Favorite Quotes

Favorite Quotes

FAVORITE QUOTES

"Live as if you were going to die tomorrow; learn as if you were going to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death." Rosalyn Russell as Auntie Mame
"A bubbling brook will lose it's song if you remove the rocks." --unknown
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit still." -- Will Rogers
"Wisdom is divided into two parts; having a great deal to say, and not saying it." -- unknown
"Always do right. That will gratify some people and astonish the rest." -- Mark Twain
"We cannot change the wind, but we can adjust the sails." -- German proverb
"Preserve your integrity - it is more precious than diamonds or rubies -- P.T. Barnum
"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can." -- Danny Kaye
"In a world where you can be anything, be yourself." -- unknown
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart" -- Helen Keller
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about dancing in the rain." -- unknown
"The drumbeat in your blood is the voice of your ancestors. Let the drum speak"
-- from Let the Drum Speak, a book by Linda L. Shuler
"To succeed in life you need three things; a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone'." -- Reba McIntire

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Helen Keller

Watched a fantastic documentary on PBS about Helen Keller. Wow, she was SO much more than the little girl at the water pump!  Ms. Keller was the driving force behind the creation of both a universal sign language and universal Braille. Until that time, everyone just did what worked best for them, which was fine until they tried to sign to someone else, who did not understand the other person’s signs. It was a huge revelation. She taught herself to talk and traveled the world for speaking engagements, became very involved with politics, and was a fierce advocate for civil rights, women’s rights, and the rights of the disabled. She was friends with Franklin D. Roosevelt. There was so much more that I can’t recall, but it was very interesting and well done. 

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