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Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees. --------------- The quality of his being one with the people, of having no artificial or natural barriers between him and them, made it possible for him to be a leader without ever being or thinking of being a dictator. --------------- Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage. --------------- But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way. --------------- In America, public opinion is the leader. |
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04-11-2008, 01:21 PM
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What subsists today by violence, continues tomorrow by acquiescence, and is perpetuated by tradition, till at last the hoary abuse shakes the grayhairs of antiquity at us, and gives itself out as the wisdom of ages. --------------- All the distinctive features and superiority of our republican institutions are derived from the teachings of Scripture. --------------- Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. --------------- I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. 
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04-11-2008, 03:13 PM
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Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
- Brooke Shields It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago. - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. - Anonymous Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse the privilege. The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. I intend to live forever - so far, so good. The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret. - Henny Youngman Everything that can be invented has been invented. - 1899, Charles Duell, U.S. Office of Patents Life is very important to Americans. - Bob Dole Fiction writing is great, you can make up almost anything. - Ivana Trump He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. - Chinese Proverbs I've never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don't like eating fish. And I know that's very popular out there in Africa. - Britney Spears Facts are stupid things. - Ronald Reagan |
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04-11-2008, 06:12 PM
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"Cynics build no bridges; they make no discoveries; no gaps
are spanned by them. Cynics may pride themselves in being realistic in their approach, but progress and the onward march of civilization demand an inspiration and motivation that cynicism never affords. If we want progress, we must take the forward look." 
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04-12-2008, 12:44 PM
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On April 12th, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, and Harry Truman was inaugurated as President of the United States. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | Send Story to a Friend | Top Other Notable Events, April 12 In 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate troops opened fire on Fort Sumter, S.C. In 1935, "Your Hit Parade" premiered on radio. In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest serving president in U.S. history, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs, Ga., three months into his fourth term. About three hours later, Harry Truman was sworn in as chief executive. In 1955, U.S. health officials announced that the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was "safe, potent and effective." In 1961, the Soviet Union launched the first manned spacecraft. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth and return safely. In 1981, the first U.S. space shuttle flight was launched. The flight of Columbia was the first U.S. manned space mission since July 1976. In 1990, under pressure from environmentalists, three top U.S. tuna canneries -- Heinz, Van Camp and Bumblebee -- announced "dolphin-safe" tuna-catching practices. In 1992, the European Community announced that a cease-fire accord had been reached in Europe's newest nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a former Yugoslav republic. The truce didn't last. In 1993, NATO warplanes began enforcing a no-fly zone over embattled Bosnia-Herzegovina, marking the first time the alliance's forces were used outside its traditional defense area. In 1994, Israel and the PLO agreed that 9,000 Palestinian police would be stationed in Jericho and the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military withdrawal. In 1999, a federal judge in Little Rock, Ark., found U.S. President Bill Clinton in contempt of court for lying during his sworn deposition in January 1998, when he testified that he hadn't had sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was fined $1,202. In 2002, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, after hearing European foreign ministers demand an immediate Israeli pullback from the West Bank, met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon but reached no removal timetable. Also in 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was overthrown in a military coup but was returned to office two days later riding a wave of public sentiment. In 2003, Gen. Amir al-Saadi, Saddam Hussein's top science adviser, denied Iraq had any weapons of mass destruction and surrendered to U.S. forces. In 2004, Iraqi insurgents released 12 hostages of different nationalities in response to pleas by Sunni Muslim clerics. In 2005, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq and urged the quick formation of a new government. In 2006, the French Parliament voted to replace a controversial labor law that triggered nationwide rioting among youth who feared unjustified dismissals. In 2007, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to fund more research on embryonic stem cells, but supporters fell short of the votes needed to override an expected presidential veto. And, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., whose novels such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" resonated with a generation, died in New York at the age of 84. |
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04-14-2008, 08:46 PM
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My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed! --------------- People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. --------------- The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments. --------------- We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about. --------------- Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction. |
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