02.Sep.2010 Quote – eat this, not that
Eat smart today because you’ll have to do it again tomorrow. Eat This, Not That! (page 16) David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding Thoroughly enjoying the quips in the writing and getting totally grossed out by chain restaurant menus.
26.Aug.2010 “Superman is not real”
“One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist,” Canada says in the film. “I read comic books and I just loved ’em …’cause even in the depths of the ghetto you just thought, ‘He’s coming, I just don’t know when, because he always shows up [...]
24.Aug.2010 Quote – College Dropout Factories
As a result, without much thought, we’ve applied a binary mindset to education: elementary and secondary students are children; if they fail, it’s the fault of the schools. College students are adults; if they fail, it’s the fault of the students. Ben Miller and Phuong Ly from the Washington Monthly article “College Dropout Factories”
17.Aug.2010 Quote – The Red Herring Crusade against For-Profit Colleges
our aim is not to defend the questionable practices of for-profit colleges, but rather to draw attention to the fact that colleges of every stripe are soaking up tons of societal resources and saddling students with excessive debt loads in the face of dubious job prospects. “The Red Herring Crusade Against For-Profit Colleges” by Daniel [...]
10.Aug.2010 Quote – Education and the Recession
In the early 20th century, Europe decided that a high school education would be wasted on the masses. The United States instead made high school universal, and its newly skilled work force helped build everything from the hugely productive factories of the Midwest to modern Hollywood to the world’s most innovative retail and technology sectors. Over [...]
06.Aug.2010 Quote – 1984
on the battlefield, in the torture chamber, on a sinking ship, the issues that you are fighting for are always forgotten, because the body swells up until it fills the universe… George Orwell, 1984 (page 103)
31.Jul.2010 Quote – Ray Kurzweil
From The Singularity is Near, Still Human? Some observers refer to the post-Singularity period as “posthuman” and refer to the anticipation of this period as posthumanism. However, to me being human means being part of a civilization that seeks to extend its boundaries. We are already reaching beyond our biology by rapidly gaining the tools [...]
27.Jul.2010 Quote – Haruki Murakami
Still, some might read this book and say, “hey, I’m going to give running a try, and then discover they enjoy it. And of course that would be a beautiful thing. As the author of this book I’d be very pleased if that happened. But people have their own individual likes and dislikes. Some people [...]
13.Jul.2010 Quote – Pat Welsh “Is college overrated?”
70% of the freshman class is likely to end up not with a diploma but a pile of debt. USA Today, “Is college overrated?” by Patrick Welsh All I have to say is, “Boooooooo!!!!”
09.Jul.2010 Quote – Richard Vedder
In the zeal to get students, [colleges and universities] are going after them on the basis of recreational amenities. Richard Vedder, from the NYTimes article “Study: Colleges Spent More on Recreation Than Instruction” by Sam Dillon
