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Today's quote was submitted by Foster

John F. Kennedy said "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'" This was a famous speech that some have mocked, but I see the beauty in this. He was saying that we're all in this together. It was a hug to humanity. There are many people visiting the USA for their first time, for the world cup events. It's been an eye opener for people who have been told how bad the USA is. They are discovering that most of the people they meet are pretty amazing. They have fallen in love with America. I saw a video with a group of world cup tourists who were saying “we are all now Americans” and I love that. It is another hug to humanity, but this is different. It is being done on a grassroots level. It's just regular people who are making the world better.

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Today's quote was submitted by Kerri

Harriet Beecher Stowe said "Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be." What a great quote. I know that we sometimes see the world through rose-colored glasses. But I also think some people see everything through glasses that are not rosy at all, but everything is negative and gloomy. I recently mentioned my discussion with a reporter looking for a negative story. Imagine waking up every day looking for the worst things in your community. Trying to focus your time and energy on magnifying the worst thing that happened last night. Giving that negativity the center stage in your life each day, in the name of NEWS. In the erroneous belief that somehow, that's what people want. No they don't, that's just all you'll give them. Maybe it is why over 3500 local newspapers have vanished since 2005.

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Today's quote was submitted by Tom

Charles Dickens said "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." Great advice. Not always easy to do, but absolutely something I aspire to do each day! I had a run in with a reporter who was looking for a negative story. I was involved in making a decision that the reporter disagreed with. Our whole board agreed and we stuck with the decision. This reporter wanted to do a negative story and I declined to take part. I was a bit rude to him, but only because he was rude to me first. After our conversation I kept thinking of a better way I could have dealt with him. I still don't know what was the right thing to say, but I know our decisions was right. I just don't know how I should have communicated that to a reporter who only desired to do a negative story. Next time it'll just be “no comment”!

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Today's quote was submitted by Marsha

Jack Dempsey said "You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings—not just before, not just after—but when it rings." I love this. I've been in the right place at the right time MANY times in my life. It's been one divine appointment after another. There was a time when I showed up about three minutes before something happened that I would never have believed, if I had not seen it with my own eyes. I had just started dating my, now wife, Heidi. I stopped to visit her early one morning. She had just taken a shower and was wearing a robe. We were talking for a few minutes and her ex-husband showed up. He said “my pipes are frozen, I need to take a shower”, then he just went back and took a shower. Imagine if I had shown up a few minutes later! How could I have ever believed that story?!

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Today's quote was submitted by Jeremy

J.J. Abrams said "Mystery is the catalyst for imagination ... What are stories besides mystery boxes?" This was in his TED Talk. (link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpjVgF5JDq8) Much of the talk is about his grandfather. That is who opened JJ's mind to things. He would take things apart to show him how it all worked. They would peek inside a radio to see the inner workings. It's how JJ discovered his interest in learning and magic and eventually film making. This gift that his grand father gave him has been received by millions, as we watch the movies that were made from the mind of JJ Abrams. That mind was young and fertile and his grandfather planted and nurtured a thirst for creativity and doing creative things. It's been a gift to humanity, thank you grandpa!