“Don’t plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.” ~Candy Crowley American news anchor Candy Crowley was born on this day in 1948.
“Don’t plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.” ~Candy Crowley American news anchor Candy Crowley was born on this day in 1948.
“Who would not rather trust and be deceived?” ~Eliza Cook English author and poet Eliza Cook was born on this day in 1818.
“Encourage and support your kids because ‘Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.’” ~Lady Bird Johnson Former First Lady of the United States, Lady Bird Johnson was born on this day in 1912.
“…value exists only where there is consciousness. Where nothing ever is felt, nothing matters.” ~Susanne Katherina Langer American philosopher, writer, and educator Susanne Katherina Langer was born on this day in 1895.
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.” ~Lyman Abbott American Congregationalist theologian, editor, and author Lyman Abbott was born on this day in 1835.
“Why can I not fight for my country too?” ~Deborah Sampson Teacher, weaver, lecturer, farmer, and soldier in the Continental Army, Deborah Sampson was born on this day in 1760.
“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” ~Jane Austen English novelist Jane Austen was born on this day in 1775.
“In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been.” ~Ella Baker African-American civil rights and human rights activist Ella Baker was born on this day in 1903.
“Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.” ~Anna Seward English Romantic poet Anna Seward was born on this day in 1742.
“But silence is where victims dwell.” ~Nelly Sachs German-Swedish poet and playwright Nelly Sachs was born on this day in 1891.
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