Whoare QUOTES

1 " Each child is a new being, a potential
prophet, a new spiritual prince, a new spark of light.... Who
are we to decide that it is hopeless (impossible)? "

― Derric Yuh Ndim

2 " But I was going to learn the hardest lesson in life: that those whoare closest to you, always betray you first. "

3 " The dead” we say   as if speaking
of “the people” who

gave up on making history
simply to get through

Something dense and null   groan
without echo   underground

and owl-voiced I cry Who
are these dead people these

lovers who if ever did
listen no longer answer

: We : "

― Adrienne Rich , Tonight No Poetry Will Serve

4 " There are many stories and accounts about the winners of lotteries whoare jubilant when they win, but whose lives descend into a nightmareafter acquiring that unearned money. (No challenge, no skill.) Thelottery looks like " the answer" to people because they associate moneywith pleasure. But the true enjoyment of money comes in part from theearning of it, which involves skill and challenge.Watching television is usually done for pleasure. That's why so fewpeople can remember (or make use of) any of the 30 hours of televisionthey have watched in the past week. "