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Quote of the Week: Marva Collins

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Marva Collins

“If you can’t make a mistake you can’t make anything.”   – Marva Collins

If you like this quote, you may like everything else about Marva Collins:

Marva Collins' Way Paperback – September 1, 1990 by Marva Collins (Author), Alex Haley (Foreword)

The School that Cared: A Story of the Marva Collins Preparatory School of Cincinnati by P. Collins (Author) The Good Teacher Makes the Poor Student Good, and the Good Student Superior - Marva Collins: Lined Composition Keepsake Memory Book, Thank You ... 6”x9” 120 pages (Teachers Appreciation Book) Paperback – September 12, 2019You can see all of the lovely books about and by Marva Collins here.

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Lemony Snicket

Quote of the Week: Lemony Snicket

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Lemony Snicket

“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”

–Lemony Snicket

If you like this quote, you may like these books and other things about Lemony Snicket:

The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13) Hardcover – Box set, October 13, 2006 by Lemony Snicket (Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator) A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket 13 Books Collection Pack Set (Includes the Bad Beginning, the Reptile Room, the Wide Window, the Miserable Mill, the Austere Academy, the Grim Grotto, the Penultimate Peril, the End) Paperback – 2016 The Bad Beginning, A Multi-Voice Recording: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Lemony Snicket (Author), Tim Curry (Narrator), Full Cast (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) You can see all of the lovely books and things about Lemony Snicket here.

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Beverly Sills

Quote of the Week: Beverly Sills

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Beverly Sills

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”

–Beverly Sills

If you like this quote, you may like these other items about Beverly Sills:

Beverly: An Autobiography Hardcover – April 1, 1987 by Beverly Sills (Author), Lawrence Linderman (Author) Beverly Sills - The Great RecordingsDonizetti - The Three Queens (Anna Bolena / Maria Stuarda / Roberto Devereux)You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Beverly Sills here.

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Quote of the Week: Amelia Earhart

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The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. Amelia Earhart“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”

–Amelia Earhart

If you like this quote, you may like these books about Amelia Earhart:

East to the Dawn The life of Amelia Earhat by Susan Butler

Amelia Earhart (Little People, BIG DREAMS) Hardcover – August 9, 2016

DK Biography: Amelia Earhart: A Photographic Story of a Life Paperback – January 29, 2007 by Tanya Lee Stone (Author), DK (Author)

 

You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Amelia Earhart here.

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Quote of the Week: Emily Brontë

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"Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree."  – Emily Brontë“Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree.”  – Emily Brontë

If you like this quote, you may like these books by Emily Brontë:

Wuthering Heights (Seasons Edition -- Winter) Hardcover – October 29, 2019 by Emily Bronte (Author) Emily Bronte: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) Hardcover – April 9, 1996 by Emily Bronte (Author), Peter Washington (Editor) The Brontë Sisters Boxed Set: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villette (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Hardcover – November 22, 2016You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Emily Brontë here.

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Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  – Maya Angelou

If you like this quote, you may like these books by Maya Angelou:

Gather Together in My Name by [Angelou, Maya]The Heart of a Woman by [Angelou, Maya]All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by [Angelou, Maya]You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Maya Angelou here.

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Quote of the Week: Henry Ford

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Obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Henry Ford“Obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” – Henry Ford

If you like this quote, you may like these books about Henry Ford:

The Vagabonds by Jeff Guinn - The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten Year Road TripWho was Henry Ford?The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century

You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Henry Ford here.

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Quote of the Week: Bob Hope

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A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. Bob Hope“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” – Bob Hope

Here are a few things I didn’t know about Bob Hope:

  • His name was Leslie Townes Hope
  • He was 100 years old when he passed away
  • His career spanned 80 years!
  • He was born in London and lived there until he was four
  • He was a boxer in the 1910’s
  • He made 57 tours for the USO between 1941 and 1991  *WOW*

If you like this quote, you may like everything else about Bob Hope:

Bob Hope: The Ultimate Movie CollectionAmerican Legends: The Life of Bob Hope by [Charles River Editors]Bob Hope: My Life In Jokes

You can see all of the lovely books and things about and by Bob Hope here.

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Quote of the Week: Albert Einstein

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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

–Albert Einstein

If you like this quote, you may like everything else about Albert Einstein:

Ideas And Opinions by albert einsteinRelativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition by albert einsteinI am Albert Einstein (Ordinary People Change the World) by [Meltzer, Brad]You can see all of the lovely books about and by Albert Einstein here.

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Quote of the Week: J. R. R. Tolkien

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. Tolkien

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J. R. R. Tolkien

If you like this quote, you may like everything else about J. R. R. Tolkien:

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsThe Great Tales of Middle-earth: Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of GondolinThe J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Boxed Set

You can see all of the lovely books about and by J. R. R. Tolkien here.

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