Susan B. Anthony quote – Cautious, careful people
“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.” – Susan B. Anthony
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Steven Pressfield Quote – Become Who We Already Are
“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.” – Steven Pressfield
Read morePoem – Whenever I Hear A Train (By Melissa Mendelson)
Whenever I Hear A Train Whenever I hear a train, I want to run. I always wanted to run. Since I was a child, I would stand before the open door, but then the door would slam shut. I never knew where it was that I was supposed to go, and instead of running free, I caught the wrong […]
Read morePoem – Cutty Sark (By Henryk Baranski)
Cutty Sark A THOUSAND MEN BUILD AND DESTROY A THOUSAND MEN SWEAT AND TOIL A THOUSAND MEN NOW DRUNK AND HUNGRY WORKING FOR WEEK’S WAGE AND BOIL. GREAT SHIPS IRONED AND TRAINS RAILED TRACKS ROADS AND ACHIEVEMENTS WROUGHT AND BLAST THROUGH GREAT SCOTTISH FORESTS FELLED HARD FAST SCOTTISH TREES SLICED GUTTERS BLED GOATS SHEEP CATTLE AND HEATHER […]
Read moreLes Brown Quote – Wanting Something Is Not Enough
“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” ― Les Brown
Read moreHenry C. Wright Quote – Nations Gorge Themselves
“For, as wolves and tigers gorge themselves with flesh and lick their gory chops, so do nations gorge themselves with human victims, not in detail, but in masses, by wholesale.” – Henry C. Wright
Read moreDenver Coffee Shop, Purple Door Helps Homeless
The owners of one Denver coffee shop aren’t just talking about social issues, they’re actually doing something about them. Co-founders Madison Chandler and Mark Smesrud opened the Purple Door two years ago with the goal of hiring homeless young adults, giving them one-year contracts to help them get back on their feet. Jenna Williams, a 23-year-old who had been living […]
Read moreWashington Irving Quote – Great Minds Have Purposes
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” – Washington Irving
Read morePope Francis Quote – Daily Life
“It is along the paths of daily life that you can meet the Lord.” – Pope Francis
Read moreLove and Hunger
Number of reported cases in the past decade of an Antarctic fur seal having sex with a king penguin: 4 Then eating it: 1
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