language
Those in whom the Greek word lives only while they are hunting for it in the lexicon, and who then substitute the English word for it, are not reading Greek at all; they are only solving a puzzle. The very formula, "Naus means a ship," is wrong. Naus
Persons
News is what's happening in other places to people aside from me. So I don't want a personalization service that's trying to cut the world down to what an algorithm thinks I expect it to be. That's where referrals from friends come
Ling- Français
Il est faux de parler d'une personne qui "impose le respect". Car le respect, on le reçoit des autres. Le respect ne s'impose pas. Il se mérite.
Ling- English
Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than
Ling- Castellano
Uno se vuelve maestro. No hay maestro sin alumno. Uno se vuelve maestro cuando acepta responsabilizarse de guiar a otros. Si te quieren seguir y aceptas que te sigan, eres maestro. Si te siguen y no lo quieres, no eres maestro. Eres Forrest Gump.
Dire Straits
I heard it in the store the other day and it's been playing in my head since then. I found myself humming and air-guitaring (we'll make it a verb, just for now) in the store. Great laid-back, sloppy vocal delivery that contrasts with the
Ling- English
W.B. Stanford, commentary on Homer, Odyssey 5.205: the Roman 'health' or 'strength' (ave, salve, vale), the Jewish 'peace' (shalom), typically of each nation's history. via Laudator Temporis Acti.
Ling- English
So I’ve said to them that the analogy that best suits us is, “We’re a team,” and in a team, everybody’s got a role to play. And the team wins when everybody plays their roles to their best ability. The other thing that’s different in a
Joshua Bell
via washingtonpost.com.
Ling- Castellano
¡Enhorabuena, compatriota! La poesía cantada, esas novelas de seis minutos y pico, la prosa mecida por inconfundibles melodías folk le han valido al músico Leonard Cohen (Montreal, 1934) el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras. Por sus canciones de marcado carácter literario, sí, pero también por su obra no
Work and the workplace
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2SedHd93DQ] They came to play, a film by Alex Rotaru (twitter @AlexRotaru) chronicles the 2007 edition of the competition, which is held in Texas and open to those 35 and older who do not play professionally. It has run on an irregular schedule
Duke Ellington
I discovered the Duke listening to my parents' 78s when I was a kid. I have loved him ever since. Here are two of my favorite pieces: Take the A train and It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing). Enjoy! [youtube=