If I had a really concrete professional fear, it would be that I would wake up in the morning and know what I was doing. Quote I found in my old journals, attributed to “an obscure artist” (I have no idea who I was referring to)

Real empowerment and respect is to see our fellow citizens—victims and privileged, religious and agnostic, conservative and liberal—as adults. Human beings are not automatons—ruled by drives and triggers they cannot control. On the contrary, we have the ability to decide not to be offended. We have the ability to discern intent. We have the ability …

I am never worried about my kids lacking intelligence, but I am often concerned when I see that they can’t imagine the future being different… If you are unable to imagine the future, how are you going to contribute toward inventing it? Imagining the future trumps intelligence… – Daniel Lemire’s blog Source: lemire.me