ANSEL ADAMS ON LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, AND ART

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams, 1960, by Nancy Newhall

“Art is both love and friendship and understanding: the desire to give. It is not charity, which is the giving of things. It is more than kindness, which is the giving of self. It is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.” Ansel Adams

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I HAVE A DREAM . . .

Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.

The text below is from the end of King’s “I have a dream” speech August 28, 1963, one of the most significant and powerful speeches of the 20th century. Links to the full speech and an audio file are below.

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HEATED MATTRESS PAD – FAILED MARRIAGE

” … I originally bought this product for my ex Shoko Y_____ because she got cold even more easily than me and I wanted her to be happy…of course she left me later…I guess it takes more than a warm mattress pad to make a relationship work … I wouldn’t suggest dating her, but I would highly suggest buying the mattress pad!

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