Wednesday, December 30, 2020

No One, Terrorize a Whole Nation, Edward R. Murrow

"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices." - Edward R. Murrow

Can be found at Goodreads or by clicking here.

Monday, December 28, 2020

They Have Never Been, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Men on the Court

“They have never been a 13-year-old girl.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, About men on the court, after her male colleagues appeared indifferent about a girl's strip-search by school administrators.

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Monday, December 21, 2020

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Pause to Wonder, Good as Dead, Albert Einstein

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 89.

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Understand a Person, His Point of View, Atticus Finch, Harper Lee

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Make Life Less Difficult, George Eliot

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?” - George Eliot

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Ever Tried, Fail Better, Samuel Beckett

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett, playwright, novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 101.

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Last Tree, Last River, Last Fish, Money, Cree Indian Proverb, Prophecy

"Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Proverb/Prophecy

This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.

Friday, December 11, 2020

No Pessimist, Secrets of the Stars, Human Spirit, Helen Keller

“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” - Helen Keller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 21.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Defense, Women and Children, Pat Schroeder

“When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think.” - Pat Schroeder

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 103.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Disappointed, Fail, Doomed, Beverly Sills

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.” - Beverly Sills

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Life, Glorious Cycle of Song, Marie of Romania, Dorothy Parker

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

A medley of extemporanea;

And love is a thing that can never go wrong;

And I am Marie of Romania."

Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.