Month: October 2014

Life

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.   Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) described himself as “an English-Speaking Union,” being the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and the… Read More ›

Crying – Speech

Not necessarily a whole speech but an often quoted line, by the constantly remarkable Tom Hanks in the movie, A League of Their Own. Jimmy Dugan: Evelyn, could you come here, you got a second? Which team do you play… Read More ›

Success

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.    David Henry Thoreau (1817-1862) Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. He is best… Read More ›