Un gand (din)spre Richard

FACED WITH HOSTILITY REACH OUT A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP

L-am (re)gasit pe Richard England in realitatea virtuala (pe Facebook), discret si majestuos asa cum l-am cunoscut in realitatea concreta cu ocazia vizitei sale la Universitatea Spiru Haret. Acelasi mesaj de umanism care m-a impresionat in cuvantul sau rostit in senatul universitatii cu ocazia primirii titlului de Doctor Honoris Causa

Tribute to Steve Jobs (II)

Cred ca, in epoca aceasta plina de nesiguranta si indoieli, inainte de va spune voua insiva o parere despre ce inseamna viata, modul cum aveti de gand sa va traiti aceasva viata, care este numai una, prima si ultima, oricare dintre voi, studentii mei, este bine sa ascultati acest speech pe care Steve Jobs l-a rostit la festivitatea de deschidere a anului universitar la Stanford University, in 2005, in fata tuturor studentilor.
Va rog ascultati cu atentie, chiar daca unii dintre voi au probleme cu intelegerea limbii engleze, rugati pe cei apropiati sa va traduca. Este un mesaj unic, important, dramatic, plin de adevar.

Tribute to Steve Jobs

“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” – Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Think Different, narrated by Steve Jobs

Bouillabaisse by Renzo Piano

“Architecture is art. I don’t think you should say that too much, but it is art. I mean, architecture is many, many things. Architecture is science, is technology, is geography, is typography, is anthropology, is sociology, is art, is history. You know all this comes together. Architecture is a kind of bouillabaisse, an incredible bouillabaisse. And, by the way, architecture is also a very polluted art in the sense that it’s polluted by life, and by the complexity of things.”

(sursa: http://www.mediabistro.com)