Be Kind to Animals Week – first week in May
“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”
– Immanuel Kant
National Teacher Day – May 7
“I touch the future. I teach.”
– Christa McAuliffe
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Children learn more from who you are than what you teach.”
– Unknown
National School Nurse Day – May 8
“School Nurses – Compassionate, head lice checker, curer of headaches, tender loving care, stomachache expert, keeper and giver of medicine, indispensable.”
–Teacherspayteachers.com
“Nursing is a work of heart.”
– Unknown
First Newspaper Cartoon in US – May 9, 1754
“Join or Die, the first political cartoon published in an American newspaper, illustrates Benjamin Franklin’s warning to the British colonies in America to “join or die” and exhorting them to unite against the French and the Natives.”
– Library of Congress
“By the mid-19th century, mass-circulation magazines became famous for their elaborate illustrations and political cartoons. The American illustrator Thomas Nast was known for his caricatures of politicians and satirical illustrations of contemporary issues like enslavement and corruption in New York City. Nast is also credited with inventing the donkey and elephant symbols that represent the Democratic and Republican parties.”
–ThoughtCo.com
Clean Up Your Room Day May 10
“I have trouble with four letter words- cook, wash, iron, dust.
– Berkleygreen.com
“Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos.”
– Berkelygreen.com
Twilight Zone Day – May 11
“Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible.”
– Rod Serling
“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead: Your next stop, the Twilight Zone.”
– Rod Serling
Mother’s Day – May 12
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.”
– Elaine Heffner
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.”
– Jill Churchill
“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it’s a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”
– Erma Bombeck
“Grandmothers are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.”
–Unknown
National Police Week third week in May
“It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.”
–quote engraved on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.
“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place.”
– successdegrees.com
Visit Your Relatives Day – May 18
“If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you’ll be going, ‘you know, we’re alright.”
–Jeff Foxworthy
“Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy.”
–Unknown
Memorial Day – May 27
“Let us not only honor the soldier who sacrifices his life for the country but also his family who honors this sacrifice with pride.”
– parade.com
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”
– General Douglas MacArthur
American Bike Month
“You know, bicycling isn’t just a matter of balance,” I said, “it’s a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You have to have your eyes on the goal, not the ground. I’m going to call that the Bicyclist’s Philosophy of Life.
– Susan Vreeland
“We need to make mental health as important as physical health.”
– Anonymous
“Your recent circumstances don’t determine where you go; they merely determine where you start.”
– Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
Get Caught Reading Month
“’Classic’ – a book which people praise and don’t read.”
– Mark Twain
“I guess there are never enough books.”
– John Steinbeck