“It’s the people who seem weak who are always surprisingly strong, and the ones who seem strong who are unexpectedly weak.”~Lisa Jewell British author Lisa Jewell was born on this day in 1968.
“It’s the people who seem weak who are always surprisingly strong, and the ones who seem strong who are unexpectedly weak.”~Lisa Jewell British author Lisa Jewell was born on this day in 1968.
“I've never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.”~Elizabeth Gilbert American journalist and author Elizabeth Gilbert was born on this day in 1969.
“For once a thing is known, it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten.”~Anita Brookner English novelist and art historian Anita Brookner was born on this day in 1928.
“I would rather be a rebel than a slave.”~Emmeline Pankhurst English political activist Emmeline Pankhurst was born on this day in 1858.
“Life isn't about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.”~Henry David Thoreau American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau was born on this day in 1817.
“If you've not been loved as a child, you don't know how to love a child.”~Jane Gardam English writer of children's and adult fiction Jane Gardam was born on this day in 1928.
“If you are free, you are not predictable and you are not controllable.”~June Jordan American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist June Jordan was born on this day in 1936.
“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.”~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was born on this day in 1926.
“No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.”~P. T. Barnum American showman, businessman, and politician, P. T. Barnum was born on this day in 1810.
“No one can take advantage of you without your permission.”~Ann Landers American advice columnist Ann Landers, aka Eppie Lederer, was born on this day in 1918.
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