Jerry Lucas Quote

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I send out a message every Saturday morning that is meaningful, hopefully it’s a spiritual message.  It gives me an opportunity to stay in touch with many of those people I was fortunate to know and play with through the years.

Jerry Lucas (born 1940) lives in Gallipolis, which is located in southeastern Ohio. 

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes

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The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren’t listening.

I learned to listen and listen very well.  It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (both 1962) is an American track and field athlete.  Her prowess has been recognized by her excellence in the heptathlon and long jump.  Competing in four different summer Olympiads, she received three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.

Mark Twain Quotes

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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American author and humorist.  He has often been praised as one of America’s greatest humorists, and American writer William Faulkner called him “the father of American Literature.”

Edward R. Murrow Quotes

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To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.

The speed of communications is wondrous to behold.  It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.

Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent.  His informative radio posts during World War II brought news to the American public.

Charles Stanley Quote

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Attitude and the spirit in which we communicate are as important as the words we say.

From Proverbs 16:24:  “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”

Taken From a Church Sign

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Prayer is the best wireless communication.

From James 5:16:  “Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.  The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”

Red Skelton Quotes

Success in life is not determined by what you achieve, but by the obstacles you overcome.

A smile is a universal language.  It doesn’t need translation.

Red Skelton (1913-1997) was an American entertainer who was best known for his radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971.  He was a native of the “Hoosier State” of Indiana where he grew up in Vincennes.

(Red Skelton photos are courtesy of Pinterest.)

Ken Burns Quotes

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History repeat itself, but human nature remains the same.

There is no communication in this world except between equals.

Ken Burns (born 1953) is an American filmmaker who specializes in documentaries about American history and culture.  Many of his works have been presented in PBS.