"Librarians and archivists and teachers are the Fort Knox of memory, history, and truth. We must defend them with everything we’ve got." - Rachel Maddow Be the Pebble Act
Quotes
Because Words Matter
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” - Mark Twain Be the Pebble Act
45
45's dad taught him a lot, most of it not so good (some even evil). Clearly he missed this thought: “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” - Mark Twain Be the Pebble Act
Ask “Why Not”
“There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” - Robert F. Kennedy Dare to dream. Resist Be the Pebble Act
Bill Russell
He was more than a basketball player, more than a champion, he was a hero in every sense. This excerpt is from Racism Is Not a Historical Footnote which he published on September 15, 2020. America is not the land of the free when Black people have to worry that they will be murdered in … Continue reading Bill Russell
Bill Russell: An Inspiration
"I have never worked to be well liked or well loved, but only to be respected. I have fought a problem the only way I know how. Maybe it was right or wrong in the approach, but a man can only ultimately be counted if he thinks he is doing right. Then, at least, he … Continue reading Bill Russell: An Inspiration
RIP
"Do you know the difference between your ego and mine? My ego is not a personal ego. It's a team ego. My ego demands the success of my team. My personal achievements became my team's achievements." - William Felton "Bill" Russell Be the Pebble Act
“Weirdo”
There is a man who regularly harasses me when I'm out holding signs, making statements to say that Black Lives Matter. One of his favorite things is to yell, to call me "weirdo". I was just thinking that it's time to accept and embrace the term. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the … Continue reading “Weirdo”
Choice
"Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened" - Proverb I like quotes. Why work on saying something when someone has always done it well before? Teddy Roosevelt said this at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1910: “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who … Continue reading Choice
The Past?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana Buffalo makes clear that too many of us can't seem to remember anything. Be the Pebble Act