off and on…”

I wrote poetry off and on in high school, when I could manage to get out of gym classes and sports – using my allergies as an excuse – and climb the hill behind school till I found a nice place to settle down with a notebook and look at Spokane spread out below.

July 26, 2021 1925, American, Carolyn Kizer, December 10, Quotes by Poets

Jesse Jackson Quote: “I mean, the fight for a…”

I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it’s put out in the media as true.

July 20, 2021 1941, American, Jesse Jackson, October 8, Quotes by Activists

Hans Jonas Quote: “It is a changing world because…”

It is a changing world because of the newcomers who keep arriving and who leave us behind. Trying to keep pace with them is doomed to inglorious failure, especially as the pace has quickened so much.

July 3, 2021 1903, German, Hans Jonas, May 10, Quotes by Philosophers

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