Sunday, January 6, 2013

Who are your two most admired people?

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  1. Mine are Kasimir Malevich, and Clyfford Still.

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  2. I must stick to Americans as you blokes consider all others as inferior animals.!!.
    Alexander Hamilton, the greatest statesman not to become president through no fault of his own, he chose unsuitable parents and was disbarred by the constitution!!
    2. Martin Luther King not for what he did but for the path he trod so that others could finish the journey.
    If I can add another to stimulate debate, how about Paul Robeson?. A man prepared to suffer for his beliefs and who did so. I remember the visit to the Sydney Opera House site during construction and the mere presence of the man held the workers spellbound.
    Cheers from Aussie

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    1. Hamilton in many ways deserved the bullet he got from Burr in New Jersey overlooking the Hudson.

      Who could argue with your other two choices. The Robeson center recently completed in Princeton is just down the street from one of my sons companies. They do great work there. He was a giant.

      How about your Aussie national hero King? My ears are burning to find out.

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  3. I think I'd have to agree with Gallup Poll's selection of Mother Teresa as #1. Hard to beat her record for standing up for her ideals and living her life according to her beliefs. One of her most famous quotes says it all: "If you judge people you have no time to love them."

    Secong would have to be a tie between Albert Einstein and Mark Twain, I'd guess.

    Albert Einstein, the most important physicist of the 20th century, revolutionized how we view the world. Along the way he left us some pithy comments about how "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Or, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

    Mark Twain was an adventurist, writer, entrepeneur and inventor. His ability to illustrate and explore the Anerican psyche with wit and an enduring truth made him a national figure and ultimately a national treasure. Memorable quotes include " It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." And "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority it's time to pause and reflect."

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    1. Teri, I'd second your choices of Twain and Teresa. Very good indeed!

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    2. My son is a member of the Institute of Advanced Study where Einstein used to hang. There are many colorful stories about Einstein's local exploits in the Princeton community. I've been invited to hear Frank Gehry speak at the Institute and enjoyed his talk very much. Gehry is himself one to be admired.
      http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S20/84/49I22/index.xml?section=featured

      Hope all is well for you and your business Teri.

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    3. White on white? I prefer Salvadore Dali and Pablo Picasso.

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    4. What does 'white on white' mean?

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    5. Google Kasimir Malevich images Teri. Malevich was famous for white on white but there is so much more. Take a good look.

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  4. Gandhi for me is certainly near the top. He accomplished extraordinary things. That he was assassinated, like King, is testament to how unsettling he was. Teddy Roosevelt is definitely another, not only for his politics, but for his willingness to meet with John Muir.

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