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“Another factor encouraging my positive attitude about
problem solving was World War II when the U.S. spent billions of dollars
for weapons of mass destruction in the Manhattan Project. Cost was no
object and it was one of the largest and best-financed projects
undertaken to that date. I realized the same energies that went into the
Manhattan Project could be channeled to improve and update our way of
life, and to achieve and maintain the optimal symbiotic relationship
between nature and humankind. If we are willing to spend that amount of
money, resources, and human lives in times of war, we must ask why we
don’t commit equal resources to improving the lives of everyone and
anticipating humane needs for the future in times of peace. 

When
scientists were called upon to solve problems of a military nature, the
answers were immediately forthcoming. This demonstrated to me the
ability of science and technology to solve problems when properly
organized and funded, but it is shameful that these methods are not
applied to solving social problems on a global scale. In my work I am
not attempting to predict the future. I am only pointing out what is
possible with the intelligent application and humane use of science and
technology. This does not call for scientists to manage society. What I
suggest is applying the methods of science to the social system for the
benefit of human kind and the environment.”

RIP Jacque Fresco
(March 13, 1916 – May 18, 2017)

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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

— Keith Richards

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Johnny B. Goode (Live 1958)
 

     
   
 

“Don’t let the same dog bite you twice.”

RIP Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)
 

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RIP Miguel Ferrer


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“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.”

A photograph of David Bowie by Gavin Evans

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“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.”

R.I.P. Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016)

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RIP George Michael

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“I became a Communist by studying capitalist political economy, and when I had some understanding of that problem, it actually seemed to me so absurd, so irrational, so inhuman, that I simply began to elaborate on my own formulas for production and distribution.”

R.I.P. Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016) 

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RIP Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat (Live)
 

     
   
 

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A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil.

In Thailand’s history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed.

Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible.

Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us.

I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people.

The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands.

— Bhumibol Adulyadej – King of Thailand

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Perfect King Bhumibol Adulyadej – Segment 1 of 2
 

     
   
 

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RIP Bhumibol Adulyadej – King of Thailand

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