Kevin Schmevin

Teacher, web developer, writer. All about creativity, education, mindfulness, and tea. My favorite word is “studio.”

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I think it's important to note that it's not about us convincing you that gender equality is worth engaging in only because there might be something in it for you. Or in it for your sister or your mother. The question is, what's in it for humans? Martin Luther King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. I really do believe that. And the benefits on top of that? Happier, healthier, more successful children? Being able to take proper paternity leave and see your baby? Being able to talk to someone if you're feeling shit? Actually getting to be yourself? Getting asked out by a woman? Better sex? A marriage that is a true partnership? More diverse and interesting perspectives in art, culture, business and politics? Getting to crowdsource all the innovation and genius in the world, not just half of it. A highly increased number of safe, confident and fulfilled people on the planet, particularly women? World peace? Seriously. World peace!

Emma Watson

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Okay, that’s not really all you need. You need beans, you need something to brew with, you need a drinking vessel. But you do also need love. Indifference can make even the best coffee and the best tools in the world fail. Paying attention to the details, following the steps, slowing down just a bit so you’re not rushing, carving out the right time—this is what makes the difference.

Michael Phillips

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Self-portrait.

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There aren't really that many recipes in the world. There is just technique, and practice, and joy, and love.

Sam Sifton

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Right now a moment of time is fleeting by! Capture its reality in paint... We must become that moment, make ourselves a sensitive recording plate... give the image of what we actually see, forgetting everything that has been seen before our time.

Paul Cezanne

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Today I will enjoy the gift of life. I will do that and only that.

Lady Gaga

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Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare. Claude Monet. 1877. Oil on canvas.

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Everything is done with: Focus Heart Gratitude Love Care Purpose Intention Faith

N/Naka

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We may not have had the money to print on better paper, but man, we give a shit. Giving a shit does not require capital, simply attention and humility and diligence. Giving a shit is the best feeling you can imbue craft with.

Craig Mod

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Crystal Fighters – At Home

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When I'm plating a dish, my mind is completely shut off.

Niki Nakayama

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If something isn’t on the web—and of the web—I find it hard to get excited about it. I’m somewhat jealous of people who can get equally excited about the web, native, hardware, print… in my mind, if it hasn’t got a URL, it’s missing some vital spark.

Jeremy Keith

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If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

Bruce Barton

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Tea Guide – A mini guide to the world's favorite cup by Kevin McGillivray and Alex Baranowski.

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Tea is the ultimate mental and medical remedy and has the ability to make one's life more full and complete.

Eisai

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Strangely enough humanity has so far met in the teacup.

Okakura Kakuzo, the Book of Tea

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Tea is a religion of the art of life.

Okakura Kakuzo, the Book of Tea