Bette Midler Quotes

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If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.

Bette Midler (born 1945) is an American actress, singer, comedian, and author.

Helen Keller Quotes

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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Be of good cheer.  Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author and lecturer.  Her own journey through blindness and deafness encouraged her to advocate for the rights of others who live with disabilities.  

Child’s Interactions (Haiku Series #347)

Learning

Ice cream bell ringing?

Memory bank mistaken—

Trolley car coming

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Designing

Engineer at work

Oops . . . building blocks falling down—

Right back to square one

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Trusting

Swallowing loose tooth

What about the Tooth Fairy?

Dreams filled with magic

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Rachel Carson Quotes

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Many children delight in the small and inconspicuous.

Every mystery solved brings us to the threshold of a greater one.

Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was an American marine biologist, conservationist, and writer.  Many of her writings helped to advance the global environmental movement.

Thomas Carlyle Quotes

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Thought will not work except in silence.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish-born essayist, historian, and philosopher.  He was a leading writer of the Victorian era.

John Denver Quotes

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Music does bring people together.  It allows us to experience the same emotions.

Peace is a conscious choice.

John Denver (1943-1997) was an American singer and songwriter.  Born in New Mexico, he would call Aspen, Colorado his home from 1971 until his death.  The Colorado State Legislature adopted his “Rocky Mountain High” as one of its two state songs.

Gene Roddenberry Quotes

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The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.

I consider reading the greatest bargain in the world.

Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer.  He was the creative force behind the “Star Trek” series.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

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Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.

Life is progressive, no matter what our intentions.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer.  Much of his best writing occurred during the Jazz Age, with THE GREAT GATSBY being recognized as his best work.

Danny Kaye Quotes

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To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can.

Danny Kaye (1911-1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.