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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Late to the Latest Fad
“Nobody drives us crazy like our own family. They’re odd, they push our buttons; they’re the source of our biggest frustrations; but also our greatest joys. It’s not always gonna run smoothly, and we’re not always gonna agree, but in … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged Books, Duck Dynasty, Father and Son, Guys, Hero, History, Ideals, Laughter, Learning, Male/Female, Mentor, Personal Growth, self-discovery, Story, Tradition, Wisdom, Women
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Thanksgiving and Family
“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained.” – Winston Churchill “A dog reflects the family life. Whoever … Continue reading
What’s the sum total?
“I’ve been thinking. Tomorrow it will be twenty-eight years to the day that I’ve been in the service. Twenty-eight years in peace and war. I don’t suppose I’ve been at home more than ten months in all that time. Still, … Continue reading
Posted in Mentors
Tagged Books, C.S. Lewis, Hero, History, Ideals, J.R.R. Tolkien, Knowledge, Learning, Movies, Personal Growth, self-discovery, Wisdom
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Connecting to Greatness
“The very contours of Lincoln’s face in repose lent him a sorrowful aspect. One observer remarked that ‘his face was about the saddest I ever looked upon.’ Another contemporary described his face as ‘slightly wrinkled about the brows, but not … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge
Tagged Books, Freedom, Hero, History, Honor, Ideals, Leadership, Learning, Mentor, Personal Growth, Sacrifice, self-discovery, Wisdom
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So Many Books – Part 2
“I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough…the more one reads the more one sees we have to read.” – John Adams “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books” – Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Knowledge
Tagged Adventure, Biography, Books, History, Learning, Mentor, Movies, Personal Growth, Planning, Reading List, self-discovery, Wisdom, Women
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So Many Books…
“Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin Frodo – “I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” Gandalf – “So do all who live to see such times. But that … Continue reading
Fly High
“It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.” – Mae C. Jemison – a physician and the first African-American woman to … Continue reading
Posted in Heroes
Tagged Believe, Books, Courage, Father and Son, Learning, Mentor, self-discovery
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