People’s memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.
~ Haruki Murakami
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Monthly Archives: August 2025
Campus Life at the
Lakehead University
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It should be noted that hatred is acquired as much by good works as by bad ones, therefore, as I said before, a prince wishing to keep his state is very often forced to do evil.
~ Niccolò Machiavelli
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
~ Otto von Bismarck
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Campus Life at
the University of Delaware
Skype turns 22 today
Skype was first released today – August 29 – in 2003.
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That immense framework and planking of concepts to which the needy man clings his whole life long in order to preserve himself is nothing but a scaffolding and toy for the most audacious feats of the liberated intellect.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
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Campus Life at
the University of Leeds
Campus Life at
Villanova University
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Kamala Harris’s words seem focus-grouped to please every imaginable constituency. The trouble is, at exactly the moment when communications staffers are satisfied they have pleased everybody, they have in fact left everybody frightened that the candidate is confused and hesitant. Strong leaders get in front of public opinion. Strong leaders make choices and accept consequences.
~ David Frum via The Atlantic
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