Quote of the Day: 7/11/13

“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” … [Read more...]

Is the 2030 Goal for Hunger Eradication Realistic?

With less than three years before a 2015 deadline, the developing world is largely expected to miss one of the U.N.'s key Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): halving the number of people living in extreme poverty and hunger. Despite limited progress, there are still more than 1.4 billion people - out of a total global population of over seven billion - who live below the poverty line of 1.25 dollars and on the razor edge of starvation. The Food … [Read more...]

Quote of the Day: 7/9/13 – Leo Tolstoy

"If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only one thing: you can become better yourself." - Leo Tolstoy … [Read more...]

July 4, 2013: Democracy is Coming, to the U.S.A.

Here in the U.S., today is July 4, also known as Independence Day. On this day in 1776, the thirteen American colonies of Great Britain declared their independence by proclaiming the Declaration of Independence as a legal document that separated themselves from the British empire, and in the process declared themselves as a separate country, the United States of America. And thus began the slow march in the United States towards … [Read more...]

Quote of the Day: 7/2/13

“ Today will never come again.

Be a blessing.

Be a friend.

Encourage someone. Take time to care.

Let your words heal, and not wound.”

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Imagination, Creative Intelligence and the Quantum Revolution

Two recent posts on the Quantum Revolution website were about imagination, creativity and innovation. One was the recent interview with Keith Reinhard, for the Interviews with the Leading Edge series. The other was a quote from the noted philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre said, “Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom.” The importance of this quote cannot … [Read more...]

Quote of the Day: 6/21/13 – Jean-Paul Sartre

"Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom. " - Jean-Paul Sartre … [Read more...]

Random Acts of Kindness: The Couple That Does What They Can For One Another

In the series "Random Acts of Kindness," we spotlight people who are taking action, whether individually or as a group, and performing acts big or small, that are making a positive difference in the lives of others. These people are Quantum Revolutionaries, and most probably unsung heroes at that, but their actions do not go unnoticed. Today we turn the light on Ahmad and Fatima, who are a young married couple. Fatima has no legs and Ahmad has … [Read more...]

Achieving the ‘Collective Dream’ of Future Sustainable Cities

Social equality will drive forward a sustainable ecological community, writes environmental scientist Paul Francis Bright as he describes his vision of a sustainable world. Sustainable cities of the future- I thought I knew exactly how these urban islands would be. However I am a country boy, so I decided that it might be prudent to do some initial research, just to confirm my theories and to see what city dwelling experts were thinking. To my … [Read more...]

Quote of the Day: 6/7/13 – Henri-Frédéric Amiel

"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind!" - Henri-Frédéric Amiel … [Read more...]

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