The 35-Second Aha! Moment
Every Monday, we're rounding up the things, small and big, that make us stop and think. Today, we're inspired by..."We can do so much more by working together."
-Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, in her resignation announcement, one year after suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
"But here I am having almost circumnavigated the whole world. Yes, that idea is slowly sinking in... "
-16-year-old Laura Dekker, the youngest sailor to ever circumnavigate the globe solo, writing on her blog.
"You get more lonely when you're older, more sensitive and sentimental. When you're young you are more aggressive. But a good thing is I have the company of 25-year old interns. They fill up my loneliness and I can share my philosophy with them."
-Ginny Garcia, a 61-year-old pediatrician who moved to Sierra Leone to start a health clinic.
-Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, in her resignation announcement, one year after suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
"But here I am having almost circumnavigated the whole world. Yes, that idea is slowly sinking in... "
-16-year-old Laura Dekker, the youngest sailor to ever circumnavigate the globe solo, writing on her blog.
"You get more lonely when you're older, more sensitive and sentimental. When you're young you are more aggressive. But a good thing is I have the company of 25-year old interns. They fill up my loneliness and I can share my philosophy with them."
-Ginny Garcia, a 61-year-old pediatrician who moved to Sierra Leone to start a health clinic.
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