Ambiguity

Ambiguity of language is philosophy's main source of problems. That is why it is of the utmost importance to examine attentively the very words we use.

~ Giuseppe Peano ~

Kidz Power Launch

A toast to all those people who engage in good causes.

A friend of mine launched an initiative with the Teddy Bear Clinic this weekend. Here is her story.

Yes Indeed!!!!!

Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.

~ Alfred Hitchcock ~

Ignorance

Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.

~ Sheri S. Tepper ~

Yup ...

It is lack of confidence, more than anything else, that kills a civilisation. We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

~ Kenneth Clark ~

Hmmmmm

There must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the best ages of art that has always been the case. Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius — and I count myself among these — have to restore the lost connection once more.

~ Käthe Kollwitz~

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler was born on this day in 1860.



I remember him here as a tribute to the role he played in transitioning classical classical music into modern classical music.