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“Happy birthday greetings and warmest wishes, too May today, tomorrow, everyday Be truly happy for you.”

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Margaret Brown, born on July 18, 1867, and died on October 26, 1932, was a renowned American socialite known for her charitable work and contributions to public welfare. more

“It is unethical not to know. It is unethical not to think. It is unethical not to love. It is unethical not to live an impassioned life. It is unethical not to attain greatness. It is unethical to succumb to the fear of envy and the conspiracy of mediocrity. It is unethical not to self-bestow genius. It is unethical not to be the first monkey.”

Thinking Knows Firsts Self Greatness Genius Envy Mediocrity Conspiracy Monkeys Unethical Impassioned

Author:Yasuhiko Kimura

“Nurses are there when the last breath is taken and nurses are there when the first breath is taken. Although it is more enjoyable to celebrate the birth, it is just as important to comfort in death.”

Firsts Important Lasts Taken Birth Comfort Breaths Celebrate Nurse Enjoyable Nursing Death Comfort

Author:Christine Bell

“Age has extremely little to do with anything that matters. The difference between one age and another is, as a rule, enormously exaggerated.”

Littles Matter Age Differences Nursing Exaggerated Rehab Rehabilitation

Book:Dangerous Ages

Source: Dangerous Ages

“I think Mike Gibbons was probably the greatest boxer that ever put a glove on. They called him The Wizard, The Phantom of the ring and he was that. I boxed with Mike about ten years and I never really hit him a hard punch during the time. Repeating again, Mike was one of the great boxers of the age.”

Thinking Years Hard Age Ten Rings Boxing Mike Wizards Gloves Phantoms Boxers

Author:Tommy Gibbons

“Dempsey could beat anybody he could hit. The only reason that he couldn't do anything with fellows like Tunney or Greb or myself was he couldn't hit us.”

Reason Beats Fellows Boxing

Author:Tommy Gibbons

“No matter what nationality or color is champion, we Irish like to say that we have a heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney retired, who can come back and take the title at any time.”

Matter Color No Matter What Titles Champion Boxing Genes Retired Nationality Heavyweights

Author:Tommy Gibbons

“When I was growing up, there was always somebody who wanted to pick a fight with me. I'd say, I'm not a famous boxer, my father is. If you want to fight somebody, go fight my Dad.”

Ifs Want Wanted Fighting Father Growing Up Growing Dad Picks My Dad Boxing Boxers Famous Boxer

Author:Richard Gibbons

“A great library doesn't have to be big or beautiful. It doesn't have to have the best facilities or the most efficient staff or the most users. A great library provides. It is enmeshed in the life of a community in a way that makes it indispensable. A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.”

People Way Needs Bigs Beautiful Community Library Efficient Users Staff Indispensable Facility

Author:Vicki Myron

“Books have survived television, radio, talking pictures, circulars (early magazines), dailies (early newspapers), Punch and Judy shows, and Shakespeare's plays. They have survived World War II, the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and the fall of the Roman Empire. They even survived the Dark Ages, when almost no one could read and each book had to be copied by hand. They aren't going to be killed off by the Internet.”

“That's life. We all go through the tractor blades now and then. We all get bruised, and we all get cut. Sometimes the blade cuts deep. The lucky ones come through with a few scratches, a little blood, but even that isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is having someone there to scoop you up, to hold you tight, and to tell you everything is all right.”

Littles Important Sometimes Cutting Blood Lucky Important Things Now And Then Scratches Blades Bruised Tractors

Author:Vicki Myron

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