OceansOfThought @ March 18, 2008 # One Comment
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.” -Abraham Lincoln We are living in a renaissance, where everything that we know is changing and will change; in an era where all the old ivory towers are being assailed, no, lambasted with the fervor of the fires of our [...]
OceansOfThought @ March 11, 2008 # Comments Off
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. -Abraham Lincoln Customer service is the first causality of congressional meddling with the freemarket system. How can I say this? Allowed monopolies (like utilities, cable companies) do a horrible job of customer service. Don’t think so? google “Comcast sucks.” Customer Service [...]
OceansOfThought @ February 22, 2008 # 4 Comments
“…that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” -Abraham Lincoln Hypocrisy does not mean you can’t sell your soul. How many [...]
OceansOfThought @ February 20, 2008 # Comments Off
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.- Abraham Lincoln I learned this week that being upfront, especially in a relationship doesn’t truly get heard, and often has to be repeated. When I [...]
OceansOfThought @ February 10, 2008 # Comments Off
And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln It is true: men lead lives of quite desperation. That desperation is pain. We want lives of fulfillment, but we are wracked with guilt over past experience, saddled with baggage of lost [...]
OceansOfThought @ January 17, 2008 # Comments Off
We can succeed only by concert. It is not “Can any of us imagine better?” but “can we all do better?” Abraham Lincoln Cultural differences are real, and they cause real problems. A startling conclusion to many and not so much to any who’s married outside of their country origins. American is a melting [...]
OceansOfThought @ January 13, 2008 # Comments Off
“My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” Abraham Lincoln There is something that happens after 2am. I believe it’s a rather magical time where all troubles can be discussed and things are solved. Any number of ideas come to you at 2am, many you shouldn’t listen to; [...]
OceansOfThought @ January 11, 2008 # 2 Comments
He who molds the public sentiment… makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make. – Abraham Lincoln An article in in a university magazine recently pointed out that most people don’t believe what they hear, and read in the news. If you cannot see the Irony in that, I perhaps need to start [...]