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Martin Niemöller’s Warning: Is It Time To Speak Out?.
A Cautionary Tale From Nazi Times “First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not … Continue reading
Who is a Socialist?
Who Is A Socialist? “We will never be a socialist country.” —Donald Trump, (the State of the Union Address, 2019) Right-wing trolls regularly call Obama, and all Democrats, socialists…like that’s something really, really bad. So, let’s define what the relevant … Continue reading
Ruskin On Seeing Clearly
One Of Hemingway’s Favorite Quotations. Mine, too. “The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can … Continue reading
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The Difference Between Disappointments and Regrets
Unusual Quotations “I can live with disappointments but not regrets. What’s the difference? A disappointment is something I attempted that didn’t work out. A regret is something I wish I had attempted but didn’t.” —-Gene Griessman If you want a … Continue reading
Authoritarian Leaders:Similarities
Unusual Quotations: The Vocabulary Of Authoritarian Leaders “The authoritarian leaders taking power around the world share a vocabulary of intolerance, insult, and menace.” —Jon Lee Anderson If you want a quotation book you can trust, there’s not a single spurious … Continue reading
Unusual Quotations:Inspiration
Where Great Art Comes From: Kandinsky On Inspiration “Every artist knows, who works with feeling, how suddenly the right form flashes upon him…a true work of art must be like an inspiration.” Wassily Kandinsky, famed Russian-born French abstract painter (1866-1944). … Continue reading
How To Communicate With Powerful People
How To Communicate With Powerful People By Gene Griessman Sarah Cooper has created a popular Website that’s called the Cooper Review which has recently attracted a lot of attention after being featured in an article in The New Yorker. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin on how to communicate, gene griessman, how to communicate with people who have more power than you do, How to communicate with powerful people, Sarah Cooper, The Cooper Review, The Words Lincoln Lived By
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Donald Trump On English Grammar
Donald Trump’s Best Words: “Badly” Trump recently said to a reporter; “I feel badly for Paul Manafort.” What is good grammar, badly or bad? We found this answer in The English Language & Usage Stack Exchange: “I feel badly” would … Continue reading
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Prepare For Failure: A Speech Eisenhower Never Gave
What You Say If You Fail: A Speech Eisenhower Never Gave by Gene Griessman I don’t like to give any thought to defeat. Just thinking about failure can plant the wrong kind of ideas in my subconscious. But I know … Continue reading