Standing in the Middle of the Road
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides.” – Margaret Thatcher
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Life’s Surprises
“Don’t plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.” – Julia Alvarez
Continue reading →Lack of Imagination
“Let death be what takes us, not lack of imagination.“ – B. J. Miller
Continue reading →Today a Peacock
“Today a peacock, tomorrow a feather duster.” – Margaret Dempsey
Continue reading →Waking Up
“I wake up in the morning asking myself, what can I do today, how can I help the world today?” – Julia Butterfly Hill
Continue reading →Shots
Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to children. One day I entered the examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her shot. “NO! NO! NO!” she screamed. “Lizzie,” her mother scolded. “That’s not … Continue reading →
The Children of Israel
At the Henry Street Hebrew School, Goldblatt, the new teacher, finished the day’s lesson. It was now time for the usual question period. “Mr. Goldblatt,” announced little Joey, “there’s something I can’t figure out.” “What’s that Joey?” asked Goldblatt. “Well, … Continue reading →
You Haven’t Laughed Enough
“If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.” — Phyllis Diller
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“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.” – Groucho Marx
Continue reading →Never Beaten
“You’re never beaten, until you admit it.” – George S. Patton
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