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“We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.”
-David Sarnoff
Photo Credit: BrainBlogger
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged David Sarnoff, David Sarnoff Quotes, Quotes about Death, Quotes about Life
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“Sorrow’s Uses” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Learning different lessons from the poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Last December, I wrote about the necessity of grief when discussing “Sorrow’s Uses,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Today, I’m looking at a poem called “A Song of Life,” by the same author, but which has a very different tone (though … Continue reading
“Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive, you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, you’ve got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.”
-Mel Brooks
Photo Credit: Jump in the Air
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Famous Quotes, Mel Brooks, Mel Brooks Quotes, Quotes about Life
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“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.”
-Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations"
Photo Credit: GoodFon
“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes
Examining the advice in Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son"
This week, I’m taking a look at “Mother to Son,” by Langston Hughes. I love the poem’s message, which is about not giving up, even though life is hard. The poem’s narrator, the mother, uses the metaphor of a staircase … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Langston Hughes, Mother to Son, Mother to Son Poem, Poems about Life
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