The Idea of Progress » Quotes http://www.theideaofprogress.com We are what we pretend to be Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Scary Quote of the Day, or The Stand: Chapter 1 http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2009/04/25/scary-quote-of-the-day-or-the-stand-chapter-1/ http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2009/04/25/scary-quote-of-the-day-or-the-stand-chapter-1/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:24:14 +0000 The Idea of Progress http://www.theideaofprogress.com/?p=791 pig“We believe at this point that human-to-human spread is occurring. That’s unusual.”

DR. ANNE SCHUCHAT, of the Centers of Disease Control, commenting on the new swine flu that has so far infected seven people in California and Texas.
From Time.
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The real problem is that too often we don’t have the courage to sustain wonder. Susan Boyle walked onto that stage and faced down a sea of smug. We need that kind of courage nowadays, and not just on reality shows. We need the courage to believe that stirring voices can be found in unlikely places.

-Tom Bergeron (yes, that Tom Bergeron), host of “Dancing With the Stars

Well said, my good man.  Well said.

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