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Friday, July 17th, 2015 - Isaac Watts' Birthday



An English hymn-writer, theologian and logician.     

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.
Isaac Watts

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Saturday, July 18th, 2015 - Jane Austen's Death Anniversary



An English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.       

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Jane Austen

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Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 - Robert Green Ingersoll's Death Anniversary



A Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism.     

The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here.
Robert Green Ingersoll

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 - Carl Sandburg's Death Anniversary



An American writer and editor, best known for his poetry.   

Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.
Carl Sandburg

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Friday, July 24th, 2015 - Isaac Bashevis Singer's Death Anniversary



A Jewish American author noted for his short stories.     

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Saturday, July 25th, 2015 - Eric Hoffer's Birthday



An American social writer and philosopher.       

Fear is uncertainty.
Eric Hoffer

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Sunday, July 26th, 2015 - Aldous Huxley's Birthday



An English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.       

Experience teaches only the teachable.
Aldous Huxley

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Monday, July 27th, 2015 - Bob Hope's Death Anniversary



A British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies.       

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
Bob Hope

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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 - Abraham Cowley's Death Anniversary



An English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.     

The world's a scene of changes and to be constant in nature is inconstancy.
Abraham Cowley

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Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 - Dag Hammarskjold's Birthday



A Swedish diplomat, economist and author.     

Life only demands from you the strength you possess.
Dag Hammarskjold

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Thursday, July 30th, 2015 - Henry Ford's Birthday



A prominent American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.   

Before everything else getting ready is the secret of success.
Henry Ford

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Friday, July 31st, 2015 - Milton Friedman's Birthday



An American economist, statistician, a professor at the University of Chicago, and the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.     

There is only one social responsibility of business - to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits without deception or fraud.
Milton Friedman

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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 - Horace Mann's Death Anniversary



An American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833.       

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Horace Mann

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Monday, August 3rd, 2015 - Flannery O'Connor's Death Anniversary



An American novelist, short-story writer and essayist.     

It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.
Flannery O'Connor

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 - O. Hallesby's Birthday



A Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist who taught at the Free Faculty of Theology from 1909 to 1952.     

The more helpless you are the better you are fitted to pray and the more answers to prayer you will experience.
O. Hallesby