The Wisdom of the Heart from the 14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and exiled leader of the Tibetan people. Born in northeastern Tibet, he was recognized at the age of 2 as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. After the suppression of the Tibetan national uprising in 1959, His Holiness escaped to India where he was given political asylum. Dalai Lama is a Mongolian title, which means "Ocean of Wisdom". "Dalai" means "ocean" in Mongolian, and "Lama" (bla ma) is the Tibetan equivalent of the Sanskrit word "guru", and is commonly translated to mean "spiritual teacher". He seems like a pretty awesome dude. Here's some of his wisdom in the form of ten things to remember:

1. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

2. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

3. Sleep is the best meditation.

4. Spend some time alone every day.

5. We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

6. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

7. We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human
affection.

8. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

9. If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

10. The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

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12 Barack Obama Quotes on Technology

The historic U.S. Presidential election has come to an end with Barack Obama emerging victorious against John McCain. Obama will become the forty-fourth President of the United States and the first African-American to be elected for the highest office.

Some of my tech savvy readers are probably wondering how will Obama utilize technology to help improve the U.S. and world economy. That is why I'm going to share to you some of Barack Obama's tech related quotes to learn more about his plans. I also included links to the quotes' sources. Enjoy!

* "To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity."
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* "Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use technology to help achieve universal health care, to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete -- and win -- in the global economy..."
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* "I will recruit new teachers and make new investments in rural schools, we'll connect all of America to 21st century technology and telecommunications."
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* "We are a land of moon shots and miracles of science and technology that have touched the lives of millions across the planet."
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* "As president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power."
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* "Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration."
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* "I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology."
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* "We will fire government managers who aren't getting results, we will cut funding for programs that are wasting your money, we will use technology and lessons from the private sector to improve efficiency across every level of government."
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* Obama said the nation needs to invest in solar, wind, biodiesel and clean coal technology "so the use of coal does not degrade our environment. We can do that if we are investing in the technology, the research and the development."
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* "We must adapt and make tradeoffs among systems originally designed for the Cold War and those required for current and future challenges. We need greater investment in advanced technology ranging from the revolutionary, like unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare capabilities, to systems like the C-17 cargo and KC-X air refueling aircraft--which may not be glamorous to politicians, but are the backbone of our future ability to extend global power."
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* Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces".
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* Pointing to President Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the moon, Mr. Obama said: "I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not yet exist."
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Via Gizmodo.com

The Ideas of Others

Every once in a while people say some of the most profound things and luckily what they say jut happens to get written down for others to read. These are some of my favorite quotes. Feel free to add any of your favorites in the comments.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." -Jack Kerouac

"Sometimes we have to choose between what is right and what is easy." -Albus Dumbledore"

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

"There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted." - James Branch Cabell

"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." -Charles Du Bos

"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough." - Groucho Marx

"In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." - Andy Warhol

"When the time comes to leave, just walk away and don't make a fuss."

"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and people in glass cities shouldn't fire missles."

"Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Fame is a by-product of doing something else. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit." -Banksy

"you must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and forgets the gift." -Albert Einstein

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth" - Oscar Wilde

"Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time, it's the voice of the trapped who have learned to enjoy their cage." -Lewis Hyde

"Counting your time is not so important as making your time count."

"there's one thing worse than people talking about you, that's people not talking about you." -Oscar Wilde

"On Arturo Toscanini's 80th birthday, someone asked his son, Walter, what his father ranked as his most important achievement. The son replied, 'for him there can be no such thing. Whatever he happens to be doing at the moment is the biggest thing in his life - whether it is conducting a symphony or peeling an orange.'"
- Ardis Whitman
1905-1990, Writer and Lecturer

"Over time I've realized that you can only understand life backwards but you have to live it forwards."

"It's takin' whatever comes your way, the good AND the bad, that give life flavor. It's all the stuff rolled together that makes life worth livin'." -Animal Crossing: Wild World

"Friends: People who know you well, but like you anyway."

"2 rules to success in life. 1. Don't tell people everything you know."

"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."-Lord Chesterfield

"Time is nature's way of making sure everything doesn't happen at once."

"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." -Lewis Grizzard

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." - Kurt Vonnegut

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius

"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." - Vernon Howard

"People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust." - E. B. White

"No one needs a smile as much as a person who fails to give one"

"Maturity is the ability to postpone self-gratification."

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth" - Oscar Wilde

"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough." - Groucho Marx

"Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time, it's the voice of the trapped who have learned to enjoy their cage." -Lewis Hyde

"Counting your time is not so important as making your time count."

"In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." - Andy Warhol

"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time." - George Orwell

"I don't wanna get lost in the ocean."

"There's no exception to the rule that everyone thinks they're an exception to the rule" - Banksy

"When the time comes to leave, just walk away and don't make a fuss."

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and forgets the gift." -Albert Einstein

"there's one thing worse than people talking about you, that's people not talking about you." -Oscar Wilde

"The wise man asks himself the reason for his mistakes. The fool asks others."