by Criswell | Quotes and Verses
Grantland Rice (1880 – 1954) was a famous sportswriter who was friends with — and wrote stories about — great athletes like Babe Ruth (the baseball legend) and Bobby Jones (the greatest golfer of his era). Mr. Rice understood that even the very best players make...
by Criswell | Quotes and Verses
Late in his life, Mark Twain said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” Mr. Twain was making the point that most of the things we worry about aren’t worth worrying about. If you’re wasting time and energy dreading...
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Oprah Winfrey was born in rural Mississippi and lived with her grandmother in a house that had no indoor plumbing. She made it to college in Nashville, where she got her start in television. Over time, she moved to the top of her profession, and stawyed there. Oprah...
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Ben Franklin understood that the easiest way to stop a bad habit is to never get started. He said “’It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.” And as usual, wise old Ben was right. Bad habits have a way of sneaking up on us. At first, they...
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Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915) was an American educator, author, lecturer, and advisor to presidents. Born into slavery, he was freed at age nine. Young Booker understood the value of education; he worked his way through school, paying for his studies by working...
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Fred Rogers was not only the star of his own kid-friendly TV show (which was called Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood); he was also a song-writer, a puppeteer, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. But more importantly, he was kind to kids of all ages. Mr. Rogers said, “There...
