Robert L. Peters » Social Issues

26 January 2015

Do not fear change. Change fear.

Thanks to Brenda Morrison in Eagle River, Ontario, for this quotable…

11 January 2015

At last, U.S. foreign policy made crystal clear…

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(original source unknown, but remarkably cogent)

8 January 2015

Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion.

—Voltaire (1694-1778)

2 January 2015

Every old man that dies…

Chaz Maviyane-Davies’ quote of the month.

14 December 2014

Birds born in a cage think that flying is an illness.

12 December 2014

3 December 2014

Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put all together that overwhelm the world.

—Desmond Tutu

7 November 2014

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery.

—Bertrand Russell, (1872-1970)

26 October 2014

Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t.

—Richard Bach

12 October 2014

Common Ground

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Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba

This is Ev’s latest sculptural work… Common Ground, a hand-built ceramic piece (385mm x 220mm x 360mm, base 330mm x 207mm x 105mm) with a silver cold finish and parts of an antique meat grinder, mounted on a stained wooden base/bed.