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MINI-COMIC: Dream the impossible dream183. CHUCK JONES: An animator's advice182. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM: Life’s pursuit181. JACOB A. RIIS: The stonecutter180. JAMES RHODES: Is that not worth exploring?178. ATENA FARGHADANI: The right to draw177. FRIDA KAHLO: Strange like me176. MARCUS AURELIUS: A meditation175. SHAKESPEARE: All the world's a stage174. MARGARET E. KNIGHT: It is only following out nature173. CHRIS HARDWICK: The gift of life172. ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning171. ROBERT FULGHUM: A mutual weirdness170. KAHLIL GIBRAN: Work is love made visible169. The Calling168. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: Courage is exhilarating167. GEORGE MALLORY: Because it's there166. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: Ozymandias165: LAO TZU: The journey of a thousand miles164. AMELIA EARHART: The fears are paper tigers163. KEVIN SMITH: It costs nothing to encourage an artist162. SIR KEN ROBINSON: Full body education161. SHONDA RHIMES: A screenwriter's advice160. EDGAR ALBERT GUEST: It couldn't be done159. ROBIN WILLIAMS: A spark of madness158. ROBERT F. KENNEDY: A ripple of hope157. AMY POEHLER: Great people do things before they're ready156. If you love someone, set them free155. BANKSY: Taking the piss (explicit)154. T. KRISHNAMACHARYA: Yoga poster153. MAYA ANGELOU: Phenomenal Woman152. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: The science all-stars poster151. ULTIMATE WARRIOR: Legacy150. JIM HENSON: A puppeteer's advice149. MOTHER JONES: Sit down and read148. STANLEY KUBRICK answers a question147. The Artist-Troll War 4: GOOD ART TRIUMPHANT146. The Artist-Troll War 3: CREATORS > HATERS145. The Artist-Troll War Part 2: NEGATIVITY DESTROYS ALL144. The Artist-Troll War 1: HATRED BREEDS HATRED143. The DALAI LAMA: We are all human beings142. TIMOTHY FERRISS: Someday141. ALBERT CAMUS: The middle of winter140. INVICTUS: A comic tribute to Nelson Mandela139. BREN? BROWN: The Woman in the Arena138. SPECIAL COMIC: The next generation137. RICHARD FEYNMAN: The beauty of a flower136. JOHN LENNON: Produce your own dream135. TIM MINCHIN: Be hard on your opinions134. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights132. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI: Don't compare yourself to others131. C.P. CAVAFY: Ithaka130. SYLVIA PLATH: The fig tree129. MARC MARON: The social media generation128. BILL WATTERSON: A cartoonist's advice127. J.K. ROWLING: The fringe benefits of failure126. SHAKESPEARE: A love story in four parts125. MARIE CURIE: Life is not easy124. TAYLOR MALI: What Teachers Make123. ERICA GOLDSON: Graduation speech122. CHARLES BUKOWSKI: Roll the dice120. TERENCE McKENNA: Nature loves courage119. JOHN GREEN: Make gifts for people118. ROGER EBERT: On kindness117. JOHN DONNE: For Whom the Bell Tolls116. CAITLIN MORAN: We're all dying115. M-O-T-H-E-R114. Playing the game113. VINCENT VAN GOGH: In spite of everything112. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX: The Winds of Fate111. JACK LONDON: I would rather be ashes than dust110. YODA: Do or do not109. ZEN FABLE: The river crossing108. SOPHIE SCHOLL: The fire within107. SENECA: Sympathy for the Devil106. CHRIS HADFIELD: An astronaut's advice105. ANTOINE de SAINT-EXUP?RY: If you want to build a ship104. MALALA YOUSAFZAI: I have the right103. C.S. LEWIS: To love at all102. TIMOTHY LEARY: Find the others101. WINSTON CHURCHILL: Never yield to force100. CARL SAGAN: Pale blue dot99. EMILY DICKINSON: A bird came down the walk98. ALAN WATTS: What if money was no object?96. DR. SEUSS: Those who mind, don't matter95: LOUIS C.K: We don't think about how we talk94. The Two Wolves93. CHARLES HANSON TOWNE: Around the corner92. CHRIS GUILLEBEAU: 11 ways to be average91. BILL HICKS: It's just a ride90: IRA GLASS: Advice for beginners89. STEPHEN FRY: Ultimate self-help book88. WALT WHITMAN: When I heard the learn'd astronomer87. SAMUEL BECKETT: Ever tried. Ever failed.86. RANDY PAUSCH: The brick walls85. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: All men dream84. CHINESE PROVERB: Give a man a fish83. HOWARD THURMAN: Ask yourself82. ZEN PROVERB: The master81. RICHARD DAWKINS: The lucky ones80. HENRY DAVID THOREAU: On happiness79. HELEN KELLER: When one door closes78. JESSIE B. RITTENHOUSE: My Wage77. ALBERT EINSTEIN: A human being is part of a whole76. NEIL ARMSTRONG: A giant among men75. L.P. JACKS: Work and play74. CLIVE BARKER: Fearful things73. MARK TWAIN: An educational journey72: CHRISTOPHER LOGUE: Come to the edge71: OSWALD CHAMBERS: Mountains and valleys70. CHRISTOPHER McCANDLESS: Into the wild69. BUDDHA: Less is more68. JESSE OWENS: The inevitable battle67. RICHARD FEYNMAN: The universe in a glass66. RICHARD FEYNMAN: A more interesting outlook65. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON: Our deepest fear64. ROBERT H. GODDARD: The rocket man63. CARL SAGAN: Books are awesome61: An act of boldness60. ROBERT FROST: The road not taken59. SHEL SILVERSTEIN: The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas58: Living well is the best revenge57. EDMUND HILLARY: An ordinary chap56. HENRY ROLLINS: Who's the crazier man?55. BODHIDHARMA: The road to freedom54. RAY BRADBURY: Jump!53. ROBERT FULGHUM: Inconvenience or problem?52. PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science51. ALBERT EINSTEIN: The important thing50. NEIL GAIMAN: Make good art49. KURT VONNEGUT: The life of art48. MUHAMMAD ALI: A true champion47. MUHAMMAD ALI: I know the truth46. MUHAMMAD ALI: The legend of Cassius Clay45. WALT WHITMAN: O me! O Life!44. BUDDHA: Pay it forward43. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: The happier man42. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON: The most astounding fact41. AYN RAND: The question40. CALVIN COOLIDGE: Never give up39. SHANTIDEVA: What, me worry?38. PHILIPPE PETIT: Impossible is possible37. BRUCE LEE: Be water, my friend36. BRUCE LEE: There are no limits35. BRUCE LEE: Absorb what is useful34. SYDNEY SMITH: Do what you can33. EDGAR MITCHELL: A global consciousness32. RAINER MARIA RILKE: Letter to a young poet31. BILL HICKS: A positive LSD story30. DEAN KARNAZES: There's no struggle in our lives29. AUNG SAN SUU KYI: Freedom from fear28: PLATO: On music27. KURT VONNEGUT: Take a moment26. GEORGE CARLIN: On technology (EXPLICIT)25. GEORGE CARLIN: On bullshit (EXPLICIT)24. GEORGE CARLIN: On assassination (EXPLICIT)23: GEORGE CARLIN: On religious hats (EXPLICIT)22. AUDREY HEPBURN: Sex appeal21. RUDYARD KIPLING: If20. ROBERT FROST: The brain is a wonderful organ19. DR SEUSS: You know you're in love18. LAO TZU: Watering your dreams17. FRANK HERBERT: Litany against fear15. GANDHI: The right state of mind14. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: Buy the ticket13: The DALAI LAMA answers a question12. CARL SAGAN: Make the most of this life11. GEORGE PATTON: A man must know his destiny10. WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY: Invictus9. MARK TWAIN: No regrets8. THEODORE ROOSEVELT: The Man in the Arena7. ALBERT EINSTEIN: Everybody is a genius6. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Don't get trapped5. CONFUCIUS: Find a job you love4. ROBERT FROST: The faithful worker3. SHAOLIN MONK: Always be prepared2. HELEN KELLER: On friendship1. RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Make them cry
Jump To218. EDGAR ALLAN POE: Procrastination217. The Monster Named Fear216. BREN? BROWN: The eternal struggle215. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI: Anonymous creativity214. ERNEST HEMINGWAY: A lonely life213. MARY SHELLEY: Teenage dream212. PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY:
In the mood for work211. NIKOLA TESLA: Visions of the future210. JOHN COLTRANE: The power of music209. FRIDA KAHLO: Heroine of pain208. PABLO PICASSO: Weapon of choice207. STEPHEN KING: The desk206. AKIRA KUROSAWA: The note taker205. DAVID BOWIE: Go a little further204. MARIE CURIE: Our happy place203. LEONARDO da VINCI: Step away from the canvas202. ALBERT EINSTEIN: Life is a mystery201. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Art has no limits200. Monument to the Muse199. VINCENT VAN GOGH: The blank canvas198. Us against the world197. RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Envoys of Beauty196. The Can-do girl195. EPICTETUS: A worthy crisis194. LANG LEAV: Your life193. JACK KIRBY: Hero worship192. RAINER MARIA RILKE: Live the questions191. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: A heroic life190. RUMI: The Guest House189. JANE GOODALL: The power of one188. RFK: On the mindless menace of violence187. ROBERT HERRICK: To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time186. My spirit is a roaring sea185. RACHEL CARSON: Wonder and excitement184. MINI-COMIC: Dream the impossible dream183. CHUCK JONES: An animator's advice182. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM: Life’s pursuit181. JACOB A. RIIS: The stonecutter180. JAMES RHODES: Is that not worth exploring?178. ATENA FARGHADANI: The right to draw177. FRIDA KAHLO: Strange like me176. MARCUS AURELIUS: A meditation175. SHAKESPEARE: All the world's a stage174. MARGARET E. KNIGHT: It is only following out nature173. CHRIS HARDWICK: The gift of life172. ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning171. ROBERT FULGHUM: A mutual weirdness170. KAHLIL GIBRAN: Work is love made visible169. The Calling168. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: Courage is exhilarating167. GEORGE MALLORY: Because it's there166. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: Ozymandias165: LAO TZU: The journey of a thousand miles164. AMELIA EARHART: The fears are paper tigers163. KEVIN SMITH: It costs nothing to encourage an artist162. SIR KEN ROBINSON: Full body education161. SHONDA RHIMES: A screenwriter's advice160. EDGAR ALBERT GUEST: It couldn't be done159. ROBIN WILLIAMS: A spark of madness158. ROBERT F. KENNEDY: A ripple of hope157. AMY POEHLER: Great people do things before they're ready156. If you love someone, set them free155. BANKSY: Taking the piss (explicit)154. T. KRISHNAMACHARYA: Yoga poster153. MAYA ANGELOU: Phenomenal Woman152. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: The science all-stars poster151. ULTIMATE WARRIOR: Legacy150. JIM HENSON: A puppeteer's advice149. MOTHER JONES: Sit down and read148. STANLEY KUBRICK answers a question147. The Artist-Troll War 4: GOOD ART TRIUMPHANT146. The Artist-Troll War 3: CREATORS > HATERS145. The Artist-Troll War Part 2: NEGATIVITY DESTROYS ALL144. The Artist-Troll War 1: HATRED BREEDS HATRED143. The DALAI LAMA: We are all human beings142. TIMOTHY FERRISS: Someday141. ALBERT CAMUS: The middle of winter140. INVICTUS: A comic tribute to Nelson Mandela139. BREN? BROWN: The Woman in the Arena138. SPECIAL COMIC: The next generation137. RICHARD FEYNMAN: The beauty of a flower136. JOHN LENNON: Produce your own dream135. TIM MINCHIN: Be hard on your opinions134. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights132. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI: Don't compare yourself to others131. C.P. CAVAFY: Ithaka130. SYLVIA PLATH: The fig tree129. MARC MARON: The social media generation128. BILL WATTERSON: A cartoonist's advice127. J.K. ROWLING: The fringe benefits of failure126. SHAKESPEARE: A love story in four parts125. MARIE CURIE: Life is not easy124. TAYLOR MALI: What Teachers Make123. ERICA GOLDSON: Graduation speech122. CHARLES BUKOWSKI: Roll the dice120. TERENCE McKENNA: Nature loves courage119. JOHN GREEN: Make gifts for people118. ROGER EBERT: On kindness117. JOHN DONNE: For Whom the Bell Tolls116. CAITLIN MORAN: We're all dying115. M-O-T-H-E-R114. Playing the game113. VINCENT VAN GOGH: In spite of everything112. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX: The Winds of Fate111. JACK LONDON: I would rather be ashes than dust110. YODA: Do or do not109. ZEN FABLE: The river crossing108. SOPHIE SCHOLL: The fire within107. SENECA: Sympathy for the Devil106. CHRIS HADFIELD: An astronaut's advice105. ANTOINE de SAINT-EXUP?RY: If you want to build a ship104. MALALA YOUSAFZAI: I have the right103. C.S. LEWIS: To love at all102. TIMOTHY LEARY: Find the others101. WINSTON CHURCHILL: Never yield to force100. CARL SAGAN: Pale blue dot99. EMILY DICKINSON: A bird came down the walk98. ALAN WATTS: What if money was no object?96. DR. SEUSS: Those who mind, don't matter95: LOUIS C.K: We don't think about how we talk94. The Two Wolves93. CHARLES HANSON TOWNE: Around the corner92. CHRIS GUILLEBEAU: 11 ways to be average91. BILL HICKS: It's just a ride90: IRA GLASS: Advice for beginners89. STEPHEN FRY: Ultimate self-help book88. WALT WHITMAN: When I heard the learn'd astronomer87. SAMUEL BECKETT: Ever tried. Ever failed.86. RANDY PAUSCH: The brick walls85. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: All men dream84. CHINESE PROVERB: Give a man a fish83. HOWARD THURMAN: Ask yourself82. ZEN PROVERB: The master81. RICHARD DAWKINS: The lucky ones80. HENRY DAVID THOREAU: On happiness79. HELEN KELLER: When one door closes78. JESSIE B. RITTENHOUSE: My Wage77. ALBERT EINSTEIN: A human being is part of a whole76. NEIL ARMSTRONG: A giant among men75. L.P. JACKS: Work and play74. CLIVE BARKER: Fearful things73. MARK TWAIN: An educational journey72: CHRISTOPHER LOGUE: Come to the edge71: OSWALD CHAMBERS: Mountains and valleys70. CHRISTOPHER McCANDLESS: Into the wild69. BUDDHA: Less is more68. JESSE OWENS: The inevitable battle67. RICHARD FEYNMAN: The universe in a glass66. RICHARD FEYNMAN: A more interesting outlook65. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON: Our deepest fear64. ROBERT H. GODDARD: The rocket man63. CARL SAGAN: Books are awesome61: An act of boldness60. ROBERT FROST: The road not taken59. SHEL SILVERSTEIN: The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas58: Living well is the best revenge57. EDMUND HILLARY: An ordinary chap56. HENRY ROLLINS: Who's the crazier man?55. BODHIDHARMA: The road to freedom54. RAY BRADBURY: Jump!53. ROBERT FULGHUM: Inconvenience or problem?52. PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science51. ALBERT EINSTEIN: The important thing50. NEIL GAIMAN: Make good art49. KURT VONNEGUT: The life of art48. MUHAMMAD ALI: A true champion47. MUHAMMAD ALI: I know the truth46. MUHAMMAD ALI: The legend of Cassius Clay45. WALT WHITMAN: O me! O Life!44. BUDDHA: Pay it forward43. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: The happier man42. NEIL deGRASSE TYSON: The most astounding fact41. AYN RAND: The question40. CALVIN COOLIDGE: Never give up39. SHANTIDEVA: What, me worry?38. PHILIPPE PETIT: Impossible is possible37. BRUCE LEE: Be water, my friend36. BRUCE LEE: There are no limits35. BRUCE LEE: Absorb what is useful34. SYDNEY SMITH: Do what you can33. EDGAR MITCHELL: A global consciousness32. RAINER MARIA RILKE: Letter to a young poet31. BILL HICKS: A positive LSD story30. DEAN KARNAZES: There's no struggle in our lives29. AUNG SAN SUU KYI: Freedom from fear28: PLATO: On music27. KURT VONNEGUT: Take a moment26. GEORGE CARLIN: On technology (EXPLICIT)25. GEORGE CARLIN: On bullshit (EXPLICIT)24. GEORGE CARLIN: On assassination (EXPLICIT)23: GEORGE CARLIN: On religious hats (EXPLICIT)22. AUDREY HEPBURN: Sex appeal21. RUDYARD KIPLING: If20. ROBERT FROST: The brain is a wonderful organ19. DR SEUSS: You know you're in love18. LAO TZU: Watering your dreams17. FRANK HERBERT: Litany against fear15. GANDHI: The right state of mind14. HUNTER S. THOMPSON: Buy the ticket13: The DALAI LAMA answers a question12. CARL SAGAN: Make the most of this life11. GEORGE PATTON: A man must know his destiny10. WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY: Invictus9. MARK TWAIN: No regrets8. THEODORE ROOSEVELT: The Man in the Arena7. ALBERT EINSTEIN: Everybody is a genius6. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Don't get trapped5. CONFUCIUS: Find a job you love4. ROBERT FROST: The faithful worker3. SHAOLIN MONK: Always be prepared2. HELEN KELLER: On friendship1. RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Make them cry
I’m sure most of you have heard this proverb before – I wanted to try and take an old, well-known saying and give it the Zen Pencils treatment. Maybe even introduce it to some young readers who haven’t heard it. Some sites credit this to Lao Tzu, most claim it as a ‘Chinese proverb’. I’m guessing it’s been around so long the origin is murky. If anyone is a Chinese historian with some additional information, please let us know.
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Why is green tea so healthy?
by AMY ANDERSON, Daily MailIt has just emerged that American doctors have developed a cream to ward off skin cancer. The magic ingredient is green tea, which is well known for its cancer-fighting properties. Natural antioxidants called polyphenols in the tea help block the growth of skin cancer cells. In fact, green tea has a whole host of other health benefits. Here, femail.co.uk investigates why it's the healthiest cuppa you can drink.
Green tea helps burn fatIt can help speed up the metabolic rate because its antioxidant effect helps the liver to function more efficiently. A recent U.S. study of overweight men found that, with no other changes to their diet or exercise regimes, drinking green tea three times a day burned up 200 extra calories a day. The green tea drinkers also found that their energy levels were greatly increased.
Green tea protects against heart diseaseIt has been shown to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, because its potent antioxidant effects inhibit the oxidation of LDL cholesterol in the arteries. The formation of abnormal blood clots (thrombosis) is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, and green tea has been shown to inhibit abnormal blood clot formation as effectively as aspirin.
Green tea can help lower blood pressureA major cause of hypertension (high blood pressure) is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys called angiotension- converting enzyme (ACE). Popular drugs for hypertension act as ACE inhibitors: by blocking the effects of ACE, blood pressure is reduced. Green tea is a natural ACE inhibitor, and several medical studies show lowered blood pressure in animals and humans given green tea extracts.
Green tea can help protect against diabetesWhen starch is consumed, it requires the enzyme amylase to break it down into simple sugars that can be absorbed in the bloodstream. Green tea polyphenols inhibit amylase, and so can help lower blood sugar levels. High blood levels of glucose and insulin predispose people to diabetes.
Green tea can help prevent food poisoningAs it can kill bacteria, drinking green tea with meals may reduce the risk of bacterial food poisoning. It prevents the growth of dangerous intestinal bacterial strains such as clostridia and E. coli and promotes the growth of friendly bifidobacteria. Green tea can prevent bad breathDrinking green tea
which is a natural anti-bacterial agent
with food may help kill the oral bacteria that cause cavities and bad breath.
Green tea guards against hepatitisViral hepatitis is often triggered by high levels of iron in the liver. Green tea lowers iron levels throughout the body, so may have a direct anti-viral effect against certain strains of hepatitis. Green tea can protect against cancer There is growing evidence to suggest that green tea contains compounds that fight cancer. The tea contains a compound called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which helps inhibit blood vessel growth.
Green tea can help prevent arthritisA recent study found that antioxidants in green tea may prevent or reduce the severity of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Antioxidants in the tea inhibit the Cox-2 gene that triggers inflammation, working in much the same way as anti-inflammatory drugs.
Green tea improves your immunityGargling with green tea boosts immunity to influenza and flu, according to a study in Japan. Research at Harvard University also indicated that green tea chemicals stimulated gammadelta T-cells, which bolster immunity against bacteria and viruses. Green tea can protect against Alzheimer's diseaseA recent two-year study of a group of people aged 80 and over found that 96 per cent of those who drank ten cups of green tea a day showed no signs of cognitive impairment, compared to only 12 per cent who didn't drink green tea.
Green tea can help fight allergiesResearchers in Japan have identified a compound in green tea that, in laboratory tests, blocks a key cell receptor involved in producing an allergic response. The compound, methylated epigallocatechin gallate, works by blocking the production of histamine and immunoglobulin E, two compounds in the body that are chiefly involved in triggering and sustaining allergic reactions.
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