People In Your Past
0.0 00 “Don’t worry about the people in your past. There is a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.”
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Eleanor Roosevelt Quote – You Begin To Die
0.0 00 “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Read moreCharlotte Bronte Quote – as if i had been poisoned
0.0 00 “Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.” – Charlotte Bronte
Read moreTurnabout Is Fair Play
0.0 00 A Vancouver woman saw the bicycle that was stolen from her put up for sale on Craigslist. She called, met the seller, and asked for a test ride. “And then I just got on it and rode away,” said Kayla Smith.
Read moreNelson Mandela Quote – Powerful Beyond Measure
0.0 00 Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Nelson Mandela
Read moreLottery winners give back
5.0 01 ■ A Missouri couple have used their record lottery winnings to improve their hometown. Mark and Cindy Hill have spent chunks of their $293 million fortune on the town of Camden Point buying it a new firehouse and baseball field, refurbishing the town’s waste-water system, and topping up the high school scholarship fund.The Hills’ gifts amounted to 25 […]
Read moreMystery looms over loud booms
5.0 01 Clintonville, Wis. A series of underground booms and explosions rattled the nerves of residents in this small city this week, sending police and public officials searching for a cause. Resident Al Miller likened the sounds to “a heavy-duty thunderstorm,” while a neighbor said it “sounded like a bomb had gone off.” On three successive nights, loud sonic disturbances […]
Read moreOur culture’s worship of celebrity
5.0 02 It was in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age that the modern concept of celebrity was born, said George Packer. But if the worship of gaudy wealth and fame began in The Great Gatsby era, we’ve taken it to new, “perverse” heights in 21st-century America. Today, celebrity demigods dominate every field: There are celebrity chefs, bankers, computer engineers, chief […]
Read moreHoward Zinn Quote – Truth Has A Power Of Its Own
0.0 00 “Truth has a power of its own….A poem can inspire a movement. A pamphlet can spark a revolution. Civil disobedience can arouse people and provoke us to think.” – Howard Zinn
Read moreMother Teresa Quote – They Are All Hungry For Love
0.0 00 “There is no great difference in the reality of one country or another, because it is always people you meet everywhere. They may look different or be dressed differently, or may have a different education or position. But they are all the same. They are all people to be loved. They are all hungry for love.” – Mother Teresa
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