Auvers-sur-Oise, France…Vincent van Gogh 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890 “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, […]
Boston, MA…Robert Lee Frost, March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963. Here are some well-known and thought-provoking quotes by the American poet Robert Frost: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by” “The best way out is always through” “Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length” […]
Mount Vernon, VA…Since today is actually Washington’s birthday we thought it was fitting to publish his farewell address that has become one of our founding documents and is as relevant today as when it was published. To the People of the United States September 19, 1796. Friends and Fellow-Citizens: The period for a new election […]
Yosemite, CA…Ansel Easton Adams, February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984. Famed Photographer who’s images helped show the world the grandeur of Yosemite & many other places as well. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.” “The only things […]
Mount Vernon, VA…George Washington February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799. The first president of the United States and founding father of our country. “It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.” “Be courteous to all, but intimate with […]
Washington, DC…A Bit of Wisdom from our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln for Presidents Day. Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our […]
New York, NY…Fiorello Henry La Guardia December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947. “The Devil is easy to identify. He appears when you’re terribly tired and makes a very reasonable request which you know you shouldn’t grant.” “Only a well-fed, well-housed, well-schooled people can enjoy the blessings of liberty.” “I am certain that the good […]
Concord, MA…Henry David Thoreau, July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” […]
Montreat, NC..William Franklin Graham Jr. November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018. “I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‘Lord, remember me.” “When wealth is lost, […]
Genoa, IT…Christopher Columbus October 21, 1451, 20 May 1506 “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― Christopher Columbus “The sea will grant each man new hope, The sleep brings dreams of home.” ― Christopher Columbus “The world is round.” ― Christopher Columbus “Following the […]
Fort Wayne, IN…Johnny Appleseed, September 26, 1774 – March 18, 1845 was an American pioneer nurseryman. The Rhyme… “Oh, the Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord, For giving me the things I need; The sun and the rain and the apple seed. The Lord is good to me, Johnny Appleseed! […]
Washington, DC…~ Sir Winston Churchill 30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965. “Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.” “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent […]
Mount Vernon, VA….George Washington, February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799. “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” George Washington George Washington had pretty strong ideas on the value of free speech. In fact his quote pretty much says it all. […]
Chicago, IL…Marshall Field, August 18, 1834 – January 16, 1906 was an American entrepreneur and the founder of Marshall Field and Company. “A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.” “Goodwill is the only asset that competition […]
Los Angeles, CA…A Bit of Wisdom from Cecil B. DeMille. “Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai… but he has never improved on God’s law.” “The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it […]
London, UK…Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS, 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892. “We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to […]
New Orleans, LA…Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971 “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” “Man, all music is folk music. You ain’t never heard no horse sing a song, have you?” “If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Washington, DC…~ Sir Winston Churchill 30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965. A Bit of Wisdom from Winston Churchill on Winston Churchill Day. On April 9, 1963, Winston Churchill was made the first honorary citizen of the United States. Celebrated today as Winston Churchill Day, April 9 “Victory at all costs, victory in spite of […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Philadelphia, PA…Our Favorite Founding Father is Ben Franklin. He didn’t just help found our country during the 1776 era. For two generations before he helped sell concepts of Freedom, Self-Determination & Inalienable rights. From 1733 to 1758 Poor Richards Almanac helped create the unique American identity in a homey, common sense, aspirational way. A few […]
Pittsburg, PA…Fred McFeely Rogers March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003. Mister Rogers, Presbyterian minister. Host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. “I think everybody longs to be loved and longs to know that he or she is lovable. And, consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help […]
Blantyre, Scotland…David Livingstone 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873. Scottish Physician, Congregationalist, Pioneer Christian Missionary “If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.” “I determined never to stop until […]
Los Angeles, CA…Wyatt Earp March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929. American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, Tombstone & Alaska. “The most important lesson I learned…was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the one who took his time. The second was that, if I hoped to live […]
