quote of the week

quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Ketanji Brown Jackson

“I teach my children to approach the world with a grateful Spirit. We don’t look down on or talk down to others and we show respect for all mankind.” – Ketanji Brown Jackson ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Margaret Atwood

“We lived, as usual by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” ― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Julian Assange

“Your ability to be shocked is something you should treasure.” – Julian Assange ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Anonymous

“Never date someone with a TV bigger than their bookshelf.” – Anonymous ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 14 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Henry Miller

“Everybody says sex is obscene. The only true obscenity is war.” – Henry Miller (Happy Birthday Henry! Dec. 26, 1891–June 7, 1980) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 7 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Friedrich Nietzsche

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 31 2022Mental Healthquote of the week

Quote of the Week — Margaret Atwood

“Men often ask me, ‘Why are your female characters so paranoid?’ It’s not paranoia. It’s recognition of their situation.” – Margaret Atwood ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Carl Sagan

“When the unfertilized egg is expelled each month, has someone died? Should we mourn all those spontaneous miscarriages?” ―Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: (Nov. 9, 1934 - Dec. 20, 1996) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 17 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her wellbeing and dignity. It’s a decision she must make for herself.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Aug. 10, 1993 – Sept. 18, 2020) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMay 10 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – James Brown

“The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.” —Happy Birthday, James Brown (May 3, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2006) ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Robert Morse

“The stage can be defined as a place where Shakespeare murdered Hamlet and a great many Hamlets murdered Shakespeare.” —Robert Morse (May 18, 1931–April 21, 2022) ... Read More...

April 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Gilbert Gottfried

“If someone else is paying for it, food just tastes a lot better.” —Gilbert Gottfried ... Read More...

April 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediaquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Ketanji Brown Jackson

“You can’t always expect to be the smartest person in the room but you can promise to be the hardest working.” —KETANJI BROWN JACKSON ... Read More...

April 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Chris Rock

“Everything's funny — in the right context and done by the right person.” —Chris Rock ... Read More...

April 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMental Healthquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Marlee Matlin

“Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.” —Marlee Matlin ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Emily Dickinson

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” —Emily Dickinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGVFTsyqxc ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMarch 15 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Buckminster Fuller

“Mistakes are great, the more I make the smarter I get.” —R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMarch 8 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

"We know what we are protecting: the country, the land, the future of our children." —President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – P.J. O’Rourke

“Don’t send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals, when their cheery effect is needed.” —P.J. O’Rourke (Nov. 14, 1947–Feb. 15, 2022) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 22 2022life expectancyquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Anais Nin

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”—Anais Nin, 1903-1977 (full name: Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmel) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 15 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Colin Kaepernick

“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” —Colin Kaepernick ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week –Greta Thunberg

“We can’t save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. Everything needs to change — and it has to start today.” —Greta Thunberg ... Read More...

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Quote of the Week – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Since beginningless time I have always been free. Birth and death are only a door through which we go in and out. Birth and death are only a game of hide-and-seek. So smile to me and take my hand and wave good-bye.” &n... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 25 2022Mental Healthquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Vladimir Nabokov

“Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.” ―Vladimir Nabokov ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 18 2022quote of the week

Quote of the Week – Sidney Poitier

“I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.” —Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 11 2022life expectancyquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Betty White

“People say, ‘But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.’ Well, at my age, if I want to connect with old friends, I need a Ouija board.” – Betty White (1922-2021) ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 4 2022life expectancyquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Joan Didion

“Do not whine...Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.” —Joan Didion (12/5/34–12/23/21) more@Poets&Writers more@NYTimes ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 28 2021life expectancyquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Joseph Campbell

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” —Joseph Campbell ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 21 2021quote of the week

Quote of the Week — Dolly Parton

“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.” —Dolly Parton ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021grammy winnerquote of the week

Quote of the Week – Thomas Moore

“If you can own up to your fears...then you have the basis for courage and intelligence.” – Thomas Moore ... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 7 2021quote of the week

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