“We’ve got a great percentage of our population that, to our great shame, either cannot or, equally unfortunate, will not read. And that portion of our public is growing. Those people are suckers for the demagogue.”~Walter Cronkite American broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite was born on this day in 1916.
“It’s not what happens to us that defines us. It’s what we choose to do with what happens to us that defines us.”~Elizabeth Smart American child safety activist and commentator Elizabeth Smart was born on this day in 1987.
“Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality.”~Paul Johnson British journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author Paul Johnson was born on this day in 1928.
Once again, I turned to the Story Engine Deck for an idea. This prompt went far deeper than I anticipated, so the story took some time to write. Well, as you can see, it took on a life of its own. PROMPT: An idol (Lyryk?) wants to (gain fame from / write a heroic ballad … Continue reading Lyryk: Honor, Part 1
“Very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears and reads than most people know.”~Dan Rather American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor Dan Rather was born on this day in 1931.
“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.”~William Halsey American Navy admiral William Halsey was born on this day in 1882.
“The American public highly overrates its sense of humor. We’re great belly laughers and prat fallers, but we never really did have a real sense of humor. Not satire anyway. We’re a fatheaded, cotton-picking society. When we realize finally that we aren’t God’s given children, we’ll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, … Continue reading Random Quote for October 29, 2026
“Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don’t notice whether it’s passing quickly or slowly.”~Ivan Turgenev Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, and translator Ivan Turgenev was born on this day in 1818.
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”~Theodore Roosevelt Author, conservationist, explorer, historian, naturalist, police commissioner, soldier, and 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt was born on this day in 1858.
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”~Napoleon Hill American author Napoleon Hill was born on this day in 1883.
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