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The Purpose of a Dream

On March 5, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Quotes

Coming true is not the only purpose of a dream.  Its most important purpose is to get us in touch with where dreams come from, where passion comes from, where happiness comes from.  Even a shattered dream can do that for you.

- Lisa Bu, while speaking on the magic [...]

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The Gold of Her Laughter

On December 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Books I'm Reading, Quotes

“To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed as he by the clicking of her heels on the paving stones, why no one else’s heart was wild by the breeze stirred by the sighs of her veils, [...]

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The Attack on Anthropology

On October 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Anthropology

Rick Scott, governor of Florida, stated recently that tax dollars should not be used to fund liberal arts programs – specifically anthropology.  He feels that tax money should only be used to fund programs where jobs are plentiful, asking “is it a vital interest of the state to have more anthropologists?”  This from a father whose [...]

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