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"The important thing to know about an assassination or an attempted assassination is not who fired the shot, but who paid for the bullet." ~ Eric Ambler "At the first meeting of the newly constituted Warren Commission, [former CIA Director] Allen Dulles handed out copies of a book to help define the ideological parameters he proposed for the Commission's forthcoming work. American assassinations were different from European ones, he told the Commission. European assassinations were the work of conspiracies, whereas American assassins acted alone." ~ Peter Dale Scott "Assassination is the…

"in the mornin' po-lice at my door Fresh adidas squeak across the bathroom floor Out the back window.. I make a escape Don't even get a chance to grab my old school tape" ~ Ice T "Globally, proving myself working well with Adidas, showing my work could be globally distributed and loved and appreciated and still be challenging. Maybe I'm one of the first people on a larger scale to make more challenging and more unique items." ~ Jeremy Scott A recent experience at an Adidas store left me surprised. My son wanted to try on some soccer apparel before buying it, but a sales rep told him the…

"The hardest obstacle I've ever had to overcome is probably my first steps into adulthood: paying rent, groceries, cooking, taxes. I was so anxious to grow up, and now I'm wishing I was still a kid." ~ Dillon Lane "In Harlem, for instance, all of the stores are owned by white people, all of the buildings are owned by white people. The black people are just there - paying rent, buying the groceries; but they don't own the stores, clothing stores, food stores, any kind of stores; don't even own the homes that they live in. They are all owned by outsiders, and for these run-down apartment…

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." ~ John Ruskin "There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes." ~ Billy Connolly "While we would not want to attribute every extreme weather event to climate change - the pattern is building and the costs are rising - the human costs and the financial costs" ~ Edward Davey My teenage son showed me a satellite heat map comparison of Edmonton, Alberta, during its coldest day in January at -43°C and its hottest day in July at +38°C. He asked, "Dad, which temperature would you rather have?" Without…

"Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic." ~ George Chuvalo "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." ~ Colin Powell "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." ~ Colin Powell Engaging in physically hard, laborious work can make a young person reflect deeply on their future career and lifestyle. Recently, I had a conversation with a parent of one of my students, and we found ourselves reminiscing about our teenage…

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~ Mahatma Gandhi "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." ~ Dalai Lama "It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul." ~ Desmond Tutu Forgiveness is like a shield that protects you from negativity. Release anger and bitterness to experience true peace and healing. Prayer can connect us to a higher sense of peace during challenging times. In relationships, showing empathy through attentive…

"Cyclists live with pain. If you can't handle it, you will win nothing" ~ Eddy Merckx "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." ~ John F. Kennedy "Ever bike? Now that's something that makes life worth living!" ~ Jack London Some time ago, I regularly visited my grandmother at her elderly care home a block from the private school that I taught at. During each visit, she eagerly shared 10 or more photo albums filled with a treasure trove of memories capturing different relatives and joyous celebrations. Among these precious images spanning back to the late 1800s, one…

"Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today." ~ Ryan Holmes "There's life and death in every email." ~ Bill Gates "The age of technology has both revived the use of writing and provided ever more reasons for its spiritual solace. Emails are letters, after all, more lasting than phone calls, even if many of them r 2 cursory 4 u." ~ Anna Quindlen "Email is a system that delivers other people's priorities to your attention. It's up to you to decide when that priority should be managed into your…

I just noticed on TSN a Canadian sports channel, asking/begging viewers to donate to National level Canadian athletes. Wow, if this were a business, it would be can you please complete the professional development of our workers so they can become better workers? Private companies, government organizations, civil/City, and provincial and federal governments invest in their employees. Do we Canadians especially our governments at all three levels: City, provincial, and federal invest in our athletes from age 12 all the way up to 25? No. Why should our elite athletes, who dedicate their…

"I think the kids always they look forward to be always the big stars. Not only football, any profession. They want to be the best, singer, they want to be the best political, only the stars. But I think sometime the life give you opportunity, and long to be a big star, but you don't need to be a big star, you need to be beautiful, excellent man. Human being. This is the first." ~ Pele "Football is a more beautiful game in high definition." ~ Jose Mourinho "Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game."…

"There is not one single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population." ~ Moshe Dayan "I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." ~ Yitzhak Rabin "We do not wish and do not need to expel Arabs and take their places." ~ David Ben-Gurion "Goldstone has done terrible damage to the cause of truth and justice and the rule of law. He has poisoned Jewish-Palestinian relations, undermined the courageous work of Israeli dissenters and-most unforgivably-increased the…

"I was thinking that we all learn by experience, but some of us have to go to summer school." ~ Peter De Vries "The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school." ~ Eli Broad "Mom put a note in my lunch again, I see... Dear son, I hope you will study hard in summer school... Do not look upon it as a punishment, but rather as a privilege... We are very proud of you, and want you to have a good education. This note will self-destruct in five seconds." ~ Charles M. Schulz Canadian summer schools are…

If you have made a mistake cut your losses as quickly as possible. ~ Bernard Baruch I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing. ~ Darynda Jones When it comes to finishing things, there are a few key terms to understand. "Completed" means you achieved everything you set out to do on a task. "Done" is simpler - you finished the task, but maybe not exactly how you originally planned. And "dropped" means you stopped working on the task altogether. Knowing when to give up is also important. Honestly…

"Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die." ~ Pierre Trudeau "Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance." ~ Kim Campbell "I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind." ~ John Diefenbaker "There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the…

"As a coach, I want players to challenge me, to question me and ask why we're doing a certain thing, so they feel that they're taking ownership." ~ Warren Gatland "The first thing is to be willing. You must become willing to feel the discomfort that's occurred and/or shown up. Some of it is taking ownership of your part in the situation, to clean it up and be willing to make amends." ~ Gabrielle Bernstein "Have more than you show, Speak less than you know." ~ William Shakespeare "For maximum impact, listen more and speak less." ~ Willow Bay "actions speak louder than words" ~ Becca…