Category Archives: From the Quote Box

AFP and From the Quote Box

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m listening to Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking (audiobook, author narrated) and it’s had me laughing and crying for many hours of commuting now. Today on the way home she was talking about non-successful crowdfunding projects. You can’t really … Continue reading →

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Duty and purpose – for the quote box

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it. — Mary Lyon Via The Writers Almanac, re Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.

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The Good Work – aka The Work ie., Do The Work

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

This one was worth doing the re-wind for, via NYTimes: I really love working…Most people they want hit records because that’s how they make their money but you know what I realized is that I don’t care about hit records … Continue reading →

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Work – The Work – A Quote

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

Work* is a constant invisible question, sometimes nagging, sometimes cajoling, sometimes emboldening me; at its best beckoning me to follow a particular star to which I belong. – David Whyte via Brain Pickings * I read this to be ‘The … Continue reading →

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For the Quote Box – English usage

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street. — E.B. White

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