‘If you want to change the world, pick up your pen.” Martin Luther November 25, 1862 – The White House, Washington, D.C.: Abraham Lincoln wasn’t looking forward to meeting with anti-slavery activist Harriet Beecher Stowe. She had been openly critical in the...
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
“Our greatest regrets at the end of our lives will be the opportunities we left on the table, the passions we didn’t pursue and the dreams we didn’t go after.” Mark Batterson Anna Mary Robinson, also...
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela 1964 – Robben Island Prison – South Africa: It was said to be closest thing to hell in this world. The small...
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin March 1941 – Marion, Virginia: He was a writer best remembered for his critically acclaimed collection of short stories...
“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it. The greatness is already there.” John Buchan July 1959 – Green Bay Packer Football Camp, Green Bay, Wisconsin: On a hot afternoon during the first...
