“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.” ~Enid Blyton English children’s writer Enid Blyton was born on this day in 1897.
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Random Quote for August 09, 2023
“Don’t you know that everybody’s got a Fairyland of their own?” ~P. L. Travers Australian-British writer P. L. Travers was born on this day in 1899.
Random Quote for August 08, 2023
“When you’re true to who you are, amazing things happen.” ~Deborah Norville American television journalist and businesswoman Deborah Norville was born on this day in 1958.
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“Truly nothing is to be expected except for the unexpected.” ~Alice James American diarist Alice James was born on this day in 1848.
Random Quote for August 05, 2023
“Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered.” ~Guy de Maupassant French author Guy de Maupassant was born on this day in 1850.
Random Quote for August 04, 2023
“Life is too short to drink the house wine.” ~Helen Thomas American White House press corps reporter and author Helen Thomas was born on this day in 1920.
Random Quote for August 03, 2023
“Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind—even if your voice shakes.” ~Maggie Kuhn American elder rights activist Maggie Kuhn was born on this day in 1905.
Random Quote for August 02, 2023
“There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free.” ~Rose Tremain English novelist, short story writer, and former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia Rose Tremain was born on this day in 1943.
Random Quote for August 01, 2023
“We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.” ~Maria Mitchell American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator Maria Mitchell was born on this day in 1818.
Random Quote for July 31, 2023
“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” ~Whitney M. Young American civil rights leader Whitney M. Young was born on this day in 1921.
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