Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Quote of the Day (Robert Frost, on a ‘Winter Evening Walk’)

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“I had for my winter evening walk— No one at all with whom to talk, But I had the cottages in a row Up to their shining eyes in snow.” —Amer...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Quote of the Day (Walter Kirn, on ‘The Great Irony of Multitasking’)

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“This is the great irony of multitasking—that its overall goal, getting more done in less time, turns out to be chimerical. In reality, mult...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Quote of the Day (Martin Luther King Jr., on Courage in the Face of Disaster)

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“God, remove all bitterness from my heart and give me the strength and courage to face any disaster that comes my way.” —American civil-righ...
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Spiritual Quote of the Day (Dag Hammarskjold, on Forgiveness and Sacrifice)

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“Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you—out of love—takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

This Day in Football History (Dolphins Vanquish Vikings in Super Bowl VIII)

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Jan. 13, 1974—Taking its cue from fullback Larry Csonka (pictured), the Miami Dolphins ran roughshod over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bow...
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Quote of the Day (Winston Churchill, on ‘The Only Wise and Safe Course’)

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“The only wise and safe course is to act from day to day in accordance with what one's own conscience seems to decree." — British P...
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Friday, January 12, 2024

Quote of the Day (George Plimpton on Alex Karras, With the NFL Great Displaying ‘Theatrical Tendencies’)

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“When Alex Karras came onto the club, after his own rookie year, during which he barely spoke a word, he became the unofficial hazing master...