Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from American inventor, scientist and businessman, Thomas Edison.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.



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- Thomas Edison

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from human rights activist, Malcolm X

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Word of the Day

primeval adjective:

of or pertaining to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.

Word of the Day

nettle

 noun

1. any plant of the genus Urtica,  covered with stinging hairs.

2. any of various allied or similar plants.

Thought of the Day

Today's thought of the day comes from the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. Abraham Lincoln

For more information on President Lincoln, please visit his biography on http://www.biography.com/

September 13th 2011

Thought of the Day

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."  Frederick Douglass

1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.

Word of the Day

googol: noun

a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10 ¹⁰⁰ .

Origin:
1935–40;  introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878–1955), whose nine-year-old nephew allegedly invented it

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Word of the Day

On this Day in History

Thought of the Day

My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.
- Elaine Maxwell