Apr 27, 2015
Amelia Earhart, Aviation Pioneer
"Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.”
In the 19th century. It was thought by experts that going at speeds of over 30 miles an hour on railroad trains would induce suffocation. I am assuming that this was because the normal force of outward breath...
Apr 20, 2015
Bart Starr, Legendary Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
“We, all of us, could do a much better job of evoking what someone has called the universal principle of human altruism: the urge in us all to help others who are in danger.”
My wife and I were recently on a little jaunt to a park in a nearby town, when...
Apr 13, 2015
Juliette Lewis, Actress
“The worst thing you can do to a kid is tell them their dreams are invalid.”
I know a person who spent their childhood being told that almost anything they said or thought was “nonsense”. Just as frequently, she was told what she thought didn’t matter because, she was “just a...
Apr 11, 2015
Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Champion
“Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support.”
After winning the gold in women’s singles figure skating in the 1992 Olympics and having an...
Apr 11, 2015
This first quote was supplied by my wife and love of my life, Dee Holbrook
Actress Maureen O’Hara
“Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.”
Some of my favorite classic movies had Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne in them. Ms. O’Hara’s characters always had a toughness, but were still able...
