History
Interesting facts from history for today and any day.
We All Have Dreams
We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort. – Jesse Owens All Have Dreams, Some Make Reality James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens was an American track and field athlete. He won Olympic gold four times in the 1936 Olympic games and four-time gold medalist in the 1936
Success Is To Be Measured
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. – Booker T Washington Success Is To Be Measured Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author and orator. He also advised multiple
True Heroism is Remarkably Sober
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is the not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. – Arthur Ashe True Heroism Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States
Other People’s Limited Imaginations
Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. – Dr. Mae Jemison Other People’s Limited Imaginations Didn’t Stop Jemison Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 1987 Jemison joined NASA’s astronaut corps. She was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission,
We Have a Values and Priorities Problem
We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. – Marian Wright Edelman We have a values and priorities problem. Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children’s rights. She has advocated her entire professional life for children and disadvantaged Americans. She is founder and president emerita of
The Day The Music Died
February 3 is the Day the music died. Ritchie Valens, born Richard Valenzuela is considered the first Mexican-American rock star in the United States. Valens is perhaps best known for his song “La Bamba” which is an adaptation of a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat,
No Solutions, Only Trade Offs
There are no solutions, only trade offs. – Thomas Sowell Only Trade Offs In many ways, Sowell is speaking to the same issues as Frederick Douglass in yesterday’s quote that progress requires trade offs. We believe Frederick Douglass when he spoke about progress requiring struggle and Sowell similarly is saying there are no quick fixes
Accomplished At Something You Love
You can only become accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. – Maya Angelou Accomplished At Something You Love Maya Angelou is the first in our series for Black History Month
Anti-intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’ – Isaac Asimov Anti-intellectualism Is Our Fight Asimov’s quote is pulled from a January 21, 1980 piece in Newsweek magazine. A large
If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass No Struggle, No Progress. Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader for the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. He is best known for his oratory and
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