Great quotes for book lovers

If you are a fan of books and reading has become a part of your nighttime ritual, then you will love these quotes curated by the Delevu review team.

Bookshops and libraries are a backstage of success.

In the back garden of your mind there should be always an opened book.

There are two kinds of magic: the one captured in sparks and the one captured in words.

If you want to hear a sound of happiness, turn the page of a book.

A book is a humble messenger from paradise to a daily life.

A library card is a gift card you can use to pay your brain for getting smarter.

A librarian is a shop assistant who sells you a better version of yourself.

If a brain were an app, books would be a programming language.

A library card is the only card in your wallet that costs you nothing and gives you everything.

Even a bad book can teach you something. For instance, how to avoid choosing bad books.

Delight the book to the last stop.

A book is not an escape from life but a shortcut to a better one.

Reading the wrong book doesn’t harm as hard as applying the wrong technology.

A book is a picturesque mountain road where your imagination chases that of the author.

Make books a part of your day, and they will make happiness a part of your life.

One picture is like a thousand words, and one book is like a million pictures.

A book is a thought-vending machine.

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Great lines to read when you have a few minutes to spare

Standing in a COVID line at the grocery store waiting to enter? It’s a familiar scenario these days, so next time you find yourself in this situation, take a few minutes to read these great one-liners curated by the Delevu review team.

“You’re only as good as your last haircut.” – Fran Lebowitz

“Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.”– Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I can’t understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars.” – Fred Allen

“The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.” – Fred Allen

“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.” – George Bernard Shaw

“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns

“If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.” – George Burns

“You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there.” – George Burns

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving faster than you is a maniac, and anyone going slower than you is a moron?” – George Carlin

“I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam.” – George Carlin

“I’m in shape. Round is a shape.” – George Carlin

“If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?” – George Carlin

“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.” – George Carlin

“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.” – George Carlin

“One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.” – George Carlin

“To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” – George W. Bush

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” – Bill Watterson

“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?… He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes!” – Billy Connolly

“I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.” – Billy Connolly

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Words to help you let go of negative people in your life

No one needs draining, negative people in their lives. If you are going through a rough patch with someone close to you, here are some inspiring words to help you navigate this difficult process, curated by the Delevu review team.

1. “Let go of negative people. They only show up to share complaints, problems, disastrous stories, fear, and judgment on others. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.” – Dalai Lama

2. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great.” — Mark Twain

3. “Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” —Sandi Lynn

4. “There is no in between, we all have to touch our own bottom.” ― Liz Thebart

5. “Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.” —Dennisse Lisseth

6. “Everybody has bad relationships, and, at the end of the day, they are just a great way to set yourself up for a good relationship.” – Anne Hathaway

7. “As important as it is to learn how to deal with different kinds of people, truly toxic people will never be worth your time and energy – and they take a lot of each. Toxic people create unnecessary complexity, strife, and, worst of all, stress.” — Travis Bradberry

8. “There are people who break you down by just being them. They need not do anything. Dissociate.” ― Malebo Sephodi

9. “No matter how much you love the person, you cannot change them. You may influence them; but at the end of the day, they must decide for themselves.” — Robert E. Baines Jr.

10. “Controllers, abusers, and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them. They always say the problem is someone else.” —Darlene Quimet

11. “How you choose to feel today should not be dependent on others.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

12. “You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.” — Joel Osteen

13. “Toxic relationships are like a good pasta that has been overcooked.” ― Asa Don Brown

14. “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.” — Goi Nasu

15. “Sometimes it’s better to end something and try to start something new than imprison yourself in hoping for the impossible.” —Karen Salmansohn

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Classic American movies you need to watch

Looking to sit down with a good movie to take your mind off things? Then choose one of these great American films, selected by the Delevu review team, and get your popcorn popping!

Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock

Want to see an audience jump? Show them the scene where Grace Kelly is searching through Raymond Burr's apartment and we suddenly see Burr turn a corner and walk back toward it. Jimmy Stewart stars as the laid-up photographer-cum-voyeur who suspects a neighbor is a murderer.

The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith

Yes, it may be the most racist movie ever made. But it is also one of the most technically best, and its innovations changed movies forever. The radiant Lillian Gish brings a light to this story of the Civil War and its aftermath. It's a masterpiece. Hateful, yes. But a masterpiece.

An Affair to Remember by Leo McCarey

This is the film everyone cries over in "Sleepless in Seattle." The first half is more of a romantic comedy, as playboy Cary Grant and singer Deborah Kerr fall for each other on a ship. The second half is all drama, as their love is tested by circumstance.

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Hope Quotes That Will Instantly Lift You Up

Read these hope quotes curated by the Delevu review team to get you through a tough time, or just for a little inspiration.

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” —Desmond Tutu.

“The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.” — National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” —Albert Einstein.

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me … Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” —Shel Silverstein.

“Fear never builds the future, but hope does.” —Joe Biden.

“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” —J.R.R. Tolkien.

“It’s always something, to know you’ve done the most you could. But, don’t leave off hoping, or it’s of no use doing anything. Hope, hope to the last!” —Charles Dickens.

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Words to explain why you should always be grateful

Sometimes it can be hard to be grateful for the things we have in life, but after reading these quotes curated by the Delevu review team, you will understand just how important it really is.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. – Robert F. Kennedy

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. – James E. Faust

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. – William Shakespeare

All possibilities are on the other side of Yes. You have to have a Yes mindset to get to Greatness. – John C. Maxwell

When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you. – Walter Payton

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always try to do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, are great. – Mark Twain

In life, adversity only visits the strong. It stays forever with the weak. We have to decide whether we're going to be strong or weak. – Dale Brown

If people are doubting how far you'll go, go so far that you can't hear them anymore. – Michele Ruiz

You have to be willing to get your heart broken to be a champion, and you have to do it over and over again. – Doc Rivers

It's not a sin to get knocked down; it's a sin to stay down. – Linley Wartenberg

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. – Michael Jordan

If it's important you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse. – Ryan Blair

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. – Jimmy Johnson

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. – Harry Truman

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves it’s amazing what they can accomplish. – Sam Walton

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. – Leonardo da Vinci

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Food quotes you will love

If you love food you will love these quotes curated by the Delevu review team from some of the most famous foodies in the world.

“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child

“The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating.” John Walters

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.” Guy Fieri

“Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed… I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.” Delia Smith

“Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.” Jonathan Safran Foer

“Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.” Unknown

“You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.” Paul Prudhomme

“The secret of success is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” Mark Twain

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… The people who give you their food give you their heart.” Cesar Chavez

“We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” Anna Thomas

“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” Oscar Wilde

“My weaknesses have always been food and men — in that order.” Dolly Parton

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw

“Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.” Louise Fresco

“Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” Sophia Loren

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Wellness Quotes to Help You Live a Better Life

If you want to make this your best year yet, these wellness quotes can help you achieve a better life, and best of all, they are curated by the Delevu review team.

1. “It’s up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.”― Steve Maraboli

2. “What does your anxiety do? It does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but it empties today of its strength. It does not make you escape the evil; it makes you unfit to cope with it if it comes.” ― Raymond L. Cramer

3. “Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.” – Louise Hart

4. “A child’s mental health is just as important as their physical health.”- Kate Middleton

5. “People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important. I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it, which doesn’t help. One needs support and understanding. I am now working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression and help people.” — Deepika Padukone

6. “There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone’s business.” — Vikram Patel

7. “Mental health can be just as important as physical health – and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses.” — Michael Greger

8. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”-Mahatma Gandhi

9. “A healthy outside starts from the inside.”- Robert Urich

10. “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.”- Winston Churchill

11. “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”- Francois La Rochefoucauld

12. “Health requires healthy food.”- Roger Williams

13. “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.”- Mark Twain

14. “We are what we repeatedly eat. Healthy eating is not an act, but a habit.”-Felicity Luckey

15. “One cannot think, love, sleep well if one has not dined well.”- Virginia Woolf

16. “Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it.”- Heather Morgan

17. “What most people don’t realize is that food is not just calories: It’s information. It actually contains messages that communicate to every cell in the body.”- Dr. Mark Hyman

18. “If you keep good food in your fridge, you will eat good food.”- Errick McAdams

19. “Don’t ask why healthy food is so expensive. Ask why junk food is so cheap.”- NutitionSnob

20. “Those who have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find the time for illness.’’- Edward Stanley

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The best classic American films to watch now

Here is our collection of ithe best classic American films to watch this weekend, curated by the Delevu review team.

Freaks. Tod Browning, 1932. The genius of this horror film is that it makes sideshow freaks the heroes, beset by hateful ordinary people. Fail to recognize their humanity at your own risk.

My Favorite Wife. Garson Kanin, 1940. After his wife is declared dead seven years after a shipwreck, Cary Grant is ready to marry his new love. Naturally, that is when Wife No. 1, Irene Dunn, returns after surviving on a desert island with handsome Randolph Scott. And the jokes are as funny as the situation.

High Noon. Fred Zinnemann, 1952. When is a Western not a Western? When it’s an analogy about McCarthyism. This taut, intense picture works flawlessly on both levels, driven by Gary Cooper’s firm-jawed performance as the taciturn sheriff intent on doing the right thing despite widespread indifference.

Cabaret. Bob Fosse, 1972. Our knowledge informs this unforgettable musical about German decadence between the wars of what is to come. The songs are especially notable and, for all their humor, utterly chilling.

Citizen Kane. Orson Welles, 1941. It’s the most sustained expression of technical perfection ever committed to film. So why isn’t it higher on this list? It’s emotionally cold. Dauntingly brilliant, but frigid. Still, you can’t fault a single frame.

Schindler’s List. Steven Spielberg, 1993. The definitive movie about the Holocaust is the most powerful of Spielberg’s storied career. The way it tells its important and previously little-known true story makes you feel as if you are living it.

Chinatown. Roman Polanski, 1974. Polanski updated the film noir with glorious color but kept the genre's cynical plot and atmosphere of corruption. With Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in career-defining roles. For plenty more general content reads and eBooks, go to Delevu.

Motivational quotes to get your day going

Here is our collection of inspirational and thought-provoking quotes to get your day off to the right start, curated by the Delevu review team.

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” – Herman Melville

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti

“There is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.” – Jane Smiley

“The work you do when you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.” – Jessica Hische

“If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.” – John C. Maxwell

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

“There are two kinds of people in this world; those who want to get things done, and those who don’t want to make mistakes.” – John C. Maxwell

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” – John Wooden

“Why should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless.” – Kevin Ngo

“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown

“If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it.” – Kim Garst

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” – Laird Hamilton

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” – Leonardo da Vinci

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Logic quotes to live a thoughtful and complete life

Logic influences every decision we make in our lives. Logical thinking allows us to learn and make decisions that will affect our lifestyle.

“To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission.” – Charles Lindbergh

“Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.” – Laurence J. Peter

“You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.” – Alexander Herzen

“The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.” – Louis D. Brandeis

“Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence.” – Charles Kettering

“Logic is the hygiene the mathematician practices to keep his ideas healthy and strong.” – Hermann Weyl

“Logical thinking keeps you from wasting time worrying, or hoping. It prevents disappointment. Imagination, on the other hand, only gets you hyped up over things that will never realistically happen.” – Jodi Picoult

“Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.” – Maimonides

“Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.” – Rita Mae Brown

“Practice has a logic which is not that of the logician.” – Pierre Bourdieu

“I think being sensitive gives you powers. You get the logic and the flexibility of emotions.” – Denzel Curry

“Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.” – Leonard Nimoy

“Sometimes a faint voice based on instinct resonates far more strongly than overpowering logic.” – Naveen Jain

“Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.” – Lord Dunsany

“Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.” – Joseph Joubert

“Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.” – Jean de la Bruyere

“Logic is one thing, the human animal another. You can quite easily propose a logical solution to something and at the same time hope in your heart of hearts it won’t work out.” – Luigi Pirandello

“Humor is something that thrives between man’s aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.” – Victor Borge

“Logic will never change emotion or perception.” – Edward de Bono

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Beautiful Quotes to Celebrate the Winter Season

As the coldest season of the year, we may wish for it to be early soon, but here a few reasons why you should celebrate the winter season with the great content at Delevu.

1. “Winter is not a season; it’s a celebration.” – Anamika Mishra

2. “I love the scents of winter! For me, it’s all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread, and spruce.” –Taylor Swift

3. “I prefer winter and Fall when you feel the bone structure of the landscape–the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. ” – Andrew Wyeth

4. “If winter helps you curl up and more, that makes it one of the best of the seasons.” – Murray Pura

5. “Scarves, mittens, and hats are a great way to express your personality in the cold weather.” – Brad Goreski

6. “Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” – Pietro Aretino

7. “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell

8. “In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” – William Blake

9. “When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels.” – Unknown

10. “Thank goodness for the first snow; it was a reminder–no matter how old you became and how much you’d seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.” – Candace Bushnell

11. “The first snow is like the first love.” – Lara Biyuts

12. “Welcome, winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless.” – Terri Guillemets

13. “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Aristotle

14. “In the winter, she curls up around a good book and dreams away from the cold.” – Ben Aaronvitch

15. “When life gives you snow, make snow angels.” – Unknown

16. “The fire is winter’s fruit.” – Arabian Proverb

17. “The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.” – Terri Guillemets

18. “Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.” – Sarah Addison Allen

19. “Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity.” – Novala Takemoto

20. “Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.” – Sara Raasch

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Best Spiritual Audiobooks for Finding Fulfillment

Our everyday routine can be so exhausting that finding sufficient time to nurture your spirit becomes a hard nut to crack. Spiritual audiobooks come in handy in helping you keep up with your everyday activities while at the same time growing spiritually healthy. Here are some of the best spiritual audiobooks for finding fulfillment.

The Battlefield of the Mind

If you are baffled by negative thoughts, this audiobook will help you learn how to transform your negative thoughts into beautiful positive attitudes. Joyce Mayer uses biblical backing and personal experiences to support the concepts shared. Pat Lentz’s soft tone as she narrates will help you to follow through.

Everybody Always

This audiobook is majorly about love and how to be an emblem of love in a world full of negative minded individuals and setbacks. Bob Goff asserts that everybody can be better versions of themselves by irrationally expressing love and making the world a better place. You should Listen to Goff’s sincere tone to understand that love is a significant factor in living a fulfilling life.

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

Mention new age movement, and the author Deepak Chopra tops the list. In this audiobook, he offers a guide to his listeners on how to find fulfillment in life through intention and desire, dharma, giving, detachment, karma, least effort, and pure potentiality. He uses Hindu teachings to express his ideas.

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Best eBooks That Will Teach You Business Concepts

Venturing into any business field requires one to have sufficient knowledge of the general business. Learning from others will help in this journey. Here are some eBooks that will help you learn how to make it in the business world.

Company of One by Paul Jarvis

Get the nuggets of entrepreneurship from the solopreneur and author Paul Jarvis. Jarvis shares a practical approach on how to create a self-funded and fun business that will offer you the kind of lifestyle you would love to lead. You will also learn how not to go over concepts that are not important for you and your business.

Good to Great by Jim C. Collins

Are you wondering why some businesses take risks and thrive while others remain stagnant? Then this timeless classic will come in handy. The author uses several case studies to offer actionable business advice. He breaks down how the organizations transition from being ordinary businesses to great market shapers and movers.

The power of broke by Daymond John

It is always fascinating to find out how a business can grow from scratch to become a substantial market figure. Daymond John uses his own story in this book and tells his readers how to leverage the tools and resources at their disposal to grow a thriving business even with a small budget. He says being broke will force you to be creative and make use of the limited resources.

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From Football to… Bobsledding?

2020 has been a rough year for professional sports. While many leagues managed to resume play, be it with “bubbles” or other methods designed to reduce the spread of Covid-19, some leagues, like the Canadian Football League, lacked the funds for such ambitious endeavours and had to cancel their season altogether. The move left a lot of CFL players out in the cold, so to speak. Some sought to play in other leagues, while some were content to take the season off and spend time with their families. Some, like Montreal Alouettes running back Shaquille Murray-Lawrence, decided to try something completely different.

“It was very nerve wracking,“ said Murray-Lawrence in an interview with the CBC. ”Once I got in the sled, it was just the longest 50 seconds of my life. I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I couldn’t breathe. But when it’s over, I was like ‘Hey, man, I think I could do that again.’”

Murray-Lawrence was talking, of course, about bobsledding. And he wasn’t the only footballer to pick up the sport. Along with Murray-Lawrence, Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Jay Dearborn and B.C. Lions running back hopeful Kayden Johnson joined the Canadian national bobsled program after the CFL cancelled its 2020 season. The trio had been training at the ice house at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park, but recently moved to the sliding centre in Whistler, B.C., which was built for the 2010 Olympic Games. Bobsledding may seem like an odd choice for these three athletes, but they seem to be enjoying themselves, and may even continue in the sport once the CFL resumes play.

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Monolith Madness Grips the World

First Utah, then Romania, then California. For those who have yet to hear, these are the locations where mysterious monoliths have appeared, seemingly out of thin air, only to subsequently vanish. Each 10 to 12 feet tall, the first one emerged in the Utah desert on November 18 and vanished on November 27. The second monolith appeared outside the Romanian city of Piatra Neamt on November 27 and disappeared on December 2. The third and most recent of the monoliths appeared at the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California, on December 2 and was taken down on December 3.

While conspiracy theorists have claimed that anyone from government surveillance specialists to extraterrestrials may be responsible for the monoliths, it’s a group of community artists who have claimed credit. Known as “The Most Famous Artist,” the group posted a photo of the monolith on their Instagram account saying only “monolith-at-a-service.com.” The photo of the three-sided metal monolith included specs of the artwork noting: “Authentic dimensions and museum quality materials; edition of 3+1 artist proof; delivery and installation included; Blockchain certification of authenticity, signed and dated ‘The Most Famous Artists 2020’” The monolith comes with a hefty price tag, however, $45,000, and a four to six week delivery timeframe. It remains to be seen if any more monoliths will pop up, or if the group feels as though they’ve done enough marketing.

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What is The Right to Repair?

You may have read about it recently, as the movement is trending and growing in popularity, but just what is The Right to Repair? Simply put, it’s a movement gaining considerable traction in the United States and Europe, led by consumers demanding that manufacturers change their designs in order to make their products more repairable. As you may have guessed, many of the products in question are tech products, but the movement doesn’t exclusively center around tech even though it may seem that way at times.

Just what’s so hard to fix in all our latest devices and products? Well, take cell phones. When was the last time you bought a phone with an easily replaceable battery? True, some fixed batteries bring about certain benefits like waterproofing, but those benefits ultimately come at great expense to consumers. "In the latest models, the battery and the display are often glued to the gadget's body, which also makes it waterproof. It's a low-cost compromise enabling manufacturers to focus on thin design rather than reparability. That cannot be achieved when you screw the parts together," said Dorothea Kessler, communications director at iFixit Europe.

If ever the phone in question should need a new battery, the owner usually has two options: replace it altogether, or bring it back to the manufacturer for a replacement that usually isn’t worth the cost. The Right to Repair movement seeks to change all that, and aims to bring back a certain degree of repairability to new products. Though the movement is young, it’s gaining ground quickly, and the team here at Delevu encourages you to do some more research.

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