Talking Big Ideas. “No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man, without at last finding the other end of it fastened about his own neck. The lesson of all the ages on this point is, that a wrong done to one man, is a wrong done to all men.” ~ Frederick Douglass, This Decision Has Humbled the Nation, 22 October 1883
Talking Big Ideas. “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.” ~ John Maynard Keynes
Talking Big Ideas. “Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.” ~ Susan B. Anthony
This declaration played a pivotal role in the fight for women’s rights.
“What the hell is water?”~ David Foster Wallace Twenty years ago today, David Foster Wallace delivered one of my all-time favorite speeches. This is Water
Below is the full audio and transcript of David Foster Wallace’s iconic 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College, known today as his This Is Water
Talking Big Ideas. “If you were allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism.” ~ Daniel Kahneman
Talking Big Ideas. “You can change the world – and have fun doing it!” ~ Chip Mellor
Talking Big Ideas. “Togo was the best dog that ever traveled the Alaska trail.” ~ Leonhard Seppala
Talking Big Ideas. “Thermonuclear war… would mean devastation on a scale that no preceding age could conceive.” ~ Herman Kahn, On Thermonuclear War