A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

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CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
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https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1083/

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Yesterday, I attended another of Mia Mingus' ace SOIL work sessions on transformative justice. This one was on accountability. A lot of the things I've noticed personally and interpersonally are there, and also neat insights to guide my ongoing work.

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#transformativejustice #accountability #transformation #change

A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

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All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/russell-bertrand/19442/

#quote #quotes #quotation #change #history #inertia #opposition #pioneer #progress #publicopinion #rejection #statusquo

A quotation from Johnson, Lyndon:

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Son, in politics you’ve got to learn that overnight chicken shit can turn to chicken salad.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/johnson-lyndon/21917/

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I can't create in humidity. I can't even spell my name in humidity. But this humidity is different from all humidity I've experience in this valley of vaporous heat. We humans are not made for this particular, hot as f-ing hell humidity.

#Climate
#Change
#IsReal

A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

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There are some philosophers who exist to uphold the status quo, and others who exist to upset it — Marx, of course, belongs to the second lot. For my part, I should reject both those as not being the true business of a philosopher, and I should say the business of a philosopher is not to change the world but to understand it, which is t…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/russell-bertrand/29794/

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The 2024 Conference of the Europezan Citizen Science Association has opened its call for proposals! The conference theme is 'change'. Go check it out: https://2024.ecsa.ngo/
#citizenscience #citizenengagement #change #innovation

A quotation from Commager, Henry Steele:

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Loyalty … is a realization that America was born of revolt, flourished in dissent, became great through experimentation.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/commager-henry-steele/51865/

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A quotation from Johnson, Lyndon:

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No member of our generation who wasn’t a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.
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https://wist.info/johnson-lyndon/19957/

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A quotation from Rogers, Will:

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You know, the more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that’s out always looks the best.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/3307/

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A quotation from Gracián, Baltasar:

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The greatest skill in cards is to know when to discard; the smallest of current trumps is worth more than the ace of trumps of the last game.
[La mejor treta del juego es saberse descartar: más importa la menor carta del triunfo que corre que la mayor del que pasó.]
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/gracian-y-morales-baltasar/40455/

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A quotation from Wilde, Oscar:

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What is said by great employers of labor against agitators is unquestionably true. Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary. Without them, in o…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wilde-oscar/38666/

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A quotation from Bradbury, Ray:

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Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/bradbury-ray/5587/

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A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:

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Man comes to each age of his life a novice.
[L’homme arrive novice à chaque âge de la vie.]
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/61245/

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My mother's cat Creamsicle changed radically when my mom got cancer. He went from standoffish and disdainful to affectionate and devoted almost overnight. Her other cat changed from sweet to monstrous equally quickly. Cats #Change so can people.
#Caturday #Cats

A quotation from Johnson, Lyndon:

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The best way to kill a new idea is to put it in an old-line agency.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/johnson-lyndon/6704/

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A quotation from Wilson, Woodrow:

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We call ourselves a liberal nation, whereas, as a matter of fact, we are one of the most conservative nations in the world. If you want to make enemies, try to change something. You know why it is. To do things to-day exactly the way you did them yesterday saves thinking. It does not cost you anything. You have acquired th…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wilson-woodrow/33540/

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A quotation from Wilson, Woodrow:

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We call ourselves a liberal nation, whereas, as a matter of fact, we are one of the most conservative nations in the world. If you want to make enemies, try to change something. You know why it is. To do things to-day exactly the way you did them yesterday saves thinking. It does not cost you anything. You have acquired th…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wilson-woodrow/4219/

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New Campaign Slogan:

Maybe things could be different though?

#Politics #Campaign #Slogan #Change #Vision

she dyed her hair blue
a change in attitude, too
and now it doesn't matter
if she's old and gray
Every day a new face like the moon
#TankaThursday #change