quote: Bill Cosby

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. “
Bill Cosby

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GW quote, USA together

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Thank you credits to whomever created this puzzle, and whomever photographed it and posted it at: http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index.html

General George Washington spoken on July 3, 1775:
Impress upon the mind of every man, from the first to the lowest, the importance of the cause, and what it is they are contending for.

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Quote: Elie Wiesel

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Elie Wiesel:  “The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.” 
[copied from display at the Tacoma Glass Museum, August 2008]
 [Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald -- photo from Flickr, courtesy 'moosoid9']
http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
I love this quote!  I so admire Elie Wiesel.
The quote reminds me of my early-teaching days mantra (especially while teaching middle school):  “Abolish apathy.”
Admiring Elie Wiesel humbles [...]

Nurturing… a quote

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

“It is better to nurture a society that believes in all and that each can be the best irrespective of challenges and difficulties.”   ~ Ochieng M. Khairalla; Nairobi, Kenya
  [photo credits/thanks to Cayusa, Bart -- Flickr photos]
Quotes are a powerful influence in my life.  The above quote, shared with permission of a newfound “virtual” friend, [...]