Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Oprah Winfrey

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Character, failure, Gratitude, inspiration, Integrity, Oprah Winfrey, Women's History Month

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

Oprah Winfrey

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

Oprah Winfrey

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.

Oprah Winfrey

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Oprah Winfrey

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.

Oprah Winfrey

There aren’t many people who do not recognize Oprah Winfrey. Here’s her Wikipedia link to learn even more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Women in my Life

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Adriana, Compassion, Debby, Humor, Love, Mom, Sister, Terry, Wife

I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the women in my life. My wife, my mom, and my sister. Each of them contributes terrific things to the world. Mom had me, my brother, and my sister. She raised us the best she could while dad worked. My wife raised three daughters on her own, before we married. My sister has a great sense of humor, is smart, and has a big heart.

Each of these women have made great contributions to my life. My wife stuck by me, regardless of our separation. Mom sticks by my dad, even if he doesn’t know how to take care of himself anymore. My sister sticks by her friends and does whatever she can to help them when they need it. She’s also a great tv companion. We watch shows and movies together from time-to-time. She also likes watching me play Call of Duty. She’s my biggest fan.

Take a few moments today to appreciate the women in your life and how they’ve contributed to your life. My mom, my sister, and my wife all contribute to my life. They are a listening ear, a source of compassion, and add a special spice to this thing we call life.

Have a great Wednesday, all.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Women’s History Month

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Abolition, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Slavery, Women's History Month, Women's Suffrage

Here we are again, with another month to focus on. This month is Women’s History Month, so I’ll try to find some unique and interesting women to post about.

1. “The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
2. “The best protection any woman can have… is courage.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
3. “A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
4. “Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
5. “I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Link for reference: https://www.overallmotivation.com/quotes/elizabeth-cady-stanton-quotes/

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the first suffragists in the United States. She fought for voting rights and the abolition of slavery. Here’s her Wikipedia link to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

I hope you enjoy this journey into Women’s History. I’ll try to find a good collection of unique women that many of you may not know about. It’s all about learning things here on Daily Ramblings and paying our respects to those who should always be remembered.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Snoop Dogg

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Atlanta Faze, Death Row Records, Dr Drey, Hip Hop, Investor, Music, Musician, Performer, Rap, Snoop Dogg

I just change with the times. I really don’t have a say in what’s going on. Music was here before me.

Snoop Dogg

Sometimes a loss is the best thing that can happen. It teaches you what you should have done next time.

Snoop Dogg

If it’s flipping hamburgers at McDonald’s, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.

Snoop Dogg

I just change with the times. I really don’t have a say in what’s going on. Music was here before me.

Snoop Dogg

In the black culture, certain kids are given nicknames that they roll with forever; the nicknames outweigh their real names. I’m one of those scenarios.

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg is an international icon and has influenced many people with his music. He is also an avid Call of Duty player, playing with Streamer StoneMountain64 and many others. He is also a board member of the Atlanta Faze one of the teams in the Call of Duty e-sports league. Here’s his Wikipedia page for more information about this great musician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg

Have a great Wednesday, folks! If you’re in my neck of the woods in the U.S., enjoy the snow. It just started here in the last hour.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Toni Morrison

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Black History Month, Editor, Mother, Nobel Prize, Novelist, Poet, Professor, Toni Morrison

Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can take place without the complicity of the people who run the schools and the city.

Toni Morrison

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.

Toni Morrison

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.

Toni Morrison

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.

Toni Morrison

If you’re going to hold someone down you’re going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression.

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison has so many great quotes. It was hard choosing these five. I hope you enjoy them. Toni Morrison is definitely someone to learn about. Here’s her Wikipedia page for you to read about her and her life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison

Have a great Wednesday, folks! My wife loved the “permanent” rose I got for her. Now she has a rose on her desk that will last forever, which is something I wanted to give her. I wanted her to have something that showed her that our love was forever, regardless of our geographical separation.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Frederick Douglass

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Author, Black History Month, Frederick Douglass, Freedom, Lincoln, Literacy, Slavery

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Frederick Douglass

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Frederick Douglass

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.

Frederick Douglass

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Frederick Douglass

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

Frederick Douglass

If you’d like to learn more, here’s a link on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass

Have a great Wednesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Black History Month

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African American History Month, Black History Month, Gerald Ford, History, Learning, Wikipedia

All, I’ll be forgoing the quote today to announce Daily Rambling’s focus on Black History month. All of my postings will be about black scientists, performers, poets, and other topics. I like doing this each year, because I learn more.

For those of you who reside outside the United States. Here is a link to Black History month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

I read this article each year and learn something new. We have so many peoples in the United States. We all benefit from the contributions of African Americans, and so many other cultures. I look forward to a terrific month of learning and sharing my learning with you this month.

I will be using a picture of Martin Luther King Jr.’s monument for each day this month.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – George Washington

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Country, Freedom, General, George Washington, Patriot, president, Revolutionary War, Statesman, United States

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

George Washington

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

George Washington

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

George Washington

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.

George Washington

George Washington was a general, statesman, and was called the Father of our country. He was the first President of the United States. Here’s his Wikipeida link, if you’d like to read more about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington

Have a great Wednesday, folks! Before I go, one thing I suggest people do with quotes is write down their thoughts about them. Obviously I wouldn’t do it for every quote that is above, but it is a nice exercise to think about what these quotes say. Do they make sense? Do they suggest doing something in your life that may make it better? I do this every day. It’s a great practice and one that helps me make sense of the world. Why not learn from those who have come before us?

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Indira Gandhi

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Assassination, India, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, Quotes, Wednesday, wisdom

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Indira Gandhi

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

Indira Gandhi

I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.

Indira Gandhi

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying.

Indira Gandhi

I am not a person to be pressured – by anybody or any nation.

Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi served as India’s prime minister. Her occupation of this office ended when she was assassinated. If you’d like to read more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi. I’d like to warn you if you are going to read this article. The assassination was described in detail. That being said, there is a great deal of information in the article that I was unaware of.

Well, happy Wednesday, folks. I hope all of you have a terrific day!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Pele

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Enthusiasm, Hard Work, Pele, perserveranc, Practice, Soccer, World Cup

In light of Pele’s recent death and the end of the World Cup, I thought it would be nice to hear his wisdom today. Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

Pele

Everything is practice.

Pele

Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.

Pele

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it’s the biggest sport in the world.

Pele

Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don’t we?

Pele

Pele was a world-renowned Soccer player from Brazil. Here is a Wikipedia link so you can learn more about this wonderful human being: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9

Have a great Wednesday, folks.

Until next time…

Dave