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Thursday, February 12th, 2015 - Darwin Day

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
Charles Darwin

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« Reply #556 on: February 14, 2015, 10:01:29 AM »
Saturday, February 14th, 2015 - St. Valentine's Day

Love conquers all.
Virgil

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Sunday, February 15th, 2015 - Susan B. Anthony's Birthday



A prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States.   

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man but must be taught to protect herself.
Susan B. Anthony

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« Reply #558 on: February 16, 2015, 08:51:31 PM »
Monday, February 16th, 2015 - Henry Brooks Adams' Birthday



An American journalist, historian, academic and novelist.   

No one means all he says and yet very few say all they mean.
Henry Brooks Adams

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« Reply #559 on: February 17, 2015, 10:21:04 AM »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 - Random Acts of Kindness Day

Kindness gives birth to kindness.
Sophocles

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 - Martin Luther's Death Anniversary



A German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation.   

Christian life consists of faith and charity.
Martin Luther

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Friday, February 20th, 2015 - Ansel Adams' Birthday



An American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park.   

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
Ansel Adams

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Saturday, February 21st, 2015 - W. H. Auden's Birthday



An Anglo-American poet, born in England, later an American citizen, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.   

To be happy means to be free not from pain or fear but from care or anxiety.
W. H. Auden

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Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 - Phyllis McGinley's Death Anniversary



An American writer of children's books and poet about the positive aspects of suburban life. 

Compromise if not the spice of life is its solidity.
Phyllis McGinley

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 - Mitch Hedberg's Birthday



An American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery.     

I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle.
Mitch Hedberg
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 - Tennessee Williams' Death Anniversary



An American writer who primarily worked in American theater writing plays.   

Time is the longest distance between two places.
Tennessee Williams
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Thursday, February 26th, 2015 - William Ralph Inge's Death Anniversary



An English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, "Dean Inge.   

Religion is a way of walking not a way of talking.
William Ralph Inge

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Friday, February 27th, 2015 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Birthday



An American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.     

Every human heart is human.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Saturday, February 28th, 2015 - Michel de Montaigne's Birthday



One of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism.     

Philosophy is doubt.
Michel de Montaigne

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Sunday, March 1st, 2015 - International Women of Color Day

The crown of creation.
Herdeb