“An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all.”~Elizabeth Barrett Browning English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on this day in 1861.
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Random Quote for June 27, 2020
“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.”~Helen Keller American author, political activist, and lecturer Helen Keller was born on this day in 1880.
Random Quote for June 26, 2020
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”~Nora Ephron American journalist, writer, and filmmaker Nora Ephron died on this day in 2012.
Random Quote for June 25, 2020
“Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”~George Orwell English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic George Orwell was born on this day in 1903.
Random Quote for June 23, 2020
“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”~Alan Turing English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing was born on this day in 1912.
Random Quote for June 22, 2020
“I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people.”~Octavia E. Butler American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler was born on this day in 1947.
Random Quote for June 20, 2020
“I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.”~Lionel Richie American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor Lionel Richie was born on this day in 1949.
Random Quote for June 18, 2020
“But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.”~Paul McCartney English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and record and film producer Paul McCartney was born on this day in 1942.
Random Quote for June 16, 2020
“Life and people are complex. A writer as an artist doesn't have the personality of a politician. We don't see the world that simply.”~Joyce Carol Oates American writer Joyce Carol Oates was born on this day in 1938.
Random Quote for June 15, 2020
“MY four years were drawing to a close. They had been years of patient endurance and hard and persistent work, interspersed with bright oases of happiness and gladness and joy, as well as weary barren wastes of loneliness, isolation, unhappiness, and melancholy. I believe I have discharged--I know I have tried to do so--every duty … Continue reading Random Quote for June 15, 2020
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