As the life of George F. Kennan shows, individual, original thinking by one lonely person can sometimes illuminate and guide us … More
Tag: Life
What It’s Like to Grow Up With More Money Than You’ll Ever Spend – (Abigail Disney) – The Cut
Actually, having a jet is a really big deal. If I were queen of the world, I would pass a … More
The Human Soul’s Quest for God – Harold Kushner
How often can you look at the mountains around here and not be bored? How long can you sit by … More
Lessons from my Father – Jim Carrey
When you compromise and you fail it really hurts, so you might as well fail at what you love – … More
Life is short – Paul Graham
If life is short, we should expect its shortness to take us by surprise. And that is just what tends to happen. You … More
Why character, not career success, is key to a life of consequence – David Brooks
What do Dwight Eisenhower, George Eliot and Dorothy Day all have in common? Besides achieving career success, all overcame a … More
Knowing Our Own Strength – Harold Kushner ( Echoes of Sinai)
Knowing Our Own Strength November 22, 2018 By Rabbi Harold Kushner The Statue of Liberty, placed in New York harbor … More
I Have Fallen in Love with American Names – Philip Roth
As a novelist, I think of myself, and have from the beginning, as a free American and—, fastened throughout my … More
Leaders – Separating Myth From Reality In Leadership – Gen Stanley McChrystal
It is not just about winning, instead, it is about society winning. It is about everything that makes a society … More
