“I thought all my life that progress was linear. Now it’s very clear at best it’s cyclical and it’s very hard to tell we are at the bottom of the wave or are we going to have an upswing.” Louise Arbor (chief prosecutor of the Rwandan & Yugoslav war crimes tribunals) speaking to Alec Russell inContinue reading “Is progress linear or cyclical?”
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The MondayMorning Quote #510
“You have to skate where the puck is going, not where it has been.” Wayne Gretzky
The Monday Morning Quote #509
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable… it will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not.” Octavia Butler Via MB-S
The Monday Morning Quote #508
“We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble or making excuses.” H.V. Adolt Thanks to John Niland
The Monday Morning Quote #507
“Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” “Joan Didion writing after the loss of her husband, the writer John Dunne in her memoir: The Year of Magical Thinking via Walt Hampton
Tech stasis?
John Naughton writing about last week’s “Apple Special Event”. “But maybe we’ve arrived at what Charles (Arthur) calls — “a sort of tech stasis”. Many of the things we have are now Good Enough, and so despite Moore’s Law and the wonders of computational photography, etc. we don’t need to upgrade them every year, or everyContinue reading “Tech stasis?”
The Monday Morning Quote #506
“Doing the right thing is aways difficult. Very few worthwhile things are achieved easily. If you believe that you are doing the right thing, you must find the resilience and staying power to keep trying.” Ken Jarrold (from Other People’s Shoes)
Great opportunity in Cheltenham
We are looking for a full-time associate dentist We have an exciting opportunity to work in a long standing, purpose built, private practice in Cheltenham. We are offering: A great clinical and non-clinical environment. An excellent client journey delivered by a supportive, long standing team. A committed client list who belong to Illume’s Membership. FullContinue reading “Great opportunity in Cheltenham”
The Monday Morning Quote #505
“The first step toward personal autonomy is to stop seeking others’ approval and simply do what you think is right.” Alan Weiss
The Monday Morning Quote #504
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein