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Today's quote was submitted by William

Rachel Carson said "If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry." What a beautiful quote. It reminds me of a scene from the 1997 movie Contact, based on Carl Sagan's book. Jodie Foster’s character, Dr. Ellie Arroway, is a scientist, being sent through a portal that takes her into a wormhole to another place in the universe, after they interpret a message from the Vega star system. As she is looking at the beauty of the universe with eyes wide open, she says, “They should have sent a poet.” This line is often picked as a favorite line in any movie. It was the perfect line at the perfect time. I can't imagine any words that would have been better. As I just watched the clip on YouTube. Now I need to watch the movie again!

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Today's quote was submitted by Joseph

Maya Angelou said "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." Oh this is good! Have you ever had something happen to you? I have. Many times. Sometimes bigger things than others, but each day there are little road blocks that stop me from going where I want to go. I don't knock them over and drive into a messy construction zone. That would not be a good plan. Instead, I recalculate my path and find a NEW way to get where I'm going. If you're going to a meeting and the road is ripped up, you don't go home. You find another way. Life is exactly the same way. If your path to success has a bump in the road, or a road block. Find a new path, don't give up! My path might change, but my destination is firm. I refuse to change my planned destination because I need to take a different path to get there!

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Today's quote was submitted by Don

Tina Turner said "Living a joyful life, I've found, is not about trying to avoid the unavoidable. Joy comes from summoning a strong life force to overcome problems." Wow, this is a great way to look at things. Think of the problems Tina Turner had to overcome. She is an amazing talent and I believe we will someday look back to realize that she didn't get as much credit as she deserved for her amazing career. She did well. She was a force to be reckoned with, but she was not fighting for her chance in the spotlight on some even ground. Everything she did was an uphill battle. But she made it... through a very racially divided time in American history, she let her voice shine through. Through a very abusive relationship with Ike Turner, she let her voice shine through. She passed away in 2023. I still don't think we realize what we had in her.

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Today's quote was submitted by Barry

Martha Washington said "I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." I can attest to this. I've witnessed a group of people who all went through somethings together, but each of them experienced the situation in their own way. Some people internalized it and made the problem their own, and I think they made it worse. Others kind of avoided the whole thing and pretended it didn't happen. That didn't really help anything. Then some faced it head on, but they never made it about themselves. They just found a way to get past the issue and move into the next phase of their life. I want to be like that. Don't let the rock in your path stop you, let it be an obstacle to overcome. Let the little thing stay little so you can keep moving forward.

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Today's quote was submitted by Mike

Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian said "Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great." Great quote.... did you know that was her real name? Yeah, CHER is Cherilyn Sarkisian. She has done quite well. Think about the billions of people on planet earth. Now how many of them do you know by just one name. There are some who I'd say you could probably guess who I'm talking about with just one name. Shania... but we still know her as Shania Twain. But there are some like Cher... Madonna... Bono... Sting. I don't even know the rest of their name. They're known by one! Even ELVIS was really known as Elvis Presley. Michael Jackson's movie is out, it's called MICHAEL, but we know his full name. I wonder why there are some people who can get by with just one name like this! Mainly in the music world!