Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
—John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
(thanks to JuanMa Sepulveda in Madrid for the quote/link)
10 September 2012
8 September 2012
7 September 2012
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
—John Kenneth Galbraith
6 September 2012
Off to school…
Frankfurt, Germany
One of my colleagues at Circle mentioned this morning that her daughter was off to school for her first day of Grade One. I then brought up the tradition I knew from growing up in Germany—upon entering first grade, parents and/or grandparents present the child with a “Schultüte“ or Zuckertüte (literally School Cone or Sugar Bag); a decorated cardboard cone filled with chocolate, candy, toys, school supplies, and other goodies. The idea is to make the anxiously awaited first day of school a little bit sweeter…
I came across this old photo of my Mom and me (at the age of 5) on my first day of school… with my Schultüte.
5 September 2012
Sucker for soccer…
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian graphic designer Zoran Lucić has put together a lovely series of vintage-style poster-portraits featuring football icons from the 1950s and on… more here.
3 September 2012
It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.
—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (one of many wise women I am inspired by)
“In Switzerland I was educated in line with the basic premise: work work work. You are only a valuable human being if you work. This is utterly wrong. Half working, half dancing—that is the right mixture. I myself have danced and played too little.” —Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
2 September 2012
chairstoolbench
Karlsruhe/Munich, Germany
Stuhlhockerbank is a series of seating for public spaces that approach users and viewers in an extraordinary way… more here.
