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Majored in Russian History, the period from 1613 to 1918, went to UMSL & GWU. Proud Democratic! Retired! Love the Cardinals & the Blues! 💙
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." Mark Twain
December 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." Mark Twain
"The poet doesn't invent. He listens." - Jean Cocteau
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"The poet doesn't invent. He listens." - Jean Cocteau
"The well-being and the hopes of the peoples of the world can never be served until peace - as well as freedom, honor and self-respect - is secure." - Ralph Joseph Bunche
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"The well-being and the hopes of the peoples of the world can never be served until peace - as well as freedom, honor and self-respect - is secure." - Ralph Joseph Bunche
"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." - Margaret Chase Smith
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." - Margaret Chase Smith
"I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit." - John F. Kennedy
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit." - John F. Kennedy
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." - John Glenn
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder." - John Glenn
"Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends." - John Lennon
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends." - John Lennon
"What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." - Phyllis Diller
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." - Phyllis Diller
“May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!” -
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November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!” -
Anonymous.
Anonymous.
"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up." - Mahatma Gandhi
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Wit is educated insolence." - Aristotle
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Wit is educated insolence." - Aristotle
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness is a state of activity." - Aristotle
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"Happiness is a state of activity." - Aristotle
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F. Kennedy
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." - John F. Kennedy
"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." - Hannah Arendt
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." - Hannah Arendt
"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite
"It is right to give every man his due." - Plato
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"It is right to give every man his due." - Plato
"Man knows so much and does so little." - R. Buckminster Fuller
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Man knows so much and does so little." - R. Buckminster Fuller
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison
"I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill." - Thomas A. Edison
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill." - Thomas A. Edison
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” - Erma Bombeck
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” - Erma Bombeck
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
"Time passes irrevocably." - Virgil
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Time passes irrevocably." - Virgil
“It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak.” - Phyllis Diller
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak.” - Phyllis Diller