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“Every day may not be good . . . but there’s something good in every day.” -Alice Morse Earle
Alice Morse Earle was born as Mary Alice Morse on 27 April 1851 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America. She became a historian and a writer. Alice Morse Earle passed on at 59 years of age on 16 February 1911 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, United States of America.
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“You can’t let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.” -Dale Earnhardt (1951 - 2001)
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“People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.” -Max Eastman
Max Eastman was born in 1883. Max Eastman passed on in 1969.
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“You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself . . . I never have; I never will.” -Buddy Ebsen
Christian Ludolf ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, Junior, also known as Frank ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, was born on 2 April 1908 in Belleville, Illinois, United States of America. He became an actor, a comedian, and a dancer. Christian Ludolf ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, Junior passed on at 95 years of age on 6 July 2003 in Torrance, California, United States of America.
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“I don’t think anybody yet has invented a pastime that’s as much fun or keeps you as young as a good job.” -Frederick Hudson Ecker
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“I believe there are 15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,468,044,717,
914,527,116,709 ,366,231,425,076,185,631,031,296 protons in the Universe and the same number of electrons.” -Arthur Stanley Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington was born on 28 December 1882 in Kendal, Westmorland, England (now Kendel, Cumbria, England). He became an astronomer, a physicist, and a mathematician. The Eddington Limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, and the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, are named in his honor. Arthur Stanley Eddington passed on at 61 years of age on 22 November 1944 in Cambridge, England.
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“The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible.” -Mary Baker Eddy
“The lives of great men and women are miracles of patience and perseverance.” -Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was born in 1821. She became the founder of Christian Science, a religious movement in the United States of America. She wrote the movement’s textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” (1875), and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ, Scientists. In 1908, she founded the Christian Science Publishing Society, which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including “The Christian Science Monitor.” Mary Baker Eddy passed on in 1910.
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“Don’t feel entitled to anything you didn’t sweat and struggle for.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“Service is what life is all about.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make, which over time add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“You really can change the world if you care enough.” -Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman was born in 1937. She is a President of the Children’s Defense Fund.
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I will follow the upward road today;
I will keep my face to the light.
I will think high thoughts as I go my way;
I will do what I know is right.
I will look for the flowers by the side of the road;
I will laugh and love and be strong.
I will try to lighten another’s load this day as I fare along.
-Mary S. Edgar
Mary Susannah Edgar was born on 23 May 1889 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. She became a writer, a hymnist, and a summer camp operator. Mary Susannah Edgar passed on at 84 years of age on 17 September 1973 in Ontario, Canada.
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“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” -Maria Edgeworth
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“If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.” -Bob Edwards
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“The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.” -LaVell Edwards
“Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives.” -LaVell Edwards
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“Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.” -Ilya Ehrenburg
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“Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.” -Robert L. Ehrlich
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“It is surely one of the curious paradoxes of history that science, which professionally has little to do with faith, owes its origins to an act of faith that the Universe can be rationally interpreted, and that science today is sustained by that assumption.” -Loren C. Eiseley: “Darwin’s Century: Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It” (1958)
Loren Corey Eiseley was born on 3 September 1907 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America. He became an anthropologist, a teacher, a philosopher, and a writer. Loren Corey Eiseley passed on at 69 years of age on 9 July 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!” -T. Harv Eker
“The number one reason most people don’t get what they want is that they don’t know what they want.” -T. Harv Eker
T. Harv Eker was born on 10 June 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and a professional speaker. Website https://www.harveker.com/.
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“If I’d known I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” -Leon Eldred
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“The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him.” -Pricilla Elfrey
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“All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.” -Charles W. Eliot
Charles W. Eliot was born in 1834. He was an American educator. Charles W. Eliot passed on in 1926.
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Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
-T. S. Eliot: “The Four Quartets”
“If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.” -T. S. Eliot
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
-T. S. Eliot: “Four Quartets” (1943), ‘Little Gidding,’ part V
Thomas Stearns Eliot (tŏm’ǝs stûrnz ěl’ē-ǝt), also known as T. S. Eliot, was born on 26 September 1888 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America. He took up permanent residence in England in 1914, and became a British subject in 1927. He was an editor, a literary critic, a playwright, and a poet. He is known as the author of, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (1915), “The Wasteland” (1922), and “The Four Quartets” (1936 - 1942). Thomas Stearns Eliot passed on at 76 years of age on 4 January 1965 in London, England.
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“There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let well enough alone.” -Jules Ellinger
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“The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter.” -Mandie Ellingson
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“It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.” -Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot is a writer.
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“The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. There are many ways to the top, and the training method you choose is just the one that suits you best. No, the important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.” -Herb Elliott
Herb Elliott is an Australian Olympic athlete.
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“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” -Walter Elliott: as quoted in “The Spiritual Life: Doctrine and Practice of Christian Perfection” (1918)
Walter Elliott was born in 1842. He was a Roman Catholic priest. Walter Elliot passed on in 1928.
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“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” -Albert Ellis
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“There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, and children love hamsters.” -Alice Thomas Ellis
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“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” -Havelock Ellis
Henry Havelock Ellis was born on 2 February 1859 in Croydon, Surrey, England. He became an essayist and a psychologist. Henry Havelock Ellis passed on at 80 years of age on 8 July 1939 in Hintlesham, Suffolk, England.
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“Chance favors the prepared mind.” -Harlan Ellison (similar quotation attributed to Louis Pasteur)
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“It is not half as important to burn the midnight oil as it is to be awake in the daytime.” -E. W. Elmore
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“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.” -Ted Engstrom
Theodore Wilhelm ‘Ted’ Engstrom was born in 1916. As an evangelical leader and author, he was known in part for instructing churches, parachurch ministries, and other non-profit organizations how to apply business concepts and achieve financial viability. Mr. Engstrom was one of the founding architects of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, and head of Youth for Christ and World Vision International. Theodore Wilhelm ‘Ted’ Engstrom passed on in 2006.
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“Before supper take a little walk, after supper do the same.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“Out of sight, out of mind.” -Desiderius Erasmus: “Adagia” (1500)
“Prevention is better than cure.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” -Desiderius Erasmus: “Opus Epistolarum” (1529)
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was born on 28 October 1466. He was a Dutch Catholic priest, a theologian, and a social reformer. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus passed on at 69 years of age on 12 July 1536.
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“I found that I could find the energy - that I could find the determination to keep on going. I learned that your mind can amaze your body, if you just keep telling yourself, ‘I can do it . . . I can do it . . . I can do it!’” -Jon Erickson
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“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” -Milton Erickson
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“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” -Sven Goran Eriksson
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“There’s a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.” -John Erskine
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“My work is a game, a very serious game.” -M. C. Escher
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“The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.” -attributed to Euclid
Euclid was born in 325 B.C.E. in ancient Greece. He became a mathematician. Euclid passed on in 265 B.C.E.
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“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.” -Euripides
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“Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.” -Bergen Evans
Bergen Baldwin Evans was born on 19 September 1904 in Franklin, Ohio, United States of America. He became a lexicographer, a teacher of English, and a television show host. Bergen Baldwin Evans passed on at 73 years of age on 4 February 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States of America.
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“Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” -Greg Evans
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“Be able to disagree without being disagreeable.” -Richard L. Evans
“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” -Richard L. Evans
“Happiness mainly depends on man’s ability to work and the way in which he does it.” -Richard L. Evans
“If we don’t change direction we will arrive at where we are going.” -Richard L. Evans
“Perhaps any of us could get along with perfect people. But our task is to get along with imperfect people.” -Richard L. Evans
“The past is to learn from and not to live in.” -Richard L. Evans
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” -Richard L. Evans
“Things I don’t understand don’t destroy my faith in the things I do understand.” -Richard L. Evans
“Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes.” -Richard L. Evans
“We must not let the things we can’t do keep us from doing the things we can do.” -Richard L. Evans
Richard Louis Evans was born in 1906. He became a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the president of Rotary International. Mr. Evans was the writer, producer, and announcer of “Music and the Spoken Word” for forty-one years. Richard Louis Evans passed on in 1971.
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“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” -Douglas Everett
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“Indeed, education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.” -Edward Everet
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“It is the doing, not just the knowing that counts.” -Henry B. Eyring
Henry Bennion Eyring was born on 31 May 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America. He is an educator, a writer, and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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“Every day may not be good . . . but there’s something good in every day.” -Alice Morse Earle
Alice Morse Earle was born as Mary Alice Morse on 27 April 1851 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America. She became a historian and a writer. Alice Morse Earle passed on at 59 years of age on 16 February 1911 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, United States of America.
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“You can’t let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.” -Dale Earnhardt (1951 - 2001)
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“People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.” -Max Eastman
Max Eastman was born in 1883. Max Eastman passed on in 1969.
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“You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself . . . I never have; I never will.” -Buddy Ebsen
Christian Ludolf ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, Junior, also known as Frank ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, was born on 2 April 1908 in Belleville, Illinois, United States of America. He became an actor, a comedian, and a dancer. Christian Ludolf ‘Buddy’ Ebsen, Junior passed on at 95 years of age on 6 July 2003 in Torrance, California, United States of America.
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“I don’t think anybody yet has invented a pastime that’s as much fun or keeps you as young as a good job.” -Frederick Hudson Ecker
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“I believe there are 15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,468,044,717,
914,527,116,709 ,366,231,425,076,185,631,031,296 protons in the Universe and the same number of electrons.” -Arthur Stanley Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington was born on 28 December 1882 in Kendal, Westmorland, England (now Kendel, Cumbria, England). He became an astronomer, a physicist, and a mathematician. The Eddington Limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, and the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, are named in his honor. Arthur Stanley Eddington passed on at 61 years of age on 22 November 1944 in Cambridge, England.
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“The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible.” -Mary Baker Eddy
“The lives of great men and women are miracles of patience and perseverance.” -Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was born in 1821. She became the founder of Christian Science, a religious movement in the United States of America. She wrote the movement’s textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” (1875), and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ, Scientists. In 1908, she founded the Christian Science Publishing Society, which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including “The Christian Science Monitor.” Mary Baker Eddy passed on in 1910.
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“Don’t feel entitled to anything you didn’t sweat and struggle for.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“Service is what life is all about.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make, which over time add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” -Marian Wright Edelman
“You really can change the world if you care enough.” -Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman was born in 1937. She is a President of the Children’s Defense Fund.
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I will follow the upward road today;
I will keep my face to the light.
I will think high thoughts as I go my way;
I will do what I know is right.
I will look for the flowers by the side of the road;
I will laugh and love and be strong.
I will try to lighten another’s load this day as I fare along.
-Mary S. Edgar
Mary Susannah Edgar was born on 23 May 1889 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. She became a writer, a hymnist, and a summer camp operator. Mary Susannah Edgar passed on at 84 years of age on 17 September 1973 in Ontario, Canada.
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“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” -Maria Edgeworth
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“If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.” -Bob Edwards
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“The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.” -LaVell Edwards
“Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives.” -LaVell Edwards
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“Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.” -Ilya Ehrenburg
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“Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.” -Robert L. Ehrlich
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“It is surely one of the curious paradoxes of history that science, which professionally has little to do with faith, owes its origins to an act of faith that the Universe can be rationally interpreted, and that science today is sustained by that assumption.” -Loren C. Eiseley: “Darwin’s Century: Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It” (1958)
Loren Corey Eiseley was born on 3 September 1907 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America. He became an anthropologist, a teacher, a philosopher, and a writer. Loren Corey Eiseley passed on at 69 years of age on 9 July 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!” -T. Harv Eker
“The number one reason most people don’t get what they want is that they don’t know what they want.” -T. Harv Eker
T. Harv Eker was born on 10 June 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and a professional speaker. Website https://www.harveker.com/.
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“If I’d known I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” -Leon Eldred
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“The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him.” -Pricilla Elfrey
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“All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.” -Charles W. Eliot
Charles W. Eliot was born in 1834. He was an American educator. Charles W. Eliot passed on in 1926.
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Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
-T. S. Eliot: “The Four Quartets”
“If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.” -T. S. Eliot
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
-T. S. Eliot: “Four Quartets” (1943), ‘Little Gidding,’ part V
Thomas Stearns Eliot (tŏm’ǝs stûrnz ěl’ē-ǝt), also known as T. S. Eliot, was born on 26 September 1888 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America. He took up permanent residence in England in 1914, and became a British subject in 1927. He was an editor, a literary critic, a playwright, and a poet. He is known as the author of, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (1915), “The Wasteland” (1922), and “The Four Quartets” (1936 - 1942). Thomas Stearns Eliot passed on at 76 years of age on 4 January 1965 in London, England.
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“There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let well enough alone.” -Jules Ellinger
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“The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter.” -Mandie Ellingson
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“It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.” -Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot is a writer.
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“The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. There are many ways to the top, and the training method you choose is just the one that suits you best. No, the important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.” -Herb Elliott
Herb Elliott is an Australian Olympic athlete.
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“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” -Walter Elliott: as quoted in “The Spiritual Life: Doctrine and Practice of Christian Perfection” (1918)
Walter Elliott was born in 1842. He was a Roman Catholic priest. Walter Elliot passed on in 1928.
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“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” -Albert Ellis
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“There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, and children love hamsters.” -Alice Thomas Ellis
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“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” -Havelock Ellis
Henry Havelock Ellis was born on 2 February 1859 in Croydon, Surrey, England. He became an essayist and a psychologist. Henry Havelock Ellis passed on at 80 years of age on 8 July 1939 in Hintlesham, Suffolk, England.
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“Chance favors the prepared mind.” -Harlan Ellison (similar quotation attributed to Louis Pasteur)
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“It is not half as important to burn the midnight oil as it is to be awake in the daytime.” -E. W. Elmore
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“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.” -Ted Engstrom
Theodore Wilhelm ‘Ted’ Engstrom was born in 1916. As an evangelical leader and author, he was known in part for instructing churches, parachurch ministries, and other non-profit organizations how to apply business concepts and achieve financial viability. Mr. Engstrom was one of the founding architects of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, and head of Youth for Christ and World Vision International. Theodore Wilhelm ‘Ted’ Engstrom passed on in 2006.
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“Before supper take a little walk, after supper do the same.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“Out of sight, out of mind.” -Desiderius Erasmus: “Adagia” (1500)
“Prevention is better than cure.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.” -Desiderius Erasmus
“When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” -Desiderius Erasmus: “Opus Epistolarum” (1529)
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was born on 28 October 1466. He was a Dutch Catholic priest, a theologian, and a social reformer. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus passed on at 69 years of age on 12 July 1536.
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“I found that I could find the energy - that I could find the determination to keep on going. I learned that your mind can amaze your body, if you just keep telling yourself, ‘I can do it . . . I can do it . . . I can do it!’” -Jon Erickson
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“Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.” -Milton Erickson
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“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” -Sven Goran Eriksson
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“There’s a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.” -John Erskine
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“My work is a game, a very serious game.” -M. C. Escher
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“The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.” -attributed to Euclid
Euclid was born in 325 B.C.E. in ancient Greece. He became a mathematician. Euclid passed on in 265 B.C.E.
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“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.” -Euripides
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“Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.” -Bergen Evans
Bergen Baldwin Evans was born on 19 September 1904 in Franklin, Ohio, United States of America. He became a lexicographer, a teacher of English, and a television show host. Bergen Baldwin Evans passed on at 73 years of age on 4 February 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States of America.
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“Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” -Greg Evans
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“Be able to disagree without being disagreeable.” -Richard L. Evans
“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” -Richard L. Evans
“Happiness mainly depends on man’s ability to work and the way in which he does it.” -Richard L. Evans
“If we don’t change direction we will arrive at where we are going.” -Richard L. Evans
“Perhaps any of us could get along with perfect people. But our task is to get along with imperfect people.” -Richard L. Evans
“The past is to learn from and not to live in.” -Richard L. Evans
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” -Richard L. Evans
“Things I don’t understand don’t destroy my faith in the things I do understand.” -Richard L. Evans
“Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes.” -Richard L. Evans
“We must not let the things we can’t do keep us from doing the things we can do.” -Richard L. Evans
Richard Louis Evans was born in 1906. He became a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the president of Rotary International. Mr. Evans was the writer, producer, and announcer of “Music and the Spoken Word” for forty-one years. Richard Louis Evans passed on in 1971.
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“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” -Douglas Everett
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“Indeed, education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.” -Edward Everet
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“It is the doing, not just the knowing that counts.” -Henry B. Eyring
Henry Bennion Eyring was born on 31 May 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America. He is an educator, a writer, and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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