“Don’t allow the tragedy of your youth to become a lifelong excuse. Where you start in life doesn’t have to dictate where you end up.” Hal Donaldson August 1969 – Concord, California: Twelve-year-old Hal Donaldson and his younger siblings were home alone...
“And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, and the world seemingly most indifferent. Emmanuel. God with us.” Taylor Caldwell Christmas 1862 –...
“In the end, it’s not about what you have or what you accomplished. It’s about who you lifted up, who you’ve made better, what you have given back.” Denzel Washington September 1958 –...
“A good way to judge a man is by what he says. A better way to judge a man is by what he does. The best way to judge a man is by what he gives.” John Mason November 1982 – Duty Free Shoppers Headquarters, Ridgefield, Connecticut: Charles Feeney had...
“We are not made in a crisis. We are revealed.” Jack Kinder December 4, 1950 – Over North Korea: On an early December afternoon, Navy Ensign Jesse Brown and Navy Lt. Tom Hudner were part of a six-plane contingent launched from the USS Leyte to provide...
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” Norman Schwarzkopf December 20, 1943 – Somewhere Over Germany: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown glanced outside the...
