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We are made of stardust; why not take a few moments to look up at the family album? Natalie Angier Happy birthday, Natalie Angier! In 1990, the Ameri…
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Breathing Spaces-Category Guide – Competition 12 – International Garden Photographer of the Year About Breathing Spaces In association with The Natio…
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Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way. Yasunari Kawabata Yasunari Kawabata (born J…
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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Adams Historian Henry Adams (born February 16, 1838) published his memoirs, titled The Educat…
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Greening the City-Category Guide – Competition 12 – International Garden Photographer of the Year About Greening the City On our crowded planet, town…
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There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Martin Luther Ki…
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If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself. Romain Rolland Romain Rolland (January 29, 1866…
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The assaying of tea is an art and not a science. It is the man, and not his instruments, which is the most important. Timothy Mo Happy birthday, Timo…
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As he caught his footing, his head fell back, and the Milky Way flowed down inside him with a roar. Yasunari Kawabata Yasunari Kawabata (born June 14…
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Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for? J.M. Coetzee Happy 77th bir…
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Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cau…
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There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there’s only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you m…
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I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair (born September 20, 1878) is best known for his…
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Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind. Jeffrey Eugenides Happy 57th birthday, Jeffrey Eugenides! When the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel…
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Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history. Doris Kearns Goodwin It's Election Day! Dori…
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It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names. Yann Martel Happy 54th…
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... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming. Tracy Kidder Happy birthday, Tracy Kid…
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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. Carl Sagan Carl Sagan (born November 9, 1934) popularized science—especia…
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If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison Happy 86th birthday, Toni Morrison! Th…
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It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires. Hilary Mantel Happy 65th bi…
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Abstract Views-Category Guide – Competition 12 – International Garden Photographer of the Year About Abstract Views Whether infrared, innovative use …
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Much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said. Katherine Boo Happy birthday, Katherine Boo! The American inv…
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We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all. Sinclair Lewis Nobel Prize winner Sinclair Lewis' (born February 7, …
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Ultimately, your theme will find you. You don't have to go looking for it. Richard Russo Happy birthday, Richard Russo! The Pulitzer Prize-winning au…
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Black man cleans the streets but mustn't walk freely on the pavement; Black man must build houses for the white man but cannot live in them; Black ma…
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Wildlife in the Garden-Category Guide – Competition 12 – International Garden Photographer of the Year About Wildlife in the Garden In a world where …