I Travel Not To Go Anywhere, But To Go. I Travel For Travel's Sake. The Great Affair Is To Move.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

Dido Armstrong

Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.

John Lennon

Beauty is shapeless, universal, and multifaceted.

I've come to realize what a hard simple truth it is: one must pursue the dream to live the dream.

In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.

Mark Twain

What we all wish Mondays were like.

From the brilliant mind that brought you Canadian Please, this summer’s internet smash hit Circle Foods, and the infamous Comic Sans Song, comes this amazing song, Konkai! Seriously gunarolla, why so awesome?

Hope you all check out his other videos - I’m sure there will be something to put a smile on your face!

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

Leo Tolstoy

Where do I begin? I spent the last thirty minutes listening to a group of arrogant and condescending non educators disrespect my colleagues and profession. I listened to a group of disingenuous people whose own self-interests guide their policies rather than the interests of children. I listened to a cabal of people who sit on national education committees that will have a profound impact on classroom teaching practices. And I heard nothing of value. "I'm thinking about the current health care debate," I said. "And I am wondering if I will be asked to sit on a national committee charged with the task of creating a core curriculum of medical procedures to be used in hospital emergency rooms." The strange little man cocks his head and, suddenly, the fly on the wall has everyone's attention. "I realize that most people would think I am unqualified to sit on such a committee because I am not a doctor, I have never worked in an emergency room, and I have never treated a single patient. So what? Today I have listened to people who are not teachers, have never worked in a classroom, and have never taught a single student tell me how to teach."

2009 National Teacher of the Year Anthony Mullen, describing his experience at a national conference on the future of teaching in his blog post, “Teachers Should Be Seen and Not Heard.” This should be read. (via politicalprof)

Copenhagen is amazing. I think this tops the captain's announcements-train conductor that we all love.