words to live by
Shorten your to-do list by asking yourself,
"What is the worst that will happen if this does not get done?"
Eliminate all but the disasters.
—Kevin Kelly in Excellent Advice for Living

Work smarter not harder, says The Teacher.
“December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.”
—Attributed to Mark Twain (no one seems to know for sure if he actually said this, but in any case it’s a good line)
If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”
— Jim Barksdale
- Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
- Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
- Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
- Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.
- Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
- Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Principles of Nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Principles of Nonviolence
“Even those who limp go not backward.”
—Khalil Gibran
Progress is progress however slow or stilted.

