“You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.”— Vandana Shiva
"The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world." — Michelle Obama.
Memorial Day 2023
"Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well." Jennifer M. Granholm
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind
Happy Valentine’s Day
If you could do anything what would it be? The answer dwells in your heart, not in your mind, for the heart is the gateway to the soul.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms, and instrumentalities by means of which we live. -Martin Luther King Jr.
Happy Thanksgiving
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” Johannes A. Gaertner
Happy 4th of July
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Happy Father’s Day
"To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy." Nelson Mandela
Memorial Day 2022
"Heroes never die. They live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who would follow in their footsteps." Emily Potter