“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” - Marcus Aurelius [121-180]

"Never does a man portray his character more vividly than when proclaiming the character of another." - Winston Churchill [187...

740 Park is where Jackie O grew up.

" ... we thought of a way to house seniors in surroundings that encourage interactivity, physical activity and participation. Fro...

"If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for ...

José Andrés says my modest $10 donation to World Central Kitchen will feed 10 people.

"By the work one knows the workman.” — Jean de La Fontaine [1621-1695]

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." - Georgia...

There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away - Emily Dickinson [1830-1886]

"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." - George Orwell ...

"The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours t...

"There's a reason Profiles in Courage is one volume." - John F. Kennedy  [1917-1963]

I ordered this from " Skip the Dishes ": But got this: The interface needs to be crystal clear guiding you through t...

"Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as th...

" Sid Caesar didn't want fame, fortune. He just wanted to be appreciated." - Mel Brooks [born 1926]

"Now that I'm older and mature, I admit that I was wrong." - NBA Hall of Famer  Charles Barkley , who was arrested for a ...

"I drink 5 martinis, smoke 20 cigars daily." - George Burns [1896-1996] - 

"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure,...

"No matter 3-star Michelin or a McDonald's  Double Quarter Pounder, in a matter of hours it becomes excrement." - Anthon...

"Look at the bad stuff and see if it can be survived." - Stoicism : the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of f...