"The difference between it being an actionable plan and a beautiful dream is a clear map of how to get there. Right now, I don't have a map." Sarah Thankam Mathews #bookquotes

Thanks to everyone who was involved with IdeaFest! We couldn't do this without our amazing campus community! Save the date for IdeaFest 2024...April 3-4, 2024!! #IdeaFest2023

"'We will no longer make excuses and apologize for Margaret Sanger's actions,' McGill-Johnson wrote, 'but we can't simply call her racist, scrub her from our history and move on. We must examine how we have perpetuated her harms over the last century...'" F. Kornbluh #bookquotes

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"I've always been happiest when I can sit in the dark; when I can turn off my own life and watch a story unfold." Rebecca Makkai #bookquotes

"To be on my list, you have to be what I call a "stretch-mark friend" - our connection has been stretched and pulled so much that it's become part of who we are, a second skin, and there are a few scars to prove it." Brené Brown #bookquotes

"We all have to define spiritually in a way that inspires us." Brené Brown #bookquotes

"But that is just one of your possible lives. And one into infinity is a very small fraction indeed." Matt Haig #bookquotes

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man's opinion." Ali Hazelwood #bookquotes

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"One generation changes the text, one generation teaches the text, and the lie becomes history." Rebecca Tarros #bookquotes

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"If we knew everything everyone had said and done, we might not enjoy anyone's company." Tracy Kidder #bookquotes

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🎓 Calling All Economists, Educators, and Researchers! 📊 Join us for the 62nd Annual Missouri Valley Economic Association Conference 📍 October 23–25, 2025 | Kansas City Submit your paper or session proposal by August 22nd! mvea.net #MVEA2025 #econtwitter

Join us for the 62nd Annual MVEA Conference 📍 October 23–25, 2025 | Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza Submit your paper or session today! 🗓️ EXTENDED Submission Deadline: September 3, 2025 🔗 Submit & Learn More: mvea.net #MVEA2025 #EconTwitter

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We're having an awesome time and ready for day 2! #mvea2025 #econtwitter