Quote: Everyone is in search of beauty – Brazilian Beauty Best Answer: Mixed gene pool. Brazilians descend from native South Americans, Africans and Europeans so they get the best of everywhere, and mix it up. It is also a hot weather climate where people are more easygoing. And Brazil is a festive, effusive, right-brained culture. […]
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Eating Well
Quote: kindness, compassion and acceptance are the missing pieces
Kindness Is Rare?
Can We Be Polite Without Some People Mistaking It For Flirting? Should we start speaking monotone or be as unenthusiastic as possible when speaking so it’s clear we don’t have any ulterior motives? It seems that niceness on a grand scale has become so uncommon that we almost expect people to be rude, or, if […]
Why Is History Important?
It is important to study history so one may learn about past human behavior that is relevant to the intellectual growth and development of an individual. Studying the events of the past give us an understanding of how the world came to be, not only in your world but around the world including all cultures […]
Famous Quotation from Martin Niemöller
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a […]
Be Kind
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason
Mind Set “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”-Thomas Paine Never argue with someone who believes their own lies.
Quote: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Quote: Desiderata
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. – Max Ehrmann Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem “Desiderata”. He often wrote on spiritual themes. Max Ehrmann – Wikipedia, […]
Native American Quotes
“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” –Ancient Indian Proverb “The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, […]
Wanderlust
Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world Vorfreude: The intense, anticipative joy derived from imaging future pleasures. “Life is short. Don’t be lazy.” — Sophia Amoruso. “The best way to predict your future is to create it”― Abraham Lincoln Be so busy loving your life that you […]
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Women make up half of the world’s population and yet represent a staggering 70% of the world’s poor. Women make up 70% of the world’s one billion poorest people. Source: Introduction to the challenges of achieving gender equality
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Always be careful of what you hear about a woman. Rumors either come from a man that can’t have her or a woman who can’t compete with her. By anonymous Human behavior refers to the range of behaviors exhibited by humans and which are influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, […]
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Mark Twain
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“The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love. Because we see things so […]