“I wish everything was gender neutral. I wish we weren’t separated by boundaries like pink and blue and little things like that. I wish we could choose how we express ourselves without hate.”~Jazz Jennings American media personality and LGBT rights activist Jazz Jennings was born on this day in 2000.
“The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.”~Chester A. Arthur American civil servant, lawyer, and twenty-first president of the United States Chester A. Arthur was born on this day in 1829.
“The growth of the soul may be compared to the growth of a plant. In both cases, no new properties are imparted by the operation of external causes, but only the inward tendencies are called into action and clothed with strength.”~George Ripley American social reformer, Unitarian minister, and journalist George Ripley was born on this … Continue reading Random Quote for October 03, 2026
“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.”~Nat Turner American enslaved Black carpenter, preacher, and activist Nat Turner was born on this day in 1800.
“No soul that aspires can ever fail to rise; no heart that loves can ever be abandoned. Difficulties exist only that in overcoming them we may grow strong, and they who have suffered are able to save.”~Annie Besant English socialist, theosophist, freemason, educationist, and activist Annie Besant was born on this day in 1847.
“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”~Truman Capote American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Truman Capote was born on this day in 1924.
“The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.”~Lech Wałęsa Polish statesman, anticommunist dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa was born on this day in 1943.
“Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women’s issue—it is a fundamental economic issue.”~Madeleine Kunin Swiss-born American diplomat, author, and politician Madeleine Kunin was born on this day in 1933.
“Liberty’s chief foe is theology.”~Charles Bradlaugh English politician and atheism activist Charles Bradlaugh was born on this day in 1833.
“Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power—not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.”~bell hooks American philosopher, educator, author, and social critic bell hooks was born on this day in 1952.
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