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December 12, 2019

Frank Sinatra birthday 1915

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family – and I don’t think I could ask for anything more than that, actually. ~ Frank Sinatra, musician

Dare to wear the foolish clown face. ~ Frank Sinatra

What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can. I’ve been criticized on many, many occasions, because of – acquaintances, and what have you. ~ Frank Sinatra

Our civilization, such as it is, was shaped by religion, and the men who aspire to public office anyplace in the free world must make obeisance to God or risk immediate opprobrium. ~ Frank Sinatra

A man doesn’t know what happiness is until he’s married. By then, it’s too late. ~ Frank Sinatra I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn’t be a staring contest. ~ Frank Sinatra

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing – if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail. ~ Frank Sinatra

I’m supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I’ve flunked more often than not. I’m very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don’t understand them. ~Frank Sinatra

Rock ‘n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear. ~ Frank Sinatra

Basically, I’m for anything that gets you through the night – be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels. ~ Frank Sinatra

My father had a piano that was a nickelodeon – put a nickel, and the roller would play. ~ Frank Sinatra

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December 5, 2019

Pearl Harbor Day

My father volunteered in early 1941, before Pearl Harbor, and became an officer in the U.S. Navy. As I was growing up, he taught me the responsibility of command: A leader is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the welfare of people under his or her care. That was a deeply felt obligation in his generation. ~ Chesley Sullenberger, aviator

Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They’d always talk about Japan and also about the samurai and things like that. Right after Pearl Harbor, they were just real quiet. They kept to themselves; they were afraid to talk about what could happen. I assume they knew that nothing good would come out of it. ~ Fred Korematsu, celebrity

For all the failures of naval, air and army defense, the men who died at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines would not die in vain. ~ Nigel Hamilton, author

My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public how bad it was. It was really bad. ~ John Lasseter, director

Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism. ~ Michael Bay, director

I think history is continuous. It doesn’t begin or end on Pearl Harbor Day or the day Lyndon Johnson withdraws from the presidency or on 9/11. You have to learn from the past but not be imprisoned by it. You need to take counsel of history but never be imprisoned by it. ~ Richard Holbrooke, public servant

Our military thought that they couldn’t get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong. ~ Jerry Bruckheimer, producer

The Japanese scored an important victory at Pearl Harbor, but the attack pulled the United States into World War II, and four years later, Japan was in ruins, utterly defeated. ~ Peter Bergen, journalist

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November 27, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~ William Arthur Ward, writer

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thinksgiving is perpetual. ~ Henry David Thoreau, author

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey, entertainer

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. ~ Erma Bombeck, journalist

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. ~ Amy Grant, musician

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. ~ Phyllis Diller, comedian

That’s one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football’s on! ~ Michael Strahan, athlete

If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. ~ Frank A. Clark, politician

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. ~ Marilu Henner, actress

My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it’s delicious. ~ Bobby Moynihan, comedian

We’re getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there’s people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that’s something we should all celebrate every day. ~ Guy Fieri, businessman

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November 21, 2019

Inspiration

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. ~ Steve Jobs, businessman

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~ Maya Angelou, poet

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. ~ Kevyn Aucoin, artist

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~ Jimmy Dean, actor

Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~ Norman Vincent Peale, clergyman

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. ~ Jim Rohn, businessman

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. ~ Aristotle, philosopher

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. ~ Henry David Thoreau, author

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, writer

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ ~ Muhammad Ali, athlete

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~ Joseph Campbell, author

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! ~ Aubrey Hepburn, actress

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November 14, 2019

Movember

Cancer Awareness for men

I have been growing this moustache, a budding Burt Reynolds number, for a good cause known as Movember. ~ David Sax, journalist

One big part of Movember is raising awareness for men’s health. A lot of people gotten involved found out members of their extended families had had prostate cancer. ~ Emily Calandrelli, producer

Though sporting a hideous mustache is in no way comparable to the physical pain and mental suffering men with these diseases endure, Movember still forces participants to challenge their manhood on a daily basis. Growing a moustache for men’s cancer isn’t as feel-good an activity as running a marathon for a cure. ~ David Sax, journalist

My ‘Movember’ moustache was never going to be as big as Nigel Mansell’s, but I tried my best. The amazing thing is that when you try to grow a moustache, you notice everyone else’s. There are some amazing moustaches on the grid. ~ Jenson Button, Athlete

All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women. ~ W.C. Fields, comedian

A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt. ~ Dutch Proverb

Growing a beard is a habit most natural, scriptural, manly and beneficial. ~ C.H. Spurgeon, Baptist preacher

You can’t do comedy with a beard. ~ Alexei Sayle, comedian

There are two kinds of individuals on Planet Earth who do not have beards – women and youth. ~ Phil Robertson, celebrity

Everybody’s got a story on their beards. I guess it’s just a way of finding common ground with people you otherwise might not know. ~ Chris Stapleton, musician

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November 7, 2019

Veterans’ Day Nov 11

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur, soldier

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. ~ Arthur Ashe, athlete

On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free. ~ Dan Lipinski, politician

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. ~ Charles B. Rangel, politician

It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. ~ Norman Schwarzkopf, soldier

The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they’re protecting us. ~ Tom Clancy, novelist

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. ~ Bill Frist, politician

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. ~ Bernard Law Montgomery, soldier

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can’t compromise. It’s unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it’s been done. ~ John Keegan, historian

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October 31, 2019

Halloween

I love that in celebrating Halloween, we can get lost in the magic of make-believe and fantasy no matter what age we are! ~ Natalya Neidhart, athlete

Halloween is one day of breaking out of your shell, one day you can be completely expressive, where the world gives you license to dress up. ~ Chris March, designer

Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas. ~ Stephen Graham Jones, author

Halloween is all about being bold, daring, and creative! You get to be someone else for the night thanks to makeup and a costume. I pretty much do that on the daily, so I am not that big on Halloween, but I do appreciate a good costume and some incredible makeup. ~ Jeffree Star, celebrity

If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. ~ Douglas Coupland, author

The worst thing about Halloween is, of course, candy corn. It’s unbelievable to me. Candy corn is the only candy in the history of America that’s never been advertised. And there’s a reason. All of the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911. And so, since nobody eats that stuff, every year there’s a ton of it left over. ~ Lewis Black, comedian

Halloween is bigger than Christmas in America. I’ve experienced it in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., and if you’re in the right neighbourhood, every house is decorated with spooky ghosts, spider webs, and jack-o-lanterns. ~ Rhys Darby, comedian

The great thing about candy is that it can’t be spoiled by the adult world. Candy is innocent. And all Halloween candy pales next to candy corn, if only because candy corn used to appear, like the Great Pumpkin, solely on Halloween. ~ Rosecrans Baldwin, novelist

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. ~ Elvis Duran, entertainer

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October 24, 2019

Wind

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~ John Ruskin, writer

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. ~ Henry Ford, businessman

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing – just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park? ~ Ralph Marston, writer

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. ~ Bruce Lee, actor

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. ~ Khalil Gibran, poet

The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. ~ Henry Beston, writer

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~ William Arthur Ward, writer

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., writer

Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by. ~ Christina Rossetti, poet

If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness. ~ Vusi Mahlasela, musician

Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind. ~ Frank Harris, author

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October 17, 2019

Voting and elections

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate. ~ Orson Welles, actor

Voting is how we participate in a civic society – be it for president, be it for a municipal election. It’s the way we teach our children – in school elections – how to be citizens, and the importance of their voice. ~ Loretta Lynch, Public Servant

In each and every election, it’s your rights, it’s your freedoms, it’s your interests that are on the ballot. ~ Todd Young, politician

If Congress can move President’s Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King’s Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn’t they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters? ~ Andrew Young, clergyman

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician’s objective. Election and power are. ~ Cal Thomas, Journalist

You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. ~ Keith Ellison, politician

An election is supposed to be about our whole country – we can’t just concentrate on those areas where people, for the most part, already agree with us. ~ Pete Buttigieg, politician

The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day. ~ Heather Wilson, politician Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you’re the mayor. The bad news is, now you’re the mayor. ~ Clint Eastwood, actor

It’s heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote, but here in America people stay home on election day. ~ Moby, musician

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