“The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.”~Barbara Walters American broadcast journalist and television personality Barbara Walters was born on this day in 1929.
“The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.”~Barbara Walters American broadcast journalist and television personality Barbara Walters was born on this day in 1929.
“The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.”~John Marshall American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United … Continue reading Random Quote for September 24, 2025
“There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.”~John Boyd Orr Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, … Continue reading Random Quote for September 23, 2025
“Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.”~Lord Chesterfield British politician, diplomat, and writer Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was born on this day in 1694.
Kimimela Birdsong looked up at the caves carved into the sandstone formations. Her tribe called these formations “Dreaming Caves.” Legends told of shamans who went on vision quests in these shallow caverns. As part of her thesis, she needed to explore the niches to discover the archaeological significance of this location. She knew other students … Continue reading The Dreaming Caves
“In a sane society, common pain should lead to common purpose.”~Van Jones American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate Van Jones was born on this day in 1968.
“Success is just happiness. When you are happy, that is success.”~Jimmy Fallon American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer Jimmy Fallon was born on this day in 1974.
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.”~Joseph Story American lawyer, jurist, politician, and US Supreme Court Justice … Continue reading Random Quote for September 18, 2025
“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics looks so petty.”~Edgar Mitchell United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell was … Continue reading Random Quote for September 17, 2025
“People are afraid, and when people are afraid, when their pie is shrinking, they look for somebody to hate. They look for somebody to blame. And a real leader speaks to anxiety and to fear and allays those fears, assuages anxiety.”~Henry Louis Gates American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates was born … Continue reading Random Quote for September 16, 2025
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