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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Quotation for You

Lewis Carroll-Writer
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality. - Lewis Caroll
Lewis Carroll  (1832-1898) was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, author of the children's classics "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass. - biography.com

Monday, January 30, 2017

Quotation for You

Marvin Williams-Basketball player
There is no better test of a man's integrity than his behavior when he is wrong. - Marvin Williams
Marvin Gaye Williams Jr. (born 1986) is an American professional basketball player. - Wikipedia
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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Quotation for You

Charles Bukowski-Poet
Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way. - Henry Charles Bukowski 
Henry Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Quotation for You

Alexander Hamilton-Statesman
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. - Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution. - Wikipedia
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Friday, January 27, 2017

Quotation for You

James Thurber- Cartoonist
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. - James Thurber
James Grover Thurber (1894-1961) was an American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit. - Wikipedia

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Quotation for You

David D. Burns-Author
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you. - David Burns
David D. Burns (born 1942) is an adjunct professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. - Wikipedia

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Quotation for You

Elbert Hubbard-Writer
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal. - Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Green Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. - Wikipedia

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Quotation for You

Kenji Miyazawa-Poet
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. - Kenji Miyazawa
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was a Japanese poet and author of children's literature from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. - Wikipedia

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Monday, January 23, 2017

Quotation for You

Christian D. Larson-Author
Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. - Christian Larson
Christian Daa Larson (1874-1954) was an American New Thought leader and teacher, as well as a prolific author of metaphysical and New Thought books. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Quotation for You

Napoleon-Military leader
Ability is of little account without opportunity. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Quotation for You

Barbara Walters-Broadcaster
Trust your gut. - Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters (1929) is a broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. - Wikipedia
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Friday, January 20, 2017

Quotation for You

Ernest Holmes-Writer
Prepare your mind to receive the best that life has to offer. - Ernest Holmes
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (1887-1960) was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of a Spiritual movement known as Religious Science, a part of the greater New Thought movement. -  Wikipedia
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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Quotation for You

Joan Baez-Singer
Action is the antidote to despair. - Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (born 1941) is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice. - Wikipedia

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Quotation for You

Al Bernstein-Writer
Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. - Al Bernstein 
Al Bernstein (born 1950) is an American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and speaker. - Wikipedia

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Quotation for You

Jodi Picoult- Author
You’re not a bad person because you want to be yourself. - Jodi Picoult
Jodi Lynn Picoult (born 1966) is an American author. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. - Wikipedia

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Quotation for You

J.K. Rowling-Novelist
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. - J.K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling (born 1965) is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. -Wikipedia

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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Quotation for You

Nicola Yoon-Author
Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It’s up to you. - Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon (born 1972) is a Jamaican-born author.

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Saturday, January 14, 2017

Quotation for You

Edmund Burke- Statesman
You can never plan the future by the past. - Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher. - Wikipedia

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Friday, January 13, 2017

Quotation for You

John Beecher-Poet
Strength is a matter of a made up mind. - John Beecher
John Beecher (1904-1980) was an activist poet, writer, and journalist who wrote about the Southern United States during the Great Depression and the American Civil Rights Movement. He was active in the American labor and civil rights movements. - Wikipedia

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Quotation for You

Adam Grant-Author
I believe that the most meaningful way to succeed is to help people succeed. - Adam Grant

Adam M. Grant (born 1981) is an author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. - Wikipedia

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Quotation for You

Harriet Beecher Stowe-Author
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe


Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. - Wikipedia

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Quotation for You

Zora Neale Hurston- Novelist

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. - Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. - Wikipedia

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Monday, January 9, 2017

Quotation for You

David Bohm-Scientist
The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. - David Bohm


David Joseph Bohm (1917-1991) was an American scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century. He was influenced by Jiddu Krishna Murthy.-  Wikipedia

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Quotation for You

Joseph Chilton Pearce-Author
Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. - Joseph Chilton Pearce

Joseph Chilton Pearce (1926-2016) was an author of a number of books on human development and child development. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Quotation for You

Max Eastman-Writer
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. - Max Eastman
Max Forrester Eastman (1883-1969) was an American writer on literature, philosophy and society; a poet, and a prominent political activist. - Wikipedia

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Quotation for You

J.R.R. Tolkien- Writer
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. -  J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and a university professor. - Wikipedia

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Quotation for You

Alfred Stieglitz-Photographer
Wherever there is light, one can photograph. - Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form. – Wikipedia

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Quotation for You

Ralph Fulsom Marston -football player
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. - Ralph Marston
Ralph Fulsom Marston (1907-1967) was a professional football player who spent a season in the National Football League with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929. - Wikipedia

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Quotation for You

Willie Nelson-Musician
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. - Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson born (1933) is a musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. - Wikipedia

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Monday, January 2, 2017

Quotation for You

William James-Philosopher
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James

William James was (1842-1910) an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. He was the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. - Wikipedia

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Quotation for You

Joseph Conrad-Writer
Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it. - Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. - Wikipedia