Dani Murphy
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Dani Murphy
“Great things start in little rooms.” That’s André 3000 of Outkast in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech, referencing Jack White of The White Stripes, who told young artists in his acceptance speech to “get your hands dirty and drop the screens and get out in your garage or your little room and get obsessed.” In my opinion, White’s “L... See more
Little rooms
In his 1975 book, Women of the Celts , French historian Jean Markale delved into historical sources, old Welsh and Irish laws, as well mythological traditions to argue that Celtic women — whether Irish, Breton, or British — ‘enjoyed freedom and rights’ and ‘could become head of the family, rule, be a prophetess, enchantress or educator, could marry... See more
Katie Jgln • No One Should Be Surprised That Celtic Britain Was Women-Centric
People are less weird than they used to be. That might sound odd, but data from every sector of society is pointing strongly in the same direction: we’re in a recession of mischief, a crisis of conventionality, and an epidemic of the mundane. Deviance is on the decline.
Adam Mastroianni • The Decline of Deviance
Joseph Campbell
“There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap.”
James Dyson
HUMANS AND BEES have been in close relationship for thousands of years. The Egyptians were the first to practice organized beekeeping beginning in 3100 BC, taking inspiration from their sun god Re, who was believed to have cried tears that turned into honeybees when they touched the ground, making the bee sacred. In tribes across the African... See more
Telling the Bees – Emily Polk
Galloway’s Razor: Research suggests people enjoy possessions less than they expected, and they enjoy experiences more than they expected. In the end, people value what they did much more than what they owned. So choose adventures over luxury items.