That daily the night falls; that over stresses and torments, cares and sorrows the blessing of sleep unfolds, stilling and quenching them; that every anew this draught of refreshment and lethe is offered to our parching lips, ever after the battle this mildness laves our shaking limbs, that from it, purified from sweat and dust […]

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is. Cass Elliot, American singer (1941-1974), Mamas & Papas  

“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” . Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called “a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise”.

PER ESPEN STOKNES I’m a Climate Changer because I, too, believe we can address the challenge of our time with optimism, hope and positive action and innovation. To do so, I believe we must first be aware of five barriers that block uplifting climate messaging and prevents it from attracting enough concern to make climate […]

“As a historian, reflecting on the fact that throughout the history of mankind… technology has always changed world power. But the story of rejecting the new and holding and clinging to the paradigms of the past is why no civilization has ever lasted forever, and values are trumped by other values when another civilization figures […]