“Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both.”~Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to hold federal office in the United States, was born on this day in 1880.
“Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both.”~Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to hold federal office in the United States, was born on this day in 1880.
“Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.”~Joan Rivers American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host Joan Rivers was born on this day in 1933.
“I greatly fear some of America's greatest and most dangerous enemies are such as think themselves her best friends.”~Nathan Hale American Revolutionary War soldier and spy Nathan Hale was born on this day in 1755.
“The problem with some truth-tellers is that they don't do it in a way that makes people want to listen.”~Kathleen Kennedy American film producer and current president of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy was born on this day in 1953.
“We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we're able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.”~Angelina Jolie Humanitarian, actress, … Continue reading Random Quote for June 4, 2020
“What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.”~Boris Pasternak Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator Boris Pasternak died on this day in 1960.
“That's part of your life lesson to be afraid. The bigger question is how you deal with being afraid. Do you have to summon courage or something else to live with that fear without letting it take you over?”~Gladys Knight American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author Gladys Knight was born on this day in … Continue reading Random Quote for May 28, 2020
“My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.”~Jim Henson American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, filmmaker, and screenwriter Jim Henson died on this day in 1990.
“SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.”~Larry Niven American science fiction writer Larry Niven was born on this day in 1938.
“The beginning is always today.”~Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer, philosopher, and women's rights advocate, was born on this day in 1759.
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