"The most powerful lessons occur where studies intersect with real life."

-- Oliver DeMille

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“It proves what they say, give the public what they want to see and they'll come out for it.”
“We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering and turn the tragedy of our lives into a triumph.”

Source : "The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq" by Ron Kovic, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2006.
“Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.”
“You're wrong," I told her. "I lost that faith a long time ago." She looked at me as I said this, an expression of quiet understanding on her face. "Maybe you didn't, though," she said softly. "Lose it, I mean." "Lissa." "No, just hear me out." She looked out at the road for a second, then back at me. "Maybe, you just misplaced it, you know? It's been there. But you just haven't been looking in the right spot. Because lost means forever, it's gone. But misplaced... that means it's still around, somewhere. Just not where you thought.”
“I don't want a God that would go around killing people's little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son.”
“Mind led body to the edge of the precipice. They stared in desire at the naked abyss. If you love me, said mind, take that step into silence. If you love me, said body, turn and exist.”

Source : Anne Stevenson (2005). “Poems 1955-2005”, Bloodaxe Books Limited
“As designers, we have a great responsibility.”
“Until you believe you have options, you'll continue to feel stuck.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sean Stephenson from May 07, 2011

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