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Posted on March 18, 2026March 17, 2026

“We look up in the skies today with a new awareness—knowing that ours may well be the last generation that thought itself alone.”—Arthur C. Clarke, British science and science-fiction writer, 1917-2008

Posted on March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

“Fear is not an unknown emotion to us.”—Neil Armstrong, American astronaut, 1930-2012

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

“Happiness is no laughing matter.”—Richard Whately, English philosopher, 1787-1863

Posted on March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

“I think all the talk about age is foolish. Every time I’m one year older, everyone else is too.”—Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1899-1983

Posted on February 20, 2026March 2, 2026

“DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender” (abusers’ psychological manipulation strategy; gaslighting)—Jennifer Freyd, PhD; American psychologist; 1957-

Posted on February 18, 2026

“I train like I’ve never won. And I compete like I’ve never lost.”—Eileen Gu, Freestyle skier, 2003-

Posted on January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

“Courage is the ability to suspend the imagination.”—Tim Dorsey (paraphrasing Ernest Hemingway), American novelist, 1961-2023

Posted on January 16, 2026

“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1926-2017

Posted on November 9, 2025

“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.”—David Letterman, American comedian, 1947-

Posted on October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”—Carl Sagan, American astronomer, 1934-1996

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