Women in society
…The inequalities of capitalist economies are not exactly news. As Ester Bloom has pointed out, “For centuries, a woman’s social status was clear-cut: either she had a maid or she was one.”
Metta
…“In a world that has decided
That it’s going to lose its mind,
Be more kind, my friends,
try to be more kind.”
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
…“You’re going straight to bed”, said my horrified father.
“Wouldn’t hear of it. Statistics prove it: more people die in bed than in the trenches.”
— The Shadow of the Wind (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
Truth, Power, and Wine
Power and wine often lead people to tell the truth.
Herodotus asserted that if the Persians decided something while drunk, they made it a rule to reconsider it when sober. Authors after Herodotus have added that if the Persians made a decision while sober, they …
Madmen and Me
…“There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.” —Salvador Dali
MLK Day Quote
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Or as someone else once said: Leadership is not about making people do what you want them to do, but about making people do what they …
French foibles …
The French have a penchant for doing serious things frivolously, and frivolous things seriously
Montesquieu…
Success
…“The key to success in life is not doing the uncommon jobs commonly well, but doing the common jobs uncommonly well.”
-John D. Rockefeller