Storing Up ‘Smart’

“When you learn a thing a day, you store up smart.”

Gunsmoke’s
~ Festus Haggen,
Deputy Marshall – Dodge City

portrayed by

~ Ken Curtis,
Actor, Dancer, Singer & Western Performers Hall of Fame – National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (1981)

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Happily Ever After, Sometimes

“If you want to be alive and live in a real world, if you want to have any emotions at all in your life, you must willingly, knowingly, repeatedly set yourself up for things possibly not ending up ’happily ever after.”

~ Loni Anderson
Actress, Miss Roseville (1963) & California Independent Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)

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Store Up This Treasure of The Word

“Store up the Word of God in your heart, because you never know when you are going to need it.”

~ Dodie Osteen,
Co-Founder – Lakewood Church, Speaker & Author

Knowing What You Want

“Leadership is knowing what you want and making it happen.”

~ Miriam Colón
Actress & Founder-Director – Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

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Alien Objects on TV

“Certain people who had no knowledge of Blacks have maybe — maybe — learned something because of Mannix’s Peggy Fair. Blacks were pretty much alien objects on TV as recently as 10 years ago, you know, and now we’re people. I think maybe before it’s all over, it’s going to be all right, and I’m proud I’m a part of that.” (1972 interview)

~ Gail Fisher
Model, Actress, Beauty Contests Winner (Miss Transit, Miss Press Photographer, Miss Black New Jersey, Miss Essex County Fair), Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama – Mannix (1970), Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series (1971, 1973) & Alumna of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1958.

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Don’t Just Hope GOD Exists

“I’m actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it’s a depressing word. I don’t want to hope – I want to know. Like I don’t hope there’s a God, I know there’s a God.”

~ Kelly Clarkson
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Author, Television Personality & American Idol Winner (2002)

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Society’s Brainwashed

“I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.”

~ Tony Hsieh,
Internet Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Co-Founder of Venture Frogs & Author

The Story of Your Life

“Never close the book of your life, God hasn’t finished writing your story.”

~ Marcus Lamb,
Speaker, Minister, Co-Founder, President & CEO – The Daystar Television Network Co-Host – Ministry Now

Note: “Marcus was cleared of COVID-19 several days before passing away after his heart stopped beating at 4AM.” ~ Mrs. Joni Lamb

You’re Loved Even On Your Worst Day!

“God knows everything about you. Even om your worst day. He still loves you!”

~ Marcus Lamb,
Speaker, Minister, Co-Founder, President & CEO – The Daystar Television Network Co-Host – Ministry Now

Note: “Marcus was cleared of COVID-19 several days before passing away after his heart stopped beating at 4AM.” ~ Mrs. Joni Lamb

Where You Came From, Where You’re Going

“Knowing where you came from is no less important than knowing where you are going.”

~ Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Astrophysicist, Cosmologist, Planetary Scientist, Author & Science Communicator

astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator

A Life of Wealth, Health & Happiness

““I wish for you a life of wealth, health and happiness; a life in which you give to yourself the gift of patience, the virtue of reason, the value of knowledge, and the influence of faith in your own ability to dream about and achieve worthy rewards.””

~ Jim Rohn,
Entrepreneur, Author & Speaker

It’s Not Always the Easiest

“Sometimes the right path is not always the easiest.”

~ Pocahontas
Powhatan Peacemaker

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Take the Time to Get to Know Yourself

“When you haven’t taken the time to get to know yourself, be OK
with you, and articulate what it is you want in a relationship,
then you can’t possibly find that person for you
because you don’t even know what you’re looking for.”

~ Keshia Knight Pulliam,
Actress

Law & Liberty, America

“Law and liberty cannot rationally become the object of our love, unless they first become the objects of our knowledge.”

~ James Wilson

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The Soul of America 2020 & Beyond

“If the cost of silence is the soul of the country, if the cost of tacit support is that we lose the very things that make this nation the greatest in human history, then the price is too high.”

~ Spider-Man
Superhero
a.k.a. Peter Parker
Created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko

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Warring Against Breast Cancer

“In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge, and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing something positive, fear is replaced with hope.”

~ Diahann Carroll,
Actor, Advocate, Dancer, Model, Singer, Author, Philanthropist,
Tony Award (1962), Golden Globe Award (1969) & Television Academy Hall of Fame (2011)

A Little Wisdom, Happiness, Warmth & Love

“Grandpas bring a little wisdom, happiness, warmth, and love to every life they touch.”

~ Author Unknown

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Grandpa’s Ears, Arms, Heart & Love

“Grandpa has ears that truly listen, arms that always hold, love that’s never-ending, and a heart that’s made of gold.”

~ Author Unknown

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An Amazing & Great Family Man

“I want to be remembered as, I hope, an amazing husband and a great father.”

~ Jason Momoa
Film Actor, Voice Actor, Model &
CinemaCon Awards (2011)

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Remember Your Goals

“Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life.
There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.”

~ Paulo Coelho de Souza
Lyricist, Novelist & Creator – Paulo Coelho Foundation

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Ignorance is an Enemy

“Ignorance is the enemy not just of our democratic system, but also of
our moral integrity as a nation, as the land of the free and home of the brave.”

~ Jay Sekulow, Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore
Chief Counsel – American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), Radio & Television Talk Show Host,
Commentator, Founder – Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism (CASE), Author,
National Law Journal’s Power List (1994) & The American Lawyer’s Public Sector 45 Award (1997)

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Knowing Isn’t Enough

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Being willing is not enough, we must do.”

~Leonardo da Vinci,
Polymath: Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician,
Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Anatomist,
Geologist, Cartographer, Botanist, & Writer

Our Wisdom, Knowledge & Experience

“I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience to this younger generation. It may be different times, but experience transcends time and wisdom transcends time.”

 

Knowing & Loving Yourself

“People who deeply know and love themselves are not hateful towards others.” 

~ Yung Pueblo,
a.k.a. Diego Perez
Mediator, Writer, & Speaker

Playing Dumb

“Intelligence is sexy. Don’t play dumb, especially young girls.
Don’t play dumb, and let people see that you are intelligent.”

~ Iman
a.k.a Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajii,
Fashion Super-Model, Actress,
Ethnic Cosmetics Pioneer & Entrepreneur