Will Pearson
Will Pearson
William E. Pearsonis the co-founder of mental floss, a bi-monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University. Pearson graduated from Duke in 2001, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Describing himself, Pearson noted his penchant for eating two M&M's at the same time, on different sides of the mouth, "making both sides of the mouth equally happy". Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University and in their...
alone compassion invite life mortality move object proper sufficient
Mortality is a proper object to invite our pity, and privation of life alone sufficient to move compassion in the living.
life town
I get recognised in town a bit; I wouldn't say it's hindering my life in any way.
ancient bringing foot life rest
We usually say of ancient persons, that they have already one foot in the grave, and the rest of their life is nothing else but the bringing of these feet together.
acquire carry common death leave life none receive vulgar
Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.
days equal extend hope life mourning
They which have no hope of a life to come, may extend their griefs for the loss of this, and equal the days of their mourning with the years of the life of man.
applaud choice emphasis lack life quality saving three
Considering that she started saving three years ago, she has done well, ... I applaud her choice to put more emphasis on quality of life and her lack of debt.
happens hope later life successes
There will be many successes in her life because she is so considerate. I hope I can find out what happens to her later in her life.
centuries greater lifetime physical progress sciences
During my lifetime greater and more spectacular progress has been made in the physical sciences than in many centuries that preceded it.
mean pieces life-is
Pieces. Isn't that what all of life is anyway? Shards. Bits. Moments. Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?
life breathe surface
Maybe staying on the surface keeps her from returning to a place where she can't breathe.
life giving-up dont-give-up
... Change doesn't happen overnight-it's molded by people who don't give up
people longer-life
Words have longer lives than people.
life impossible
Maybe the impossible is possible when you take everything else away.
life dark choices
We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.