February 22, 2014

Good Morning!

Today is the birthday of Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950) who said:

“I love humanity; but I hate people.”

and

“You see, I am a poet, and not quite right in the head, darling. It’s only that.”

It is also the birthday of George Washington (1732 – 1799) who said:

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”

and

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”

Happy Birthday to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) who said:

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

and

“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”

and

“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.”

Today is the birthday of James Russell Lowell (1819 – 1891) who said:

“Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.”

and

“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.”

It is also the birthday of Ishmael Reed (1938 - ) who said:

“No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the six o’clock news, the mumblings of wild men saddled by demons.”

Birthday greetings to Steve Irwin (1962 – 2006) who said:

“Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.”

and

“I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.”