❝ Quotes & Wisdom

“Democracy is the best revenge.”—Benazir Bhutto, the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country, who was assassinated on this day, December 27, 2007. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”—Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid trail blazer, who died on this day, the South African Day of Goodwill, December 26, 2021. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

“The surest test of discipline is its absence.”—Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, who was born on this Christmas day, December 25, 1821. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”—John Muir, who died on this day, December 24, 1914. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.”—Helmut Schmidt, former chancellor of West Germany, who was born on this day, December 23, 1918. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

“Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience.”—Ibuka Masaru, co-founder of Sony, who died on December 19, 1997. Quote Source: The World In Brief from @TheEconomist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

Don’t do things the way they’re expected to be done. Make it weird. There might not be a right way to do something. It weird make. So Fine by Otis Galloway https://lnkd.in/eTBkc3yH

“It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.”—J. M. W. Turner, Romantic artist, who died on this day, December 19, 1851. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist

Let go of what you think you know. You might think you know the answer, but you could be wrong. It’s okay to be wrong, but remember to have the grace to accept the new information! Others might be smarter than you. You can learn a whole lot, even if someone disagrees with you. Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada https://lnkd.in/eTBkc3yH

“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.”—Steve Biko, who was born on this day, December 18, 1946. Quote Source: The World In Brief from The Economist #QuoteOfTheDay #Quote #TheEconomist