Tag Archives: quotations

Life isn’t about …

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Saw this in a bookshop and wanted to share. I rather like it. This last week’s been a tiring one. I had an assessment day/interview for a job I’ve applied for, but it was far away so I’ve spent rather … Continue reading →

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“Planning is bringing …”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now.” – Alan Lakein (author, writes about time management) I like this quotation. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been starting to feel more and … Continue reading →

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“It is impossible …”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

“It is impossible to step into the same river twice.” – Heraclitus (there are various translations of this saying) When this post is published, I will be in Cambridge, gearing up for my 5th Cambridge Freshers Fair. For the first one, … Continue reading →

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“All the great things …”

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope” – Winston Churchill Over the past couple of days, I’ve been thinking about the importance of duty. By duty, … Continue reading →

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“So do not worry …”

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Jesus, Matthew 6:34, NRSV) I am very much feeling this verse at the moment. I’ve had a good summer. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Spotted yesterday …

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

 Isn’t that a wonderful illustration? Very cool. (although I wouldn’t buy the product as 1) I have a tea cosy and 2) it’s unlikely to be ethically made)

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We have to do the best we can …

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

“We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.” – Albert Einstein The weekend of dancing went well (I was helping organise/run it, although a lot of it ran itself ). Now back to work … Continue reading →

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A picture held us captive …

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Today’s thought-provoking quotation comes to me from a talk at Church over the weekend. Wittgenstein: A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to … Continue reading →

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Education is …

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Commonly attributed to Yeats (possibly wrongly). A valuable concept, wherever it comes from.

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The secret …

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

“The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.” Marcus Aurelius Sounds good to me. Although just organising the obvious seems to take up a lot of time! (As you might be able to tell by the … Continue reading →

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