C-isms

Mom (in the AM, before breakfast): "Sweater? It is cold?" C: "No. I want a blanket." C wraps around herself, shuffles around and says: "You have done well young Padawan, you have done well." 9/8/12
C: "A great teacher would remove the word 'impossible' from the classroom dictionaries." [Why?] "Because nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it."
Mom, lost in a park near their house, "I can't find a trail." C: "Lets blaze one!"
C: "Steph-anne Hawkins is not as smart as Einstein because Albert Einstein could do quantum physics and quantum mechanics in his head, while Steph-anne Hawkins, with all due respect, can only do physics. No offense to Steph-anne Hawkins, partially because he is the smartest man alive." Mom (in all seriousness, and remember that she is a regular reader of Scientific American): "What is quantum mechanics?" C: "It is how particles move." 9/26/11

Monday, October 06, 2008

Love this Quote

Posted by Leigh Anne Miller

I'm back to work in the foundation world. Yet, I am still overwhelmed by a sense of urgency from the fieldwork in India. This says it all:

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): [A foundation officer/patron] "...is one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson

Lucky me, I get to encumber fellows in the field with my help... or can I help usher in a new model for philanthropy? philanthropy.blogspot.com has more

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