“If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we’re the only species that lives here, we’ll create a disaster for ourselves.”~Gaylord Nelson American lawyer, soldier, and politician Gaylord Nelson was born on this day in 1916.
“When faced with world problems—like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade—you may be among those who are overwhelmed by a feeling of “Help! What on earth can I, just one person, do about this?” Take heart. That’s a sane response. It’s the basis for a whole new attitude to world problems, where change at … Continue reading Random Quote for June 03, 2025
“The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is.”~John Lancaster Spalding American Catholic author, poet, and advocate for higher education John Lancaster Spalding was born on this day in 1840.
“A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.”~Norman Vincent Peale American clergyman and author Norman Vincent Peale was born on this day in 1898.
“All we can ever do in the way of good to people is to encourage them to do good to themselves.”~Randolph Bourne American writer and intellectual Randolph Bourne was born on this day in 1886.
“Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.”~Patrick Henry American politician, planter, and orator Patrick Henry was born on this day in 1736.
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
“Violence is always the last option, but if that time comes, it is the only option.”~Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, was born on this day in 1876.
“The best advice I can give anybody is to try to understand who you are and what you want to do, and don’t be afraid to go down that road and do whatever it takes and work as hard as you have to work to achieve that.”~Sally Ride American astronaut and physicist Sally Ride was … Continue reading Random Quote for May 26, 2025
“Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a legal right to determine what shall be done with his own body.”~Benjamin N. Cardozo American lawyer and jurist Benjamin N. Cardozo was born on this day in 1870.
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