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Lisa Durff
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They’re just regular people who get obsessed by something and spend a ton of time thinking out loud about it.
Lorna was said we at ETT were ordinary people doing extraordinary things - in that case it was webcasting. I believe her thoughts apply equally well here.
“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
― In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs
― In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs
“For educators, not providing a global context for your students in today’s world is almost criminal.”
― The Global Superstar: How Your Students Can Develop An Advantage Over Global Competition
― The Global Superstar: How Your Students Can Develop An Advantage Over Global Competition
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
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“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
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“The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
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