“I couldn’t have made it without knowing how to use laughter to get from one day to the next.” ~Shana Alexander American journalist Shana Alexander was born on this day in 1925.
“I couldn’t have made it without knowing how to use laughter to get from one day to the next.” ~Shana Alexander American journalist Shana Alexander was born on this day in 1925.
“Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.” ~Maya Lin American designer and sculptor Maya Lin was born on this day in 1959.
“We must see others’ struggles as our own, and their success as our success, so we can speak to our common humanity.” ~Ilhan Omar American politician Ilhan Omar was born on this day in 1982.
“People are not born evil, although we all have evil within us.” ~Leïla Slimani Franco-Moroccan writer and journalist Leïla Slimani was born on this day in 1981.
“Not to be miserable is all some people are capable of.” ~Elizabeth Montagu British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic, and writer Elizabeth Montagu was born on this day in 1718.
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“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ~Truman Capote American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor Truman Capote was born on this day in 1924.
“Waiting is far more difficult than doing.” ~Elizabeth Gaskell English novelist, biographer and short story writer Elizabeth Gaskell was born on this day in 1810.
“The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.” ~Frances E. Willard American educator, temperance reformer, and women’s suffragist Frances E. Willard was born on this day in 1839.
“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where you backbone ought to be.” ~Clementine Paddleford American food writer Clementine Paddleford was born on this day in 1898.
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