“Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that.”~James Mirrlees British economist James Mirrlees was born on this day in 1936.
Writing
Random Quote for July 04, 2025
“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.”~Calvin Coolidge American lawyer, politician, and … Continue reading Random Quote for July 04, 2025
Random Quote for July 03, 2025
“No matter how much you keep encouraging someone who is blindfolded to stare through the cloth, he still won’t see a thing.”~Franz Kafka Austro-Hungarian novelist and writer Franz Kafka was born on this day in 1883.
Random Quote for July 02, 2025
“To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.”~Thurgood Marshall American civil rights lawyer, judge, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Thurgood Marshall was born on this day in 1908.
Random Quote for July 01, 2025
“In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job, the average age of retirement was 85.”~Robert Fogel American economic historian Robert Fogel was born on this day in 1926.
Random Quote for June 30, 2025
“Ours may become the first civilization destroyed, not by the power of our enemies, but by the ignorance of our teachers and the dangerous nonsense they are teaching our children. In an age of artificial intelligence, they are creating artificial stupidity.”~Thomas Sowell American economist, economic historian, and social and political commentator Thomas Sowell was born … Continue reading Random Quote for June 30, 2025
Reflections
Adrah had never felt truly at home in the village, where people called her “Wanderer,” though no one knew exactly where she’d wandered from. They whispered as she passed, casting quick glances at her face, hoping to glimpse whatever secrets she carried. She’d grown used to their stares, but it was the mirror that made … Continue reading Reflections
Random Quote for June 28, 2025
“The falsification of history has done more to impede human development than any one thing known to mankind.”~Jean-Jacques Rousseau Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on this day in 1712.
Random Quote for June 27, 2025
“Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one.”~Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer Emma Goldman was born on this day in 1869.
Random Quote for June 26, 2025
“Government is the art of the momentary feasible, of the least bad attainable, and not of the rationally most desirable.”~Bernard Berenson American art historian Bernard Berenson was born on this day in 1865.
