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Birthdays: Elbert Hubbard's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Elbert Hubbard's Birthday on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013.

Elbert Hubbard (June 19, 1856 - May 7, 1915).
An American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. More »

Authors for this event: Elbert Hubbard

[ view ] There is no devil but fear. - Elbert Hubbard
[ view ] The cure for grief is motion. - Elbert Hubbard
[ view ] Time is an illusion - to orators. - Elbert Hubbard
[ view ] We work to become not to acquire. - Elbert Hubbard
[ view ] The thing we fear we bring to pass. - Elbert Hubbard
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Deaths: Sir James Matthew Barrie's Death Anniversary

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Sir James Matthew Barrie's Death Anniversary on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013.

Sir James Matthew Barrie (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937).
A Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. More »

Authors for this event: Sir James Matthew Barrie

[ view ] Life is a long lesson in humility. - Sir James Matthew Barrie
[ view ] Heaven for climate hell for company. - Sir James Matthew Barrie
[ view ] Always be a little kinder than necessary. - Sir James Matthew Barrie
[ view ] Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes. - Sir James Matthew Barrie
[ view ] One's religion is whatever he is most interested in. - Sir James Matthew Barrie
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Birthdays: Lillian Hellman's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Lillian Hellman's Birthday on Thursday, June 20th, 2013.

Lillian Hellman (June 20, 1905 - June 30, 1984).
An American playwright, linked throughout her life with many left-wing causes. More »

Authors for this event: Lillian Hellman

[ view ] People change and forget to tell each other. - Lillian Hellman
[ view ] Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. - Lillian Hellman
[ view ] I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. - Lillian Hellman
[ view ] I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. - Lillian Hellman
[ view ] It is best to act with confidence no matter how little right you have to it. - Lillian Hellman
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Birthdays: Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Birthday on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 - February 7, 2001).
A pioneering American aviator, author, and the spouse of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh. More »

Authors for this event: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

[ view ] Duration is not a test of true or false. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
[ view ] One must lose one's life in order to find it. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
[ view ] The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
[ view ] One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
[ view ] Lost time is like a run in a stocking. It always gets worse. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Deaths: George Carlin's Death Anniversary

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

George Carlin's Death Anniversary on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013.

George Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008).
An American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. More »

Authors for this event: George Carlin

[ view ] Weather forecast for tonight: dark. - George Carlin
[ view ] Everyone smiles in the same language. - George Carlin
[ view ] Electricity is really just organized lightning. - George Carlin
[ view ] In comic strips the person on the left always speaks first. - George Carlin
[ view ] What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on? - George Carlin
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Deaths: Matthew Henry's Death Anniversary

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Matthew Henry's Death Anniversary on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013.

Matthew Henry (October 18, 1662 - June 22, 1714).
An English commentator on the Bible and Presbyterian minister. More »

Authors for this event: Matthew Henry

[ view ] To fish in troubled waters. - Matthew Henry
[ view ] None so deaf as those that will not hear. - Matthew Henry
[ view ] God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer. - Matthew Henry
[ view ] Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. - Matthew Henry
[ view ] Those who complain most are most to be complained of. - Matthew Henry
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Birthdays: Ambrose Bierce's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Ambrose Bierce's Birthday on Monday, June 24th, 2013.

Ambrose Bierce (Born June 24, 1842).
An American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. More »

Authors for this event: Ambrose Bierce

[ view ] The echo of a platitude. - Ambrose Bierce
[ view ] That sovereign of insufferables. - Ambrose Bierce
[ view ] The covers of this book are too far apart. - Ambrose Bierce
[ view ] Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one. - Ambrose Bierce
[ view ] Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage. - Ambrose Bierce
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Birthdays: Henry Ward Beecher's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Henry Ward Beecher's Birthday on Monday, June 24th, 2013.

Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 - March 8, 1887).
A prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. More »

Authors for this event: Henry Ward Beecher

[ view ] The dog is the god of frolic. - Henry Ward Beecher
[ view ] Faith is spiritualized imagination. - Henry Ward Beecher
[ view ] A church debt is the devil's salary. - Henry Ward Beecher
[ view ] Good-humor makes all things tolerable. - Henry Ward Beecher
[ view ] Fear is the soul's signal for rallying. - Henry Ward Beecher
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Birthdays: Norman Cousins' Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

Norman Cousins' Birthday on Monday, June 24th, 2013.

Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 - November 30, 1990).
An American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. More »

Authors for this event: Norman Cousins

[ view ] The essence of man is imperfection. - Norman Cousins
[ view ] Life is an adventure in forgiveness. - Norman Cousins
[ view ] History is a vast early warning system. - Norman Cousins
[ view ] Don't defy the diagnosis try to defy the verdict. - Norman Cousins
[ view ] My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason. - Norman Cousins
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Birthdays: George Orwell's Birthday

Quote Album — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00

George Orwell's Birthday on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013.

George Orwell (June 25, 1903 - January 21, 1950).
An English author and journalist. More »

Authors for this event: George Orwell

[ view ] Big Brother is watching you. - George Orwell
[ view ] At 50 everyone has the face he deserves. - George Orwell
[ view ] Liberal - a power worshipper without power. - George Orwell
[ view ] International sport is war without shooting. - George Orwell
[ view ] The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. - George Orwell
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