“It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.” ~Happy Birthday, James A. Baldwin ***
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Wishing Frederick Douglass — America’s great author, thinker, abolitionist, vice presidential running mate to the first female presidential candidate, suffragist, advocate of equal rights for all and American slave — a happy birthday. “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance … Continue reading
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” ~Virginia Woolf, author and modernist, best known today for Mrs Dalloway and A Room of One’s Own. Born: January, 25, 1882 “Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.” ~Lewis Carroll (nee Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer best known today for Alice’s … Continue reading
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.” ~Happy Birthday, Benjamin Franklin! The quote above is one segment of an answer Mr. Franklin gave to a question about his diplomatic success in the newly formed United States. In full, his response was: “I will speak ill of no man, and … Continue reading
“Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.” ~Happy Birthday to American original Ruth Gordon While you’re here, check out our new book on Amazon. Even through the title is entirely inappropriate for this post. ***
October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962 “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” ~Happy birthday, Eleanor Roosevelt. ***
“Freedom belongs to the strong.” ~Happy Birthday, Richard Wright ***
“I’ve been in more laps than a napkin.” ~Happy Birthday to a true American original, Mae West! ***
“It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.” ~Happy Birthday, James A. Baldwin ***
“Life shouldn’t be printed on dollar bills.” ~Clifford Odets, born this day in 1906. ***
Today in 1981, President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. “I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide … Continue reading
