Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind.
— Michael Todd (real name Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen), an American film producer best known for producing “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956)
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Read more... (333 words + 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)
Are you looking at the resume of a complete failure or what? Read more... (118 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)
- 1831 – Lost his job
- 1832 – Defeated in run for Illinois State Legislature
- 1833 – Failed in business
- 1835 – Sweetheart died and heart broken
- 1836 – Had nervous breakdown
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