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Majored in Russian History, the period from 1613 to 1918, went to UMSL & GWU. Proud Democratic! Retired! Love the Cardinals & the Blues! 💙
"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up." - Mahatma Gandhi
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Wit is educated insolence." - Aristotle
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Wit is educated insolence." - Aristotle
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness is a state of activity." - Aristotle
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"Happiness is a state of activity." - Aristotle
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F. Kennedy
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F. Kennedy
"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." - Hannah Arendt
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." - Hannah Arendt
"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite
"It is right to give every man his due." - Plato
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"It is right to give every man his due." - Plato
"Man knows so much and does so little." - R. Buckminster Fuller
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Man knows so much and does so little." - R. Buckminster Fuller
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison
"I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill." - Thomas A. Edison
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill." - Thomas A. Edison
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” - Erma Bombeck
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” - Erma Bombeck
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
"Time passes irrevocably." - Virgil
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Time passes irrevocably." - Virgil
“It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak.” - Phyllis Diller
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak.” - Phyllis Diller
"Whatever you are, be a good one." - Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Whatever you are, be a good one." - Abraham Lincoln
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." - Charlie Chaplin
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." - Charlie Chaplin
"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword." - John Ray
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword." - John Ray
"A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil." - Grover Cleveland
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil." - Grover Cleveland
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Change in all things is sweet." - Aristotle
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Change in all things is sweet." - Aristotle