Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.
Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
If money can't buy happiness, then I guess I'll have to rent it.
That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know how to do, and keep doing them until I get good at them. I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I'll catch up.
As a wise man once said, "April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people's heads. "
I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.
Our country as a whole, no less than the Hastings College of Law, values tolerance, cooperation, learning, and the amicable resolution of conflicts. But we seek to achieve those goals through "[a] confident pluralism that conduces to civil peace and advances democratic consensus-building," not by abridging First Amendment rights.
There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual- become clairvoyant. We reach then into reality. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom. It is in the nature of all people to have these experiences; but in our time and under the conditions of our lives, it is only a rare few who are able to continue in the experience and find expression for it.
The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.