January 2011
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“You can not pretend to be anything less than you are. You are so huge. You can’t...”
– Oprah Winfrey (via shesthedifferencemaker)
Alex, Oprah was talking directly to you. Fact.
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“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– (via blackenedbutterfly)
Travel, it makes you smarter →
condenasttraveler:
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Jonah Lehrer on travel as a basic human desire that makes you smarter, more open-minded, and creative:
When we escape from the place we spend most of our time, the mind is suddenly made aware of all those errant ideas we’d suppressed. We start thinking about obscure possibilities … that never would have occurred to us if we’d stayed back on...
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This is Only a Test: What Ever Happened To A... →
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I’m not entirely sure how to start this off. There’s something weighing on me as of late that I’m beginning to get pretty sick of that unfortunately seems to happen more often than it should. Let’s take a mild version of this scenario into consideration: Say you’re in a movie…
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“There is no such thing as being non-political. Just by making a decision to stay...”
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Joan Kirner at the Women into Power conference, Adelaide (1994)
I’m just going to come out and say it: I don’t like people who don’t have an opinion. This effects you, so get educated and STEP UP already. I can’t respect people who do nothing and just let things happen to...
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“No way around it — female soldiers deal with issues men don’t even think about....”
– SERGEANT STEPHANIE JAMES
This is really, really a story worth reading. Please click on the link and read the full story:
I rarely hear the stories of female veterans (a very, very new phenomenon in our society), but “since 2002, 165,000 female U.S. soldiers have served in the Middle East.”
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“Yo people in ancient times, are like fucking sick!”
– Jordyn, roommate extraordinaire.
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“Pointing out that men are privileged in no way denies that bad things happen to...”
– Barry Deutsch- The Male Privilege Checklist (via reelaroundthefountain)
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“Pointing out that men are privileged in no way denies that bad things happen to...”
– Barry Deutsch- The Male Privilege Checklist (via reelaroundthefountain)
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The Frenemy.: Cosmo Throws Me A Bone →
thefrenemy:
food has become the new ‘sex is naughty don’t do it in public.’
Absolutely. Why can’t we describe ANYTHING without sounding like we’re talking about food (everything is “delicious” and “creamy”)? And then when we actually describe food, it’s all “sinful” and “satisfying” as the lady on the commercial does a Betty...
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The Frenemy.: Cosmo Throws Me A Bone →
thefrenemy:
food has become the new ‘sex is naughty don’t do it in public.’
Absolutely. Why can’t we describe ANYTHING without sounding like we’re talking about food (everything is “delicious” and “creamy”)? And then when we actually describe food, it’s all “sinful” and “satisfying” as the lady on the commercial does a Betty...
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“Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone.”
– The Dhammapada (via brandibates)
Only way to do it. Love my yovos, aseres and khawagas(?)
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“Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone.”
– The Dhammapada (via brandibates)
Only way to do it. Love my yovos, aseres and khawagas(?)
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“She was somebody who, ya know would talk about oppression and censorship and...”
– overheard@ stetson east
My goodness, do I wish I could be the kind of person he’s talking about, so someone would say that about me. Epitaph, perhaps?
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“She was somebody who, ya know would talk about oppression and censorship and...”
– overheard@ stetson east
My goodness, do I wish I could be the kind of person he’s talking about, so someone would say that about me. Epitaph, perhaps?
