October 11, 2022
QUOTE
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader,
a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.
For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.
A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.
The very next thing you need to be doing is the thing that terrifies you the most.
Comparison is the thief of all joy.
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
--All from Eleanor Roosevelt
BIRTHDAYS
1821 – George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA
1844 – Henry J. Heinz, Businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company
1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, Humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States
1943 – John Nettles, English actor and writer
1962 – Joan Cusack, Actress
IN MEMORY
1960 – Richard Cromwell, Actor
1961 – Chico Marx, Comedian
1991 – Redd Foxx, Actor and comedian
2019 – Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk
IN ON THIS DAY
1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
1890 – In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1910 – Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
1958 – NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
1968 – NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.