“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”~Ann Patchett American author Ann Patchett was born on this day in 1963.
“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”~Ann Patchett American author Ann Patchett was born on this day in 1963.
“All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.”~Black Elk Oglala Lakota medicine man and educator Black Elk was born on this day in 1863.
“Don't listen to those who say YOU CAN’T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.”~Shirley Chisholm American politician, educator, and author Shirley Chisholm was born on this day in 1924.
“The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.”~Martha Beck American author, life coach, and speaker Martha Beck was born on this day in 1962.
“If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living.”~Gail Sheehy American author, journalist, and lecturer Gail Sheehy was born on this day in 1936.
“The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.”~Tina Turner American-born Swiss singer and actress Tina Turner was born on this day in 1939.
“Nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart.”~Frances Hodgson Burnett British novelist and playwright Frances Hodgson Burnett was born on this day in 1849.
“Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.”~Robin Roberts American television broadcaster Robin Roberts was born on this day in 1960.
“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?”~George Eliot English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and writer George Eliot was born on this day in 1850.
“A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.”~Nadine Gordimer South African writer and political activist Nadine Gordimer was born on this day in 1923.
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