New York, NY…George Herman “Babe” Ruth, February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948. Homerun King, “The Bambino” & “The Sultan of Swat”. “I’ll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They’re too […]
Chicago, IL…A Bit of Wisdom from Dwight L. Moody. Dwight L. Moody February 5, 1837 – December 26, 1899 “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine.” “We can […]
New York, NY…Horace Greeley, February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872. American newspaper editor, publisher of New-York Tribune. “Our country right or wrong is an evil motto – what if your country be in the wrong? It will only compound her injury. I wish to serve the republic with an honest and fearless criticism.” “It […]
Altadena, CA…Pearl Zane Grey, January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939. American author of popular adventure novels and stories that glorified the West. “Love of man for woman – love of woman for man. That’s the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself.” “I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement […]
Hyde Park, NY…A Few Bits of Wisdom from FDR. In looking at FDR’s life whether you are a fan of him our not the man that was FDR after polio was a much better, tougher & wiser man than the one who had two strong legs. I venture to say that the pre-polio FDR would […]
Washington, DC…General Douglas MacArthur, 26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964. American military leader from WW1 all to the Korean War. One bit of history people tend to forget is that the current constitution of Japan is known as the MacArthur Constitution because he wrote most of it. “I am concerned for the security of […]
Dumfries, Scotland…Robert Burns, 25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796. Widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. “It is natural for a young fellow to like the acquaintance of females and customary for him to keep them company when occasion serves. Some one of them is more agreeable to him than the rest; there […]
Boston, MA…John Hancock, January 23, 1737 – October 8, 1793. an American Founding Father, Merchant, Statesman & Patriot of the American Revolution. “The important consequences to the American States from this Declaration of Independence, considered as the ground and foundation of a future government, naturally suggest the propriety of proclaiming it in such a manner […]
Arnold, CA…Our Bit of Wisdom for today comes from Aristotle Onassis, 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975. The Greek Shipping Tycoon who married Jacqueline Kennedy after the death of JFK. As of today, you have 343 days to get those new year’s goals complete. “Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep three hours less […]
Arnold, CA…Our Bit of Wisdom from the past today is from Edmund Burke. You have 353 days left to get those 2024 goals done. “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” ~ Edmund Burke 12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797 […]
Arnold, CA…Today is fifth day of the year, 360 days remain to get those new year’s goals done. Our bit of wisdom for today is from King Camp Gillette January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932 of razor fame. “There is no other article for individual use so universally known or widely distributed. In my […]
Arnold, CA…Our Bit of Wisdom for Today, January 4, 2024 is from Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727. January 4 is the fourth day of the year & 361 days remain to reach 2024’s Goals. “Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in […]
Boston, MA…Paul Revere January 1 – May 10, 1818. A Bit of Wisdom from our favorite Silversmith, Patriot & Midnight Rider. “There’s a time for casting silver; a time for casting cannon. If that isn’t in the red, it should be!” “To arms, to arms! The British are coming, the British are coming!” “No matter […]
Arnold, CA…Today is December 20th, 11 Days left to polish off those 2023 Goals. Our quotes for today come from Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938. “I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and tell you if it’s making money or not. I […]
Arnold, CA…Today is the 353rd day of the year, 12 days remain until the end of the year. Our Bit of Wisdom from history for December 19th is from Thomas Paine. On this day in 1776 he published the first of his American Crisis pamphlets under the pen name of Common Sense. These were some […]
Arnold, CA…Today is the 352nd day of the year, 13 days remain to get those new years resolutions finished up. Our Bit of Wisdom for today comes from Tyrus Raymond Cobb, December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961. The legendary if at times controversial player not only set records that still stand to this day […]
Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All of our […]
“In some respects, a society in which the members reach a universal level in which they are anonymous drones by choice is even more frightening than one in which they are forced to be so against their will. When human beings relinquish their individuality and identity of their own volition, they are also relinquishing their […]
Philidelphia, PA…A Bit of Wisdom from the 1745 Poor Richard’s Almanack. Poor Richard’s Almanack was published by Benjamin Franklin, under the pen name of “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders”. Annual versions were published from 1733 to 1758 & outsold everything but the bible. For two generations before the Revolutionary war he helped create our unique […]
Philadelphia, PA…Poor Richard’s Almanack was published by Benjamin Franklin, under the pen name of “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders”. Annual versions were published from 1733 to 1758 & outsold everything but the bible. For two generations before the Revolutionary war he helped create our unique heritage and identity. In this crazy time where the news […]
“Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards – the things we live by and teach our children – are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.” ~ Walt Disney December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966 “Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it […]
“I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.” “It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours […]
Hannibal, Missouri…Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910. Writer of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County that put Calaveras County & also Mark Twain on the map. “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove […]
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 […]
La Jolla, CA…Jonas Salk, October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995 “Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.” “I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.” “The reward for work well done […]
Greenville, SC…Oliver Napoleon Hill October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970. Author of “Think and Grow Rich” “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.” “It takes half your […]
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” ~ Winston Churchill
Hershey, PA…Milton S. Hershey September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945. American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist. I didn’t follow the policies of those already in the business. If I had, I would never have made a go of it. Instead, I started out with the determination to make a better nickel chocolate bar than any […]
Hoosick Falls, NY…Anna Mary Robertson Moses, September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961 or Grandma Moses, an iconic American folk artist who didn’t start her painting career until she was 78. “A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is […]
Frankfurt, Germany….Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832 “This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.” “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” […]
