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Quote of the Day – Ilya Ehrenburg on breaking through

Posted by Schnik on February 1, 2013
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You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through. – Ilya Ehrenburg

Quote of the day – John Witherspoon on when to speak

Posted by Schnik on January 31, 2013
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Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. – John Witherspoon

Photo of the day – slats of light

Posted by Schnik on January 30, 2013
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Just taking a moment to look up.

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Quote of the day – Hyman Rickover on Duty and Making a difference

Posted by Schnik on January 30, 2013
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I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference…. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success. – Hyman G. Rickover

Photo of the Day – Columbia River

Posted by Schnik on January 29, 2013
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From the wayside near Multnomah Falls.

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Quote of the day – Lewis Carroll on laughter and wit

Posted by Schnik on January 29, 2013
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While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit. – Lewis Carroll

Photo of the Day – Under Fire

Posted by Schnik on January 28, 2013
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From the McMinnville Air & Space Museum.

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