“Without a struggle,
there can be no progress.”
~ Frederick Douglass
*Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
Born: February, 1818 Talbot County, Maryland, United States
Died: February 20, 1895 (aged about 78) Washington, D.C., United States
An American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining renown for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. Douglass also actively supported women’s suffrage. Following the Civil War, he worked on behalf of equal rights for freedmen, and held multiple public offices. His classic autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, is one of the best known accounts of American slavery.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Empty pockets never held anyone back.
Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale
*Norman Vincent Peale
Born: May 31, 1898 Bowersville, Ohio
Died: December 24, 1993 (aged 95) Pawling, New York
A Protestant preacher and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of “positive thinking”.
In 1945, Dr. Peale, his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, and Raymond Thornburg, a Pawling, New York businessman founded Guideposts magazine, a non-denominational forum for celebrities and ordinary people to relate inspirational stories.
Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale
*Norman Vincent Peale
Born: May 31, 1898 Bowersville, Ohio
Died: December 24, 1993 (aged 95) Pawling, New York
A Protestant preacher and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of “positive thinking”.
In 1945, Dr. Peale, his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, and Raymond Thornburg, a Pawling, New York businessman founded Guideposts magazine, a non-denominational forum for celebrities and ordinary people to relate inspirational stories.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Just because something doesn’t do
what you planned it to do
doesn’t mean it’s useless.”
~ Thomas Edison
*Thomas Alva Edison
Born: February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 18, 1931 (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
An American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
Dubbed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
what you planned it to do
doesn’t mean it’s useless.”
~ Thomas Edison
*Thomas Alva Edison
Born: February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 18, 1931 (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
An American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
Dubbed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thought for the Day
The man who is always worrying
about whether or not his soul would be damned
generally has a soul that isn’t worth a damn.”
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
*Oliver Wendell Holmes
Born August 29, 1809 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died October 7, 1894 (aged 85)
Boston, Massachusetts
An American physician, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets. He is recognized as an important medical reformer.
about whether or not his soul would be damned
generally has a soul that isn’t worth a damn.”
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
*Oliver Wendell Holmes
Born August 29, 1809 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died October 7, 1894 (aged 85)
Boston, Massachusetts
An American physician, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets. He is recognized as an important medical reformer.
Thought for the Day Saturday September 25th 2010
“All my life through,
the new sights of nature
made me rejoice like a child.”
~ Marie Curie
*Marie Sk?odowska–Curie
Born: 7 November 1867 Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
Died: 4 July 1934 (aged 66) Passy, France
A physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and subsequent French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes; in physics and chemistry. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.
the new sights of nature
made me rejoice like a child.”
~ Marie Curie
*Marie Sk?odowska–Curie
Born: 7 November 1867 Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
Died: 4 July 1934 (aged 66) Passy, France
A physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and subsequent French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes; in physics and chemistry. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thought for the Day
“It is curious that physical courage
should be so common in the world
and moral courage so rare.”
~ Mark Twain
*Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Born November 30, 1835 Florida, Missouri
Died April 21, 1910 (aged 74) Redding, Connecticut
Well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called “the Great American Novel”, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
should be so common in the world
and moral courage so rare.”
~ Mark Twain
*Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Born November 30, 1835 Florida, Missouri
Died April 21, 1910 (aged 74) Redding, Connecticut
Well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called “the Great American Novel”, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Thought for the Day Wednesday September 22nd 2010
Thought for the Day
“It may be that your whole purpose in life
is simply to serve as a warning to others.”
~ Author Unknown
“It may be that your whole purpose in life
is simply to serve as a warning to others.”
~ Author Unknown
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thought for the Day Tuesday September 21st 2010
“The art of medicine
consists in amusing the patient
while nature cures the disease.”
~ Voltaire
*François-Marie Arouet
Born 21 November 1694 Paris, France
Died 30 May 1778 (aged 83) Paris, France
Better known by the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.
consists in amusing the patient
while nature cures the disease.”
~ Voltaire
*François-Marie Arouet
Born 21 November 1694 Paris, France
Died 30 May 1778 (aged 83) Paris, France
Better known by the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thought for the Day Monday September 20th 2010
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The meaning of life is to give it away.”
~ David Viscott
*David Viscott
Born: May 24, 1938 Boston Massachusetts
Died: October 10, 1996 (aged 58) Studio City, Los Angeles, Caifornia
An American psychiatrist, author, businessman, and media personality. He was a graduate of Dartmouth (1959), Tufts Medical School and taught at University Hospital in Boston. He started a private practice in psychiatry in 1968 and later moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where he was a professor of psychiatry at UCLA. He founded and managed the Viscott Center for Natural Therapy
The meaning of life is to give it away.”
~ David Viscott
*David Viscott
Born: May 24, 1938 Boston Massachusetts
Died: October 10, 1996 (aged 58) Studio City, Los Angeles, Caifornia
An American psychiatrist, author, businessman, and media personality. He was a graduate of Dartmouth (1959), Tufts Medical School and taught at University Hospital in Boston. He started a private practice in psychiatry in 1968 and later moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where he was a professor of psychiatry at UCLA. He founded and managed the Viscott Center for Natural Therapy
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Thought for the Day Sunday September 19th 2010
“A friendly study of the world’s religions
is a sacred duty.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
*Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born: 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, Union of India
The pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi “Great Soul”, an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore, and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: b?pu or “Father”). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.
is a sacred duty.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
*Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born: 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, Union of India
The pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi “Great Soul”, an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore, and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: b?pu or “Father”). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Every burned book
enlightens the world.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
enlightens the world.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thought for the Day
“The more you praise and celebrate your life,
the more there is in life to celebrate.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
*Orpah Gail Winfrey
Born: January 29, 1954 Kosciusko, Mississippi,
An American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world’s only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.
the more there is in life to celebrate.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
*Orpah Gail Winfrey
Born: January 29, 1954 Kosciusko, Mississippi,
An American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world’s only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Do not fear death so much,
but rather the inadequate life.”
~ Bertolt Brecht
*Bertolt Brecht
Born: 10 February 1898 Augsburg, Germany
Died: 14 August 1956 (aged 58) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
A German poet, playwright, and theatre director. An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble, the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel, with its internationally acclaimed productions.
but rather the inadequate life.”
~ Bertolt Brecht
*Bertolt Brecht
Born: 10 February 1898 Augsburg, Germany
Died: 14 August 1956 (aged 58) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
A German poet, playwright, and theatre director. An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble, the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel, with its internationally acclaimed productions.
Thought for the Day Wednesday September 15th 2010
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right
for you’ll be criticized anyway.
You’ll be damned if you do,
and damned if you don’t.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
*Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Born October 11, 1884 New York, New York
Died November 7, 1962 (aged 78) New York, New York
First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband’s death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationally prominent author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women.
for you’ll be criticized anyway.
You’ll be damned if you do,
and damned if you don’t.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
*Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Born October 11, 1884 New York, New York
Died November 7, 1962 (aged 78) New York, New York
First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband’s death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationally prominent author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women.
Thought for the Day Tuesday September 14th 2010
“Imagination is the eye of the soul.”
~ Joseph Joubert
*Joseph Joubert
Born: 7 May 1754 Montignac, Périgord
Died: 4 May 1824 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
A French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées published posthumously.
From the age of 14 Joubert attended a religious college in Toulouse, where he later taught until 1776. In 1778 he went to Paris where he met D’Alembert and Diderot, amongst others, and later became friends with young writer and diplomat Chateaubriand.
He alternated between living in Paris with his friends and life in the privacy of the countryside in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. He was appointed inspector-general of the University under Napoleon.
~ Joseph Joubert
*Joseph Joubert
Born: 7 May 1754 Montignac, Périgord
Died: 4 May 1824 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
A French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées published posthumously.
From the age of 14 Joubert attended a religious college in Toulouse, where he later taught until 1776. In 1778 he went to Paris where he met D’Alembert and Diderot, amongst others, and later became friends with young writer and diplomat Chateaubriand.
He alternated between living in Paris with his friends and life in the privacy of the countryside in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. He was appointed inspector-general of the University under Napoleon.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Keep your fears to yourself,
but share your courage with others.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
*Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson
Born: 13 November 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 3 December 1894 (aged 44) Vailima, Samoa
A Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His most well known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Stevenson has been greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Marcel Schwob, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he “seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins”.
but share your courage with others.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
*Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson
Born: 13 November 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 3 December 1894 (aged 44) Vailima, Samoa
A Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His most well known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Stevenson has been greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Marcel Schwob, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he “seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins”.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Thought for the Day
“No man ever believes
that the Bible means what it says:
He is always convinced
that it says what he means.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
*George Bernard Shaw
Born: 26 July 1856(1856-07-26) Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2 November 1950 (aged 94) Hertfordshire, England
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege.
that the Bible means what it says:
He is always convinced
that it says what he means.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
*George Bernard Shaw
Born: 26 July 1856(1856-07-26) Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2 November 1950 (aged 94) Hertfordshire, England
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thought for the Day
“I have discovered something interesting.
You don’t find happiness.
It finds you.”
~ Erma Bombeck
*Erma Louise Bombeck
Born: February 21, 1927 Bellbrook, Ohio
Died: April 22, 1996 (aged 69) San Francisco, California
An American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper column that described suburban home life humorously from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. Bombeck also published 15 books, most of which became best-sellers.
You don’t find happiness.
It finds you.”
~ Erma Bombeck
*Erma Louise Bombeck
Born: February 21, 1927 Bellbrook, Ohio
Died: April 22, 1996 (aged 69) San Francisco, California
An American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper column that described suburban home life humorously from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. Bombeck also published 15 books, most of which became best-sellers.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thought for the Day
“The things you own
end up owning you.”
~ Chuck Palahniuk
*Charles Michael “Chuck” Palahniuk
Born: February 21, 1962 Pasco, Washington
An American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher.
Palahniuk’s books prior to Lullaby have distinct similarities. The characters are people who have been marginalized in one form or another by society, and who react with often self-destructive aggressiveness (a form of story that the author likes to describe as transgressive fiction). Starting with Lullaby, his novels have been satirical horror stories.
end up owning you.”
~ Chuck Palahniuk
*Charles Michael “Chuck” Palahniuk
Born: February 21, 1962 Pasco, Washington
An American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher.
Palahniuk’s books prior to Lullaby have distinct similarities. The characters are people who have been marginalized in one form or another by society, and who react with often self-destructive aggressiveness (a form of story that the author likes to describe as transgressive fiction). Starting with Lullaby, his novels have been satirical horror stories.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day
“Thank Heaven! The crisis the danger, is past,
and the lingering illness, is over at last,
and the fever called living is conquered at last.”
~ Edgar Allan Poe
*Edgar Allan Poe
Born: January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts
Died: October 7, 1849 (aged 40) Baltimore, Maryland
An American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
“Thank Heaven! The crisis the danger, is past,
and the lingering illness, is over at last,
and the fever called living is conquered at last.”
~ Edgar Allan Poe
*Edgar Allan Poe
Born: January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts
Died: October 7, 1849 (aged 40) Baltimore, Maryland
An American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Thus happiness depends
as nature shows,
less on exterior things
than most suppose.”
~ William Cowper
*William Cowper
Born: 26 November 1731 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 25 April 1800 (aged 68) East Dereham, Norfolk, England
An English poet and one of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him “the best modern poet”, whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem ‘Yardley-Oak’. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan.
as nature shows,
less on exterior things
than most suppose.”
~ William Cowper
*William Cowper
Born: 26 November 1731 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 25 April 1800 (aged 68) East Dereham, Norfolk, England
An English poet and one of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him “the best modern poet”, whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem ‘Yardley-Oak’. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Thought for the Day
“A true man never frets
about his place in the world,
but just slides into it
by the gravitation of his nature,
and swings there as easily as a star.”
~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin
*Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Born: December 29, 1814 Union Village, New York
Died: December 26, 1880 Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts
An American preacher and editor of the Christian Leader and one of the most popular speakers in America from the 1840s until his death. He was revered for his eloquent tongue and passionate pleas for tolerance and justice.
Although seldom controversial in his sermons, Chapin was adamantly opposed to slavery. Despite his abhorrence of war and loss of life, he supported the Union side during the Civil War,
about his place in the world,
but just slides into it
by the gravitation of his nature,
and swings there as easily as a star.”
~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin
*Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Born: December 29, 1814 Union Village, New York
Died: December 26, 1880 Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts
An American preacher and editor of the Christian Leader and one of the most popular speakers in America from the 1840s until his death. He was revered for his eloquent tongue and passionate pleas for tolerance and justice.
Although seldom controversial in his sermons, Chapin was adamantly opposed to slavery. Despite his abhorrence of war and loss of life, he supported the Union side during the Civil War,
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day
“If all the cars in the United States
were placed end to end,
it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.”
~ Doug Larson
“If all the cars in the United States
were placed end to end,
it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.”
~ Doug Larson
Thought for the Day 05/09/10
“Faith is daring the soul
to go beyond what the eyes can see.”
~ William Newton Clarke
*William Newton Clarke
Born: 1840
Died: 1912
An influential proponent of religious modernism and liberalism. According to Clarke, what is most fundamental to religion is not specific doctrines which should be retained, unaltered, over the centuries but instead religious experience.
to go beyond what the eyes can see.”
~ William Newton Clarke
*William Newton Clarke
Born: 1840
Died: 1912
An influential proponent of religious modernism and liberalism. According to Clarke, what is most fundamental to religion is not specific doctrines which should be retained, unaltered, over the centuries but instead religious experience.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Thought for the Day
“The only way
to have a friend is to be one.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
to have a friend is to be one.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thought for the Day
“Did you ever see an unhappy horse?
Did you ever see a bird that had the blues?
One reason why birds and horses
are not unhappy is because they are not
trying to impress other birds and horses.”
~ Dale Carnegie
*Dale Breckenridge Carnegie
Born: November 24, 1888 Maryville, Missouri
Died: November 1, 1955 (aged 66) Forest Hills, New York
An American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a biography of Abraham Lincoln entitled Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books.
One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people’s behavior by changing one’s reaction to them.
Did you ever see a bird that had the blues?
One reason why birds and horses
are not unhappy is because they are not
trying to impress other birds and horses.”
~ Dale Carnegie
*Dale Breckenridge Carnegie
Born: November 24, 1888 Maryville, Missouri
Died: November 1, 1955 (aged 66) Forest Hills, New York
An American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a biography of Abraham Lincoln entitled Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books.
One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people’s behavior by changing one’s reaction to them.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thought for the Day
“When death comes,
he respects neither age nor merit.
He sweeps from the earthly existence
the sick and the strong, the rich and the poor,
and should teach us to live
to be prepared for death.”
~ Andrew Jackson
*Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767 Waxhaws area Died: June 8, 1845 (aged 78) Nashville, Tennessee The seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of pre-admission Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. A polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s, his political ambition combined with widening political participation, shaping the modern Democratic Party.
he respects neither age nor merit.
He sweeps from the earthly existence
the sick and the strong, the rich and the poor,
and should teach us to live
to be prepared for death.”
~ Andrew Jackson
*Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767 Waxhaws area Died: June 8, 1845 (aged 78) Nashville, Tennessee The seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of pre-admission Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. A polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s, his political ambition combined with widening political participation, shaping the modern Democratic Party.
Thought for the Day 01\09-10
“No change, no pause, no hope!
Yet I endure.”
~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
*Percy Bysshe Shelley
Born: 4 August 1792 Field Place, Horsham, England
Died: 8 July 1822 (aged 29) Viareggio, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
English Romantic poet and is critically regarded among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron. The novelist Mary Shelley was his second wife.
He is most famous for such classic anthology verse works as Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, and The Masque of Anarchy, which are among the most popular and critically acclaimed poems in the English language.
Yet I endure.”
~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
*Percy Bysshe Shelley
Born: 4 August 1792 Field Place, Horsham, England
Died: 8 July 1822 (aged 29) Viareggio, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
English Romantic poet and is critically regarded among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron. The novelist Mary Shelley was his second wife.
He is most famous for such classic anthology verse works as Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, and The Masque of Anarchy, which are among the most popular and critically acclaimed poems in the English language.
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