Every successful revolution puts on, in time, the robes of the tyrant it has deposed.
Barbara W. Tuchman, 1912 – 1989
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Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the one thing that he can’t afford to lose.
Thomas Edison, 1847 – 1931
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The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
Albert Einstein, 1879 – 1955
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
Dag Hammarskjold, 1905 – 1961
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I live in a crazy time.
I live in a crazy time.
Anne Frank, 1929 – 1945
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A User’s Guide to Time Travel
By Michio Kaku of Wired
“…Once confined to fantasy and science fiction, time travel is now simply an engineering problem. Physicists schooled in Newton’s laws believed that time moved along a straight, steady course, like a speeding arrow. Then came Einstein in the early 1900s. His equations showed that time is more like a river…”
Thanks, Rob
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The Way I See It #226
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Human Progress
Every step in human progress, from the first feeble stirrings in the abyss of time, has been opposed by the great majority of men. Every valuable thing that has been added to the store of man’s possessions has been derided by them when it was new, and destroyed by them when they had the power. They have fought every new truth ever heard of, and they have killed every truth-seeker who got into their hands.
Henry Louis Mencken, 1880 – 1956
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Fear Menu
Here’s the daily menu of workplace fears (pick one or more).
Fear of:
Embarrassment
Getting fired.
Being ostracized.
The in-basket.
Speaking before a group.
Speaking.
Meeting a new boss.
Seeing the old boss.
Failure.
Success.
Mediocrity.
The secretary.
Missing a deadline.
Being teased or harassed.
Getting injured.
The IT team.
Not knowing crucial information.
Wasting time.
Handling new equipment.
Not getting promoted.
Getting promoted.
Being reassigned.
Being reprimanded or suspended.
Consultants.
Lawyers.
Accountants.
Customers.
Losing documents.
Finding documents.
Dealing with an obnoxious boss or co-worker.
Being ensnared in illegal or unethical activities.
Using poor grammar or improper pronunciation.
Not projecting an appropriate image.
Making a decision.
Neglecting personal responsibilities.
Devoting a lifetime to a soulness entity that has no loyalty but possesses the capacity to drain the energy and creativity from once vibrant human beings so they eventually resemble brain-dead zombies.