“We should never lose sight of the very close link between individual giving and the formation of philanthropic traditions.” Quote by Robert L. Payton
“It must be the aim of education to teach the citizen that he must first of all rule himself.” FirstsTeachCitizensAimExpress YourselfAim Of Education Author:Winthrop W. Aldrich
“While the feds ... leave Social Security off their books, the government's obligation to make benefit payments to current and near-term Social Security recipients is certainly no less real than its obligation to pay interest on its Treasury bonds.” BookRealGovernmentSocialTermInterestPayLibertySecurityBenefitsCurrentsLibertarianObligationFedsLibertarianismSocial SecurityPaymentTreasuryTreasury Bond Author:Laurence Kotlikoff
“We found out that the young people who had a substantial number of lessons in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Curriculum ... not only did better in terms of people skills, that they managed their emotions, they were less violent and more caring, but they actually did better on their academic achievement tests.” PeopleYoungFoundTermNumbersEmotionYouthLessonsSkillsConflictAchievementTestsCaringViolentResolveResolutionAcademicCurriculumWin WinPeople SkillsAcademic AchievementResolving Conflict Author:Linda Lantieri
“Emotional intelligence in the work that we do, in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, is about equipping young people with the kinds of skills they need to both identify and manage their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively, and to resolve conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set of skills and competencies that, for us, fall under the umbrella of emotional intelligence.” PeopleNeedsKindWholeYoungFallEmotionYouthEmotionalSkillsConflictProgramCommunicateManageResolveResolutionNonviolenceEmotional IntelligenceUmbrellaWin WinCompetenciesResolving Conflict Author:Linda Lantieri
“We're finally learning that it is not an either-or situation ... Feelings and learning and emotion are all very integral to each other.” FeelingsEmotionSituationResolutionWin WinEither Or Author:Linda Lantieri
“Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.” HumansProblemHuman BeingsDesignSolutionsSolveIdentifyingIdahoExecutingHuman ProblemsGreat DesignBest Design Author:Ivan Chermayeff
“Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood.” ProblemHandsLanguageDesignUnderstoodDirectRelationDesignerVisualsObscureCriteriaGood DesignStylishTrendy Author:Ivan Chermayeff
“As we progress along the intercultural journey, we become self-reflective about habits of heart and mind and the ways these are expressed in daily life. We develop strategies for encountering change, unfamiliarity and ambiguity in creative ways. We begin to realize that what is taken, as "common sense" is really "cultural sense". Our life becomes richer and deeper for having encountered differences.” WayMindHeartSelfCultureRealizingDifferencesCommonCreativeTakenOur LivesProgressJourneyHabitStrategyDeeperCommon SenseDaily LifeHeart And MindAmbiguityIntercultural Author:H. Ned Seelye