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History does not repeat itself. Nor does it unfold in cycles. The real future is contingent, rich beyond imagining, a perennial gobsmack, tragic and glorious in equal measure; the pundits' future, spun of 'conventional wisdom,' is only a sucker punch to that common-sense fact. Rick Perlstein commoncontingentconventional share on social
While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price. Rick Perlstein alternativeamericancollege Change image and share on social
While writing books about the past, I think about the present. It's not intentional, but somehow my books end up being written under the sign of a political mood. Rick Perlstein bookendintentional Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant. Hilary Mantel ambitionboycareer Change image and share on social
Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several dozen that have a unique combination of talents that improve our health. Paul Stamets ancestorcombinationdozen share on social
