“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.” ~Dick Van Dyke American actor, entertainer, and comedian Dick Van Dyke was born on this day in 1925.
“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.” ~Dick Van Dyke American actor, entertainer, and comedian Dick Van Dyke was born on this day in 1925.
“The point of life is to find the delicate equilibrium between dream and reality.” ~Lillian Smith American writer and social critic Lillian Smith was born on this day in 1897.
“Everything, everything in war is barbaric… But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.” ~Ellen Key Swedish difference feminist writer Ellen Key was born on this day in 1849.
We have spent the week moving. Because of the condition of our driveway, we’re finding that a pickup brigade is working best. After moving all that heavy stuff in Grandson’s delivery vehicle last Saturday, we had to pull the van out of the driveway on Sunday. We decided that if incoming cars and trucks don’t … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 164
“Most things don’t work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.” ~Judi Dench English actress Judi Dench was born on this day in 1934.
“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” ~Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was born on this day in 1542.
“Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself.” ~Noam Chomsky American professor and public intellectual Noam Chomsky was born on this day in 1928.
“The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men.” ~Susanna Moodie English-born Canadian author Susanna Moodie was born on this day in 1803.
“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else’s life forever.” ~Margaret Cho American comedian and actress Margaret Cho was born on this day in 1968.
“Don’t learn to do, but learn in doing.” ~Samuel Butler English novelist and critic Samuel Butler was born on this day in 1835.
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