“Anyone who’s lived has lost somebody.”~David Baldacci American novelist and attorney David Baldacci was born on this day in 1960.
“Anyone who’s lived has lost somebody.”~David Baldacci American novelist and attorney David Baldacci was born on this day in 1960.
“You cannot have a democracy without an informed people.”~Helen Thomas American reporter, columnist, and author Helen Thomas was born on this day in 1920.
“It’s possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it’s probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.”~P. D. James English novelist and life peer P. D. James was born on this day in 1920.
“I don’t always understand other people’s motives. I will repeat that for my own benefit, if you don’t mind. I don’t always understand other people’s motives.”~Elaine Dundy American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress, and playwright Elaine Dundy was born on this day in 1921.
“No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy.”~Hilary Putnam American philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist, and analytic philosopher Hilary Putnam was born on this day in 1926.
“Just think—guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don’t.”~Eleanor Smeal American women’s rights activist Eleanor Smeal was born on this day in 1939.
“As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”~Alexis de Tocqueville French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was born on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for July 29, 2026
“There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.”~Harry Bridges Australian-born American union leader Harry Bridges was born … Continue reading Random Quote for July 28, 2026
“I wish I knew how we achieve the goal of world peace. My bumper sticker reads ‘Just Another Version of You.’ The sooner we agree that we’re just other versions of each other—we human beings—the sooner we will find some sense of world peace.”~Norman Lear American screenwriter and producer Norman Lear was born on this … Continue reading Random Quote for July 27, 2026
“It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but … Continue reading Random Quote for July 25, 2026
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