A quote from Leo Tolstoy about kindness
“The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things b...
Author: Historical Snapshots
A letter from E.B. White
In 1973, E.B. White wrote the following reply to a Mr. Nadeau, “who sought White’s opinion on what he saw as a bleak future for the human race.̶...
Jesse Owens and his wife, Minnie Ruth Solomon
“She was unusual because even though I knew her family was as poor as ours, nothing she said or did seemed touched by that. Or by prejudice. Or by anythin...
A quote from Charlie Chaplin about his father
Charlie Chaplin Quote “I was hardly aware of a father, and do not remember having him lived with us. He too was a vaudevillian, a quiet, brooding man with...
A snapshot of Bella Savitsky Abzug
“I’ve been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish moth...
A quote from Gabriel García Márquez
“If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be...
A quote from Rabindranath Tagore about life
Quote “The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.” – Rab...
Emma Edmonds, a Civil War spy
Emma Edmonds specialized in disguises. It was a way of life you could say, one which began in her teens. Back then, she lived on a farm in New Brunswick, Canada...
Juli Lynne Charlot creates the circle skirt
Juli Lynne Charlot was 25, broke, when in the winter of 1947 she was invited to a holiday party in Los Angeles. Without an outfit to wear or money for a new one...
A thought on poetry from E.E. Cummings
“A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feelings through words. This may sound easy. It isn’t. A lot of people think or believe or know they ...