“He was kind. People bothered him. He thought we should be more concerned with the world around us and how our actions would affect things years down the road.”
Source: The Raven Boys
“The paradox of short-term thinking is that it often ends up being more damaging and more expensive than longer-term thinking.”
Source: The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume II - Essential Frameworks for Disruption and Uncertainty
“The degree of surprise or shock you experience from disruption correlates to your level of preparedness, perspectives, and your reliance on assumptions.”
Source: The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume I - Reframing and Navigating Disruption
“Humans need to enhance their capabilities, as machines are learning fast, gaining increasingly higher-level human functions.”
Source: The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume I - Reframing and Navigating Disruption
“Emergencies are not equally distributed. The degree of anticipatory thinking we apply will shape the scope, nature and impact of the emergencies we face.”
Source: Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
“withdrew His right hand that [once] blocked (הֵשִׁ֥יב אָחֹ֛ור יְמִינֹ֖ו) literally; “has-drawn back His-right-hand”.
The last Hebrew word, listed above, invokes one of the tribes of Judah: Benjamin (#H1144 nymynb), which literally means: son of my right hand.
David’s right hand was strengthened by his mighty men from the tribe of Benjamin: Ahiezer, Joash, Jeziel, Pelet, Beracah, Jehu, Ishmaiah, Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad, Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah, Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, Joelah, and Zebadiah. (1Ch 12:1-7)
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Source: Lamentations: how narcissistic leaders torment church and family
“Dans la nature rien ne se crée, rien ne se perd, tout change.
In nature nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything changes.”
Source: Traité élémentaire de chimie
“Was Hagar's naming of God an act of defiance and resistance as well as an expression of awe?”
“Look at what they do in a lifetime," she said. "These hands lit fires, cooked, wove a thousand blankets and carpets. They helped children into the world. When you are old," Hagar said, "look at your hands, Ish, and think of what they have done, good things and bad. Hands are like faces. Every scar a story”
Source: Because We Were the Travellers
“It was like washing down a bucket of peyote with a vatful of absinthe.”
Source: Transmetropolitan, Vol. 2: Lust for Life