Ringling College Library Association

Ringling College Library Association
 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020

“We cannot gamble with
American lives. I will not gamble with American lives.”

– Gen. John F. Kelly

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020

“Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.”

– Rick Steves

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020

“Conceiving of teams as the right pieces instead of the right process is a trap: thinking you know the type of person you are looking for prevents you from evaluating people for their skills or expertise.”

– Wendy R. Sherman

 

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

“2008: Drug overdoses, mostly from opiates, surpass auto fatalities as leading cause of accidental death in the United States.”

– Sam Quinones

 

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020

“Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big.”

– Lisa Genova

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020

“Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy — your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.”

– Annie Leibovitz

 
2019 / 2020

Upcoming TOWN HALL Lectures

Gen. John F. Kelly

Monday, January 27, 2020
Secretary Kelly was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970, and ...

Rick Steves

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Rick Steves advocates smart, affordable, perspective-broadening travel. As host and writer of the popular public television series Rick ...

Wendy R. Sherman

Monday, February 17, 2020
Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman brings to every opportunity over three decades of experience in business, international affairs and ...

Sam Quinones

Monday, March 02, 2020
Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and author of three books of narrative nonfiction. His latest ...

Lisa Genova

Monday, March 23, 2020
Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a ...

Annie Leibovitz

Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Annie Leibovitz began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone in 1970, while she was still a ...

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Ian Bremmer – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Ian Bremmer concludes the RCLA 2019 lecture series You had to feel a little compassion for Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer during his Ringling College Library Association address at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Bremmer’s agenda was “to make you 10 percent less crazy ...

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