“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon Sunday, January...
“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” St. Augustine Labor Day, September 1, 1986 – New York City: Laura Schroff, a 35-year-old USA Today ad executive, had...
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia November 2, 1937 – Sing Sing Prison – Ossining,...
July 1999 – Belleville, Michigan: Tammy and Rusty Stafford had been expecting the letter. The company where Rusty had worked for more than two decades had been sold. Rusty didn’t have a retirement plan, but the big boss, Bob Thompson, had promised that everyone would...
December 2, 2004 – Sotheby Auction, New York City: More than 300 people filled the large auction hall at Sotheby’s Auction House. They had come for a huge sports memorabilia auction. Babe Ruth’s home run bat, which christened a brand new Yankee stadium in 1923, was...