
Adam Rifkin 🐼🌻
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Our world needs more givers, love, and compassion. Please be kind. #FTTB
Silicon Valley, California ✨
Joined July 2006
Took a while to write thoughtfully. My notes on happiness and meaning in business and in life: https://t.co/nYfPmV0elQ
#FindYourMeaning
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This post began as a gift to my friend Emily Esfahani Smith, who wrote an inspiring new book about The Power of Meaning. Giving to others when I can, in business and in life, has given my life...
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“We don’t take an oath to a king or queen or tyrant or dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator… We take an oath to the Constitution…and we’re willing to die to protect it.” General Mark Milley @MeidasTouch
#VoteBlueToProtectDemocracy
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Donald Trump 12/3/22 called for “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” Do not ignore Trump’s intention to terminate our Constitution.
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“In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” Trump promises in Florida 7/26/24 #VoteBlueToStopACriminalDictator
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“Christians, get out and vote just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four years, you know what? It will be fixed. It will be fine. You won’t have to vote any more… In four years, you won’t have to vote again.” #VoteBlueIfYouEverWantToVoteAgain
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“It takes courage not to be discouraged.”@BenFerencz “10% of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10% is merciful, no matter what, and… 80% can be moved in either direction.” Susan Sontag 101/ https://t.co/bkQnz01fWf
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At 99, Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. https://t.co/TAI8rUbwjg
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Success is not about competition-- it's about contribution. My new @TEDTalks on givers and takers:
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“In the end, only kindness matters.” Jewel Kilcher https://t.co/nyPXAn3K3T
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#NotAloneChallenge #compassion 🎶: @jeweljk @wyclef @bobmarley #KindnessMatters #LOVE
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“It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.” Aldous Huxley https://t.co/Hec5MXcgVA
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“We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.” #MLK Repeat: #Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people https://t.co/INLCD3cm3R
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“I’m going to post this video every day so we never forget.” @mjfree @daveryder
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#January6th #TrumpCoupAttempt
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“If Trump is elected, he will never be held accountable for January 6.” https://t.co/eFnoAzFndN
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#TrumpCoupAttempt #January6th
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
@elonmusk “In the end, only kindness matters.” Jewel #KindnessMatters
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“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.” @SarahKendzior
#BeBrave
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Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his...
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“Make your calls. Go to town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state & local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong… Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.” @dahlialithwick
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
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1 Do not obey in advance. 2 Defend institutions. … 15 Contribute to good causes. 16 Learn from peers… 17 Listen for dangerous words. 18 Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. 19 Be a patriot. 20 Be as courageous as you can. #OnTyranny #DoNotObeyInAdvance
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“Get proper amounts of rest, take breaks regularly, hydrate and take proper self-care. This is going to be a long fight. It won’t change overnight, and there will be some pretty dark days ahead, honestly. But we need each other at our best. Don’t let the bastards wear you down.”
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“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.” Garry Kasparov https://t.co/9vRh5jJSTB
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The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
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“Oppose his crown he’ll track you down so don’t you dare resist. He’s on top of everything, including Epstein’s list… I thought the Constitution was a thing? Oh he just can’t wait to be king!” @RandyRainbow
#HeJustCantWaitToBeKing
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“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.” @SarahKendzior
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“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” @JackKornfield
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There are 3 rules at my daughter's school: 1. Be kind 2. Listen to others 3. Everyone can play Good reminder for adults too. — Julia Grace (@jewelia), https://t.co/19y25KIYjZ
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“No matter who you are, and what you do to live, thrive, and survive, there are still some things that make us all the same. You. Me. Them. Everybody… Everybody needs somebody to love.” Blues Brothers #love
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“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” @JackKornfield
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@AdamMGrant @lizandmollie “Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others.” Margaret Mead https://t.co/qhoflORxdP
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“Acts of kindness that feel small to us have a big impact on others… Tiny acts of generosity lift moods. There’s no easier way to make someone’s day than to offer a compliment, give a little gift, or send a handwritten note.” @AdamMGrant #Compassion
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“Close relationships are the strongest predictor of happiness ― more than fame, money, or genes. Folks most satisfied with their relationships at 50, were also healthiest at 80.” @HeyKahn re: Harvard Study of Adult Development 112/ https://t.co/9fI1a1eHgR
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Socrates held that the soul existed before the body, prior to immersion therein, was endowed with all knowledge; that when the soul entered the material form it became stupefied, but that by discourses upon sensible objects it causes to reawaken and recover its original knowledge
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“Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.” Jane Goodall @JaneGoodallInst #KindnessMatters #Compassion
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From afar, we admire talent. Up close, what counts most is character. You can impress people with your skills, but you earn their trust by standing for something greater than yourself. There is no higher achievement than treating others kindly and living with integrity.
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