Never let go of the fiery sadness called desire.

Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉?, 1644 – November 28, 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku. His poetry is internationally renowned, and within Japan many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites.

Bashō was introduced to poetry at a young age, and after integrating himself into the intellectual scene of Edo he quickly became well known throughout Japan. He made a living as a teacher, but renounced the social, urban life of the literary circles and was inclined to wander throughout the country, heading west, east, and far into the northern wilderness to gain inspiration for his writing and haiku. His poems are influenced by his firsthand experience of the world around him, often encapsulating the feeling of a scene in a few simple elements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D

Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.

Clarence W. Hall

 

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and never wakens.

Duke Leo Atrides

Duke Leto Atreides I (pronounced /ˈleɪtoʊ əˈtreɪdiːz/; 10,140-10,191 A.G.) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He features in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert and in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

In David Lynch’s 1984 film version, Duke Leto was played by Jürgen Prochnow. In the Sci-Fi Channel’s 2000 miniseries, William Hurt played the role.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid-1800s. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.

Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground-breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America’s “Intellectual Declaration of Independence”. Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson’s enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was “the infinitude of the private man.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful there is no other way.

Earl G. Graves

Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr. (born January 9, 1935) is an American author, publisher, entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Black Enterprise magazine. He currently resides in Scarsdale, New York.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_G._Graves,_Sr.

Because most artists are “sensitive” in every sense of the word, if you don’t take charge, negative emotion can ruin you…

Gaye Adams

Pears On Glass 2010

 

Gaye Adams has been a professional artist for over twenty years. She started her career as a pastellist, and then expanded her portfolio to include acrylics and oils while maintaining the use of strong light and color for which her work is known. While subject matter may vary, Gaye continues to be fascinated with the exploration of light transitions. The light has become her primary subject matter and offers endless challenge for her.

Gaye has won awards at both the national and international levels, and her work has been published in both International Artist magazine and Pastel Artist International.

Gaye is a popular and effective workshop instructor, known for the easy, affable way she has with her students.

Gaye holds senior signature status with The Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA) as well as a Master Pastellist designation (MPAC) from the Pastel Artists of Canada.
Her work hangs in private and corporate collections both here and abroad.

http://www.gayeadams.com/

He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.

M. C. Escher

Monkey Men

Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972), usually referred to as M.C. Escher (English pronunciation: /ˈɛʃər/, Dutch: [ˈmʌʊ̯rɪts kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɛʃər] ( listen)),was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Warren Bennis

Warren Gamaliel Bennis (born March 8, 1925) is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis is University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California.

“His work at MIT in the 1960s on group behavior foreshadowed — and helped bring about — today’s headlong plunge into less hierarchical, more democratic and adaptive institutions, private and public,” management expert Tom Peters wrote in 1993 in the foreword to Bennis’ An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change.

Management expert James O’Toole, in a 2005 issue of Compass, published by Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, claimed that Bennis developed “an interest in a then-nonexistent field that he would ultimately make his own — leadership — with the publication of his ‘Revisionist Theory of Leadership’ in Harvard Business Review in 1961.” O’Toole observed that Bennis challenged the prevailing wisdom by showing that humanistic, democratic-style leaders are better suited to dealing with the complexity and change that characterize the leadership environment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Bennis

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, perhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert_Hubbard

Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue.

Roger C. Anderson

Roger C. Anderson, associate professor emeritus of political science at Bowling Green State University , received his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota and his master’s and doctorate at the University of Wisconsin . He joined the BGSU faculty in 1967, where his fields of specialization were comparative and international politics, particularly Latin American and European politics; environmental politics and policy; and state and local government.

Dr. Anderson retired in 1998 but has continued his involvement with the BGSU community by teaching in the Political Science Department and by serving on the Family Campaign cabinet, the Bowen-Thompson Student Union dedication committee and the BGSU Retirees Association. An avid international traveler, Dr. Anderson frequently journeys to Europe , Asia and Latin America .

Dr. Anderson established this award so that undergraduate students would have an opportunity to enrich their studies and to increase their awareness of other cultures through study abroad.

http://educationabroad.bgsu.edu/container.php?x=rcanderson