QOTD July 5 2014
Saturday, July 5th, 2014Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Let us, then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.”
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QOTD July 4 2014
Friday, July 4th, 2014John F. Kennedy: “We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.”
QOTD July 3 2014
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014Ralph Waldo Emerson: “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
QOTD July 2 2014
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014Henry David Thoreau: “[Water is] the only drink for a wise man.”
QOTD July 1 2014
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014Paxton Hood:”Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter.”
QOTD June 30 2014
Monday, June 30th, 2014Margaret Bonnano: “It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.”
QOTD June 29 2014
Sunday, June 29th, 2014Harriet Beecher Stowe: “The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.”
QOTD June 28 2014
Saturday, June 28th, 2014Barack Obama: “We can’t expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it.”
QOTD June 27 2014
Friday, June 27th, 2014Lord Chesterfield: “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
QOTD June 26 2014
Thursday, June 26th, 2014Malcolm X: “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
QOTD June 25 2014
Wednesday, June 25th, 2014Gordon Parks: “The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.”
QOTD June 24 2014
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Felicia Day: “That is not what Geek means to me. We are more than the hobbies that we do or the things that we like. To me, Geek means an outsider, a rebel, a dreamer, a creator, a fighter. It’s a person who dares to love something that isn’t conventional.”
QOTD June 23 2014
Monday, June 23rd, 2014Jane Goodall: “My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature.”
QOTD June 22 2014
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014Rex Hudler: “Be a fountain, not a drain.”
QOTD June 21 2014
Saturday, June 21st, 2014Bette Davis: “My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.”
QOTD June 20 2014
Friday, June 20th, 2014William Cowper: “The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”
QOTD June 19 2014
Thursday, June 19th, 2014Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
QOTD June 18 2014
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014Real Live Preacher: “One of the joys we have in being human is in exercising our freedom to choose and to take each case as it comes to us. We are not robots who are forced into behaviors by their programming. We see things; we think about things; and we choose our course of action or beliefs appropriately. And as long as that remains true of us, we will live every day of our lives on one slippery slope or another. There is no reason to fear this.”
QOTD June 17 2014
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014Oprah Winfrey: “I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.”
QOTD June 16 2014
Monday, June 16th, 2014Anatole France: “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
