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If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one <I>good</i> friend, you're more than lucky. S.E. Hinton Happy birthday, S.E. …
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There's always some further action to take. Pierre Boulle Two iconic novels that became classic films—Bridge Over the River Kwai (1958) and Planet of…
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You never realize how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes. Tom Wolfe Happy 86th birthday, Tom Wolfe! Though he is known f…
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There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk. Guy Gavriel Kay Happy birthday, Guy Gavriel Kay! The Canadian fantasy…
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A New Life for the Book of the Dead July 28, 2016
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I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way. Thomas Keller Thomas Keller (born October 14…
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Dare to be naïve. Richard Buckminster Fuller Neo-futurist architect and author R. Buckminster Fuller's name is synonymous with the geodesic dome, a b…
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Basically, I have been compelled by curiosity. Mary Leakey Paleoanthropologist and author Mary Leakey (born February 6, 1913) was interested in archa…
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The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. Abigail Van …
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You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good toremember that the planet is carrying you. Vandana Shiva Happy birthday, Vandana S…
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She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. Annie Dillard Happy birthday, Annie Dillard! The American author of Pilgrim at Tinker C…
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In a time of destruction, create something. Maxine Hong Kingston Happy 74th birthday, Maxine Hong Kingston! The author is best known for her memoir, …
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I am different, not less. Temple Grandin Happy 67th birthday, Temple Grandin! The animal scientist and author drew from her own experience with autis…
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I was wise enough never to grow up, while fooling people into believing I had. Margaret Mead December 16, 1901: Anthropologist and author Margaret Me…
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Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. George Saunders December …
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I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read. Nicholson Baker January 7, 1957: Happy 57th birthday, Nicholson …
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As a child I assumed that when I reached adulthood, I would have grown-up thoughts. David Sedaris Happy Birthday, David Sedaris! The American humoris…
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A map says to you.Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not...I am the earth in the palm of your hand. Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (born Oct…
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Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. Oliver Sacks Happy 81…
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Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. Joe Klein July 17, 1996: Journalist Joe Klein admitted that he was the anonymous author of Pr…
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If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky. S.E. Hinton Happy birthday, S.E. Hinton!…
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The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle. Alex Haley So you read Playboy for the interviews? Some of the magazi…
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Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life. Ian Fleming Ian Fleming (born May 28, 1908) may have achieved…
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Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. Zig Ziglar American motivational speaker and author Zig Zigla…
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Wanting to be liked can get in the way of truth. Delia Ephron Happy birthday, Delia Ephron! As a screenwriter, she’s famous for films like The Sister…
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. Anita Desai Happy 77th birthday, Anita Desai! When asked how she begins work each morning, the author …
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Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. Stephen Hawking Happy birthday, Stephen Hawking. The world-renowned British theoretical physicist and autho…
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Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel. Jean Racine French dramatist Jean Racine, who was baptized on December 22, 1639, pr…