“Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.”~Graham Greene English writer and journalist Graham Greene was born on this day in 1904.
“Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.”~Graham Greene English writer and journalist Graham Greene was born on this day in 1904.
“Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.”~Jimmy Carter American philanthropist, author, and former politician Jimmy Carter was born on this day in 1924.
“One person of integrity can make a difference.”~Elie Wiesel Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was born on this day in 1928.
“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.”~Miguel de Cervantes Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes was born on this day in 1547.
“There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed.”~Kate Douglas Wiggin American educator, author and composer Kate Douglas Wiggin was born on this day in 1856.
“If time were like a passage of music, you could keep going back to it until you got it right.”~Joyce Johnson(1999) “Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir”, p.186, Penguin American author Joyce Johnson was born on this day in 1935.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”~Christopher Reeve American actor, director, and activist Christopher Reeve was born on this day in 1952.
“We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul.”~Frances Harper American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer Frances Harper was born on this day in 1825.
“I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.”~Ani DiFranco American singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco was born on this day in 1970.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.”~Joan Jett American rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer, and actress Joan Jett was born on this day in 1958.
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