Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. ~ #MarySchmich #quotes #books #readingbooks

@dalfen #MarySchmich "Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours."

@HamonWry

https://ofwhiskeyandwords.com/wear-sunscreen-by-mary-schmich/

The Wear Sunscreen Speech by Mary Schmich - Of Whiskey and Words

The "Wear Sunscreen' speech by Mary Schmich is one of the most iconic and worthwhile graduation speeches ever given. It addresses life and how to live it.

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@joepie91 @Apfel hum, I'm really weary of comparing "today's politicians" to "earlier politicians", without being specific as to who.

Also, as #MarySchmich underlined in her landmark essay "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" [1]:

"you’ll fantasize that when you were young, [...], politicians were noble"

Finally, please be mindful of the difference between #liberalism and #Neoliberalism . The two are not the same.

[1]: https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/06/01/advice-like-youth-probably-just-wasted-on-the-young-2/

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young

Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who’d rather be Rollerblading. Most of us, alas, will neve…

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