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#GuyKawasaki has evolved from being an evangelist, for Apple and their Macintosh computer line to a marketing specialist, venture capitalist, author, and advocate for democracy and decency.

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A classic feel good read!

And finally, always remember, “There’s no wrong or right way to write.”

Brian Selznick’s Kaleidoscope is central to my Sunday Thoughts tomorrow
“Because if genies were real, then anything could be real. Dragons, giants, creatures from Mars, fairies, witches, and angels could all be released from their books and folktales into the real world like the demons from Pandor’s box.”
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Elizabeth with Benny Watts, the New York chess player
“Do you go over games in your head when you’re alone? I mean, play all the way through them?”
He smiled, “Doesn’t everybody?”

Chief Inspector Gamache knew that most killers didn’t consider their act a crime. They’d somehow convinced themselves the victim had to die. Had brought it on themselves, deserved to die. It was a private execution.

They found themselves in the not unusual situation in Quebec where, to be polite, the French person was speaking English and, to be polite, the English spoke French.

~ Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead

In many ways, (Dr. Stone) was doing more than he was. Trying to stop crimes before they happened. Trying to save people from becoming victims.

Everyone in the room knew who the three main suspects were. Everyone, that was, except the three main suspects.

I have finished reading/scanning the book and scheduled to a blog for this Friday.

I’m particularly committed to opening storytime with questions instead of telling children what |I think a book is about.

Comparing mice and men, the ‘genes’ stay largely the same, but their deployment differs

‘Room 101,’ (O'Brian) said.

Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad.

“At two in the afternoon my art is brilliant, at two in the morning it’s crap.” Clara

(Archer) had learned in the war that frontal assaults made generals look heroic, but made their soldiers simply dead.

Archer thought these folks might be an anomaly: rich people with good taste. In his experience too much money often tended to deliver crass instead of class.

The implications of our two key findings – (a) that women can be just as competitive, or even more competitive, than men; and (b) that when women have stronger economic, influence, the society becomes more consensual and public - spirited – are profound.

If the goal is clear, a One Minute Re-direct works well when you:
1. The first half minute: Re-direct people as soon as possible
2. Confirm the facts first, and review the mistake together – be specific

The bells of the clock tower almost defined urban existence. Timekeeping passed into timesaving and time-accounting and time rationing. As this took place, Eternity ceased gradually to serve as the measure and focus of human actions.

“If you want to be incrementally better: be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: be cooperative. ~ anonymous sage

The growing trend in the US toward establishing so-called micro-practices reflects the desire of physicians to promote connectivity over productivity and quality care over quantity care

Transforming Intuition: Intuition can be defined as inner knowing that bypasses the
rational mind.

Kai sighed. It was easy to find something that looked like evidence. No one was really innocent.

Under the influence of the biomedical model, contemporary medicine attempts to standardize treatments by dictating what the ‘best’ medications are, what the best dose of medication is and how long a patient should take it.

They (Librarians) would rub the stamp in the ink pad with unnecessary vigour before bringing it down with a defiant thump on the sheet glued to the inside back cover. But they never told me to put a book back

They (Librarians) would rub the stamp in the ink pad with unnecessary vigour before brining it down with a defiant thump on the sheet glued to the inside back cover. But they never told me to put a book back

We began it (book) when we were very young…and now we are six. So, of course bits of it seem rather babyish to us, almost as if they slipped out of some other book by mistake,