Today's Words of Wisdom - November 19, 2015

Today is the birthday of the following people:

Jodie Foster (1962 - ):

“It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.”

and

“My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.”

James A. Garfield (1831 – 1881):

“There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. The teach the truth by living it.”

and

“If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should not grow old.”

Sharon Olds (1942 - ):

“I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.”

and

“Once you lose someone it is never exactly

the same person who comes back.”

and

“There is something in me maybe someday

to be written; now it is folded, and folded,

and folded, like a note in school.”