O! from what power hast thou this powerful might,With insufficiency my heart to sway?To make me give the lie to my true sight,And swear that brightness doth not grace the day?Whence hast thou this becoming of things ill,That in the very refuse of thy deedsThere is such strength and warrantise of skill,That, in my mind, … Continue reading Shakespeare’s Dark Lady Sonnets, Number 150
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I have a Bachelor's Degree in History/Government and International Relations from George Mason University, and a Master's Degree in International Affairs with a Concentration in U.S. Foreign Policy from American University in Washington, DC. I was born in New York City, and have lived in Northern Virginia since childhood. I am an independent writer and an entrepreneur. I am also a book author.
Prestige
Arguably, what enhances the “group mind” and thus the ‘libido’ more than anything else is the combination of ‘power and prestige.’ As Henry Kissinger famously said: “Power is the greatest aphrodisiac.” And as Albert Camus said: “The entire history of mankind is, in any case, nothing but a prolonged fight to the death for the … Continue reading Prestige
The Truth About “Power and Prestige,” September 26, 2022
“Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. It causes you to work not on what you like, but what you’d like to like.” - Paul Graham
Shakespeare’s Dark Lady Sonnets, Number 148
O me! what eyes hath Love put in my head,Which have no correspondence with true sight;Or, if they have, where is my judgment fled,That censures falsely what they see aright?If that be fair whereon my false eyes dote,What means the world to say it is not so?If it be not, then love doth well denoteLove's … Continue reading Shakespeare’s Dark Lady Sonnets, Number 148
“Gol e Sangam” – گل سنگم
Original Artist: The late Hayedeh, a popular and well-acclaimed female artist and figure in Iran’s modern music industry.
Adam A. Azim 