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All of nature is that girl. She must begin to prepare herself… What kind of object shall I be? A precious object? A useful object? A dangerous object? A desirable object? I do not want to be a broken object. But all objects are broken. Broken from their system, from the nest of relationships that form their evolving identities. This brokenness is contagious, and seeps out, breaking everybody.
Small Arcs of Larger Circles
Nora Bateson
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was 272 words and lasted less than three minutes; Winston Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” speech was 688 words and just over five minutes. The most powerful emotional expression two humans can say to each other is just three words: “I,” “love,” and “cake.”
Do You Talk Funny?
David Nihill
The form of housing that resists local identity is gated communities, with their fierce regulations prohibiting anything interesting being done by home owners that might affect real estate value for the neighbors (no laundry drying outside!). If you want a new community to express local life and have deep adaptivity, emphasize the houses becoming homes rather than speculative real estate.
SALT Summaries, Condensed Ideas About Long-Term Thinking
Stewart Brand
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