Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Joan Rivers

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Actor, Comedian, Funny, Hilarious, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jokes, wisdom

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

Joan Rivers

I don’t excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.

Joan Rivers

I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive.

Joan Rivers

The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.

Joan Rivers

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I’m being funny, but I’m reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we’re going down the tube.

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers was a comedian when I was growing up and quite popular. She used to appear quite a bit on Johnny Carson, a staple in my home. The folks loved Johnny. Anyway, for those of you who are not familiar with her, here’s a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rivers

Have a great day, folks.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Anne Frank

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Anne Frank, Anne Frank House, BrainyQuote, Holocaust, Nazis, Netherlands, Wednesday, wisdom, WWII

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Anne Frank

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Anne Frank

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.

Anne Frank

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Anne Frank

For those of you who do not know who Anne Frank is, she is a young girl who wrote a diary that was later published. She was a Jewish girl during WWII who was ultimately captured by the Nazis, who then put her in a camp. It is a hard book to read. The Diary of Anne Frank is well known and in every country in the world. Here’s a Wikipedia link for you to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank

If you’d like to get the book for yourself, I’m sure your public library has a copy or your can purchase it. Here’s a link to the electronic version: https://amzn.to/3Bj1VJi

One of my sister’s friends is from the Netherlands and their is a museum there. It is the house Anne Frank was hidden. Here’s a YouTube video that gives a short tour of the place. I hope you enjoy it.

I hope you have a great Wednesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Charlotte Whitton

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Canada, Charlotte Whitton, failure, Feminism, Feminist, Mayor, Ottawa, Politics, Success

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

Charlotte Whitton

When one must, one can.

Charlotte Whitton

It’s how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.

Charlotte Whitton

Big words seldom accompany good deeds.

Charlotte Whitton

Man cannot live by incompetence alone.

Charlotte Whitton

If you would like to learn more about Charlotte Whitton, check out her Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Whitton

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Alexis de Tocqueville, America, Democracy, Liberty, Morality, Socialism, Wednesday, wisdom

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Alexis de Tocqueville

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

Alexis de Tocqueville

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Alexis de Tocqueville

If you’d like to learn more about this French historian, check out his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Francesco Guicciardini

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Historian, Italy, Machiavelli, Medici, Politics, Renaissance, Statesman, Writer

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

Francesco Guicciardini

Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways.

Francesco Guicciardini

Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.

Francesco Guicciardini

Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.

Francesco Guicciardini

There is nothing so fleeting as the memory of benefits received.

Francesco Guicciardini

For a very interesting read, check out his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Guicciardini For those of you who are fans of Machiavelli, he was both a friend and critic of him.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Freedom

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Abraham Lincoln, Freedom, Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, Rights, Ronald Reagan, Viktor E Frankl, wisdom

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Viktor E. Frankl

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Ronald Reagan

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Pope John Paul II

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

Today, I’ve strayed from my typical format. I wanted to concentrate on the theme of freedom, because that is what this country is about. The freedom of women to choose what to do with their bodies. The freedom of people to associate with whomever they want. The freedom to express your thoughts, your gender preferences, whatever, without repercussion. The Bill of Rights was created for a reason. To codify rights that are so important that the government cannot take them away, without the consent of the governed through their representatives. Your freedom is at stake every single day. Fight for it. It is the only way you will remain free.

Have a great Wednesday, all.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Henry Miller

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American Novelist, Attention, Destiny, Henry Miller, Love, Submission, Wednesday, wisdom

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Henry Miller

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

Henry Miller

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Henry Miller

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

Henry Miller

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Henry Miller

This is one colorful character. Take a look at his bio on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Miller What a great life!

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Aristotle Onassis

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Aristotle Onassis, Greece, Monaco, Rich, Saudi Arabia, Shipping, The Kennedys, Wealth, Wednesday, wisdom

If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

Aristotle Onassis

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Aristotle Onassis

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

Aristotle Onassis

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

Aristotle Onassis

Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep three hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.

Aristotle Onassis

If you’d like to learn more about Aristotle Onassis, here’s a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle_Onassis

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Carl von Clausewitz

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Art of War, Carl von Clausewitz, conflict, French Revolution, Napolean, Prussia, Soldier, War, Wednesday, wisdom

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Carl von Clausewitz

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Carl von Clausewitz

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

Carl von Clausewitz

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.

Carl von Clausewitz

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

Carl von Clausewitz

For those readers who are either in the military or have served, you’ll know who this guy instantly. For those of you who are unfamiliar, check out his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz

Have a great Wednesday, folks.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Lillian Hellman

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Blacklisted, Lillian Hellman, People, Playwright, Quotes, Trivia, Wednesday, wisdom

People change and forget to tell each other.

Lillian Hellman

People change and forget to tell each other.

Lillian Hellman

God forgives those who invent what they need.

Lillian Hellman

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

Lillian Hellman

You lose your manners when you are poor.

Lillian Hellman

If you’d like to know more about Lillian Hellman, take a quick look at her Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman This gal had a really colorful and crazy life.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave