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• Opinion

  By aaforringer on February 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

    When we are young we generally estimate an opinion by the size of the person that holds it, but later we find that is an uncertain rule, for we realize that there are times when a hornet’s opinion disturbs… Read More ›

• Mediocrity – Speech (Language)

  By aaforringer on February 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Casino Jack (2010) From IMDB:  A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder. Played by the wonderful Kevin Spacey. Jack Abramoff:  You know, I do… Read More ›

• Forgive

  By aaforringer on February 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass.    George Herbert   (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the… Read More ›

• Repair

  By aaforringer on February 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.   Frederick Douglass   (February 1818 – February 20, 1895)  was an African-American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman.  After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist… Read More ›