February 2012
9 posts
By this time, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life. It’s weird; I thought age would bring more certainty about not only my future but also myself in general. I’ve always wanted to work for the UN, but now I’m having doubts about its abilities and intentions. I do want to work in development and poverty, but the uneasiness that I sense from my parents can no longer be...
January 2012
14 posts
“We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love...”
– Charles Bukowski (via girlwithoutwings)
Duncan the Dog Dies After Saving Owner From Fire... →
man’s best friend
The Medium: The Firefighter and the Baby →
Watch this and try not to get choked up. Or think about Boston, and race, and the business of saving lives.
“I can’t understand why Congress can’t seem to agree on anything that really...”
– Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanion
December 2011
8 posts
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall...”
good people exist →
“Morality is doing what is right despite what you are told.”
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and...”
No more corporate personhood in LA, Unanimous →
November 2011
15 posts
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”
– William Shakespeare (via laceofpearls)
“Better to spend our time enjoying our wonderful world and helping our fellow...”
“Underpromise; overdeliver.”
– Tom Peters (via screamcolours)
http://www.inquisitr.com/156443/duncan-the-dog-dies... →
if only humans can be as great as dogs
October 2011
12 posts
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
– Dalai Lama (via girlwithoutwings)
Floating
cabbagerose:
via: kat+muse
“The Special Rapporteur considers the impact of criminal and other legal...”
– UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, released a report on the 24th in which he called on states to remove legal restrictions to abortion and contraception access and provide full information/education on sexual and reproductive health. This is based on his argument that, “The...