Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
~ Roald Dahl ~
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Words to Remember
06 Tuesday Nov 2018
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Words To Remember
27 Saturday Oct 2018
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The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
~ Albert Einstein ~
Words To Remember
05 Friday Oct 2018
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Thousands and thousands of people who have had their lives dramatically altered by sexual violence have reached out and shared their experience and have thanked me for coming forward.
~ Dr. Christine Blasey Ford ~
Words To Remember
22 Wednesday Aug 2018
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While there’s been basically crickets from the GOP, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham released this statement yesterday after Michael Cohen accepted a guilty plea and Paul Manafort was found guilty of eight charges.
The American legal system is working its will in both the Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen cases.
Thus far, there have yet to be any charges or convictions for colluding with the the Russian government by any member of the Trump campaign in the 2016 election.
It’s important to let this process continue without interference.
I hope Mr. Mueller can conclude his investigation sooner rather than later for the benefit of the nation.
Hmm. But back in 1999, during the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton, then Representative Graham seemed to feel a little differently. This clip was shown on Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC show last night.
In case you’re not sure if you heard right, this is what he said.
So the point I’m try to make is that you don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this Constitutional republic. If this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds…because impeachment is not about punishment. Impeachment is about cleansing the office. Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.
Um, yeah.
Words to Remember ~ Trump Edition
15 Friday Jun 2018
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During a freewheeling interview with Steve Doocy from Fox News on Friday morning, Trump uttered these chilling words about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un:
Hey, he is the head of a country, and I mean he is the strong head. Don’t let anyone think anything different. He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.
Asked by another reporter later on about this comment Trump claimed he was kidding. Does anyone believe this?
Words To Remember ~ 50 Years After the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
05 Tuesday Jun 2018
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The enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any Western society. The essential humanity of men can be protected and preserved only where government must answer not just to the wealthy, not just to those of a particular religion, or a particular race, but to all its people.
Words To Remember ~ George Peabody
16 Friday Mar 2018
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Today, on the anniversary of his receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in 1867 for charitable work, Google has chosen to honor “the Father of Modern Philanthropy”, George Peabody. I have a special fondness myself for this man as the library where I worked for so many years, was founded by him. If you’re unfamiliar with him I encourage you to look him up. A man of humble beginnings, during his lifetime he endowed a multitude of schools, museums and libraries here in the U.S. as well as establishing the Peabody Trust, which is still one of the biggest housing trusts in the U.K.
And, if you have time, take a look at the video Google’s provided of the creation of this gorgeous mural by volunteers at the George Peabody Elementary School in San Francisco.
Education: A debt due from present to future generations.
~ George Peabody ~
Words to Remember
15 Thursday Feb 2018
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Please, take action. Ideas are great, ideas are wonderful and they help you get re-elected and everything, but what’s more important is actual action.
…We’re the children. You guys are the adults. You need to take some action and play a role. Work together. Come over your politics and get something done.
Heartfelt plea from 17-year-old David Hogg who survived yesterday’s massacre at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
Words to Remember ~ Birthday Edition
03 Saturday Feb 2018
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The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.
~ Madeleine L’Engle ~
*This counts as my birthday wishlist every year as well!*
Words To Remember ~ Ursula K. Le Guin
26 Friday Jan 2018
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No, I don’t mean love, when I say patriotism. I mean fear. The fear of the other. And its expressions are political, not poetical: hate, rivalry, aggression.
