1000 Great Minds

1000 Great Minds #8: Rebecca West

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.” ~ Rebecca West A woman obsessed with cultural conversation, Cicely Isabel Fairfield, aka Rebecca West, lived to be almost [...]

May 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING →

1000 Great Minds #7: Jimmy Page

“I always believed in the music we did and that’s why it was uncompromising.” ~ Jimmy Page My first concert was a Robert Plant/Jimmy Page gig. Of course, I admire both of them – their collective artistic talents and the impact they’ve had on music are unmatched. But Page reminds me of someone who, if [...]

April 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING →

1000 Great Minds #6: Mark Twain

Here’s a simple one — my lifelong favorite quote is from Mark Twain. I hope you like it. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade [...]

March 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING →

1000 Great Minds #5: Gertrude Stein

The first time I went to see Midnight in Paris, I walked out. Too slow, didn’t grab my attention and I’ve been to Paris several times, so I thought I knew it all. Snore. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I tried again on Netflix. Loved it. From the literary themes and introspective [...]

March 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING →

Introducing: 1000 Great Minds

It’s been awhile – but we’re back in 2012. I’d like to also introduce one of the new sites we’ve had in development: 1000 Great Minds. The goal: to highlight 1000 of the world’s brilliant people – past and present – that have shaped our world for the better. Famous, infamous or just plain normal, [...]

January 30, 2012 CONTINUE READING →