Food For Thought

Labor Day – September 1
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
“Labor Day is a time to honor the legacy of the labor movement and the ongoing pursuit of social and economic justice.” – Nestasia
National Grandparents Day September 7
“Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another.”
– Richard Garnett
“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”
– Joy Hargrove
“Most grandmas have a touch of the scallywag.”
– Helen Thompson
“You will never look back on life and think ‘I’ve spent too much time with my grandchildren.’” – Unknown
International Literacy Day September 8
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”
– B.B. King
“Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are.”
– Mary Schmich
“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price tag is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”
– Walter Cronkite
“When I say to a parent, ‘Read to a child’, I don’t want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.”
– Mem Fox
“At times I think to myself, ‘Drop the book and get stuff done.’ Then I laugh and turn the page.” – Pinterest
World Trade Center Attack September 11
“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl
“One of the worst days in America’s history saw some of the bravest acts in Americans’ history. We’ll always honor the heroes of 9/11. And here at this hallowed place, we pledge that we will never forget their sacrifice” – President George W. Bush at the Pentagon in 2008
“On this day… 19 years (September 10th) ago, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift. None of them saw past 10:00 a.m. Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.”
– Unknown
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15-October 15
“The point is not to pay back kindness, but pay it forward.”
– Julia Alvarez
“The number one issue in the Hispanic American community is ‘How do I leave my children better off than myself?’” – Marco Rubio
“One of the hardest parts of life is deciding whether to walk away or try harder.”
– Hispanic saying
Citizenship Day
September 17
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty… that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…”
– from the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance
“The government is us; we are the government, you and I.”
– betterworld.net
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead
Constitution Day
September 17
“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
– Amendment I of the Constitution
International Talk Like a
Pirate Day – September 19
Celebrate at
Kent Memorial Library!
World Gratitude Day
September 21
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“Let us remember that, as much has been given us; much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“May you be strengthened by yesterday’s rain, walk straight in tomorrow’s wind and cherish each moment of the sun today.”
– Ojibwe Saying
Supreme Court
established
September 24, 1789
“Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.” – William Howard Taft
“It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different.” – Oscar Aria
National Dog Week
4th week of September
“A dog is the only thing on Earth that loves you more than you love yourself.”
– Josh Billings
“The dog is the god of frolic.” – Edward Ward Beecher
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.” – James Herriot