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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami

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“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.”

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National Cheese Pizza Day September 5 “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Small, large, circle, square, thin crust, thick crust, stuffed crust, extra toppings.”          – Anonymous “Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza.”          – Andrew W.K.

Labor Day – September 6 “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”          – Aristotle “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.”          – Stephen King “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.”          – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosh Hashanah September 7 – 8 “Jewish tradition teaches us that for the next ten days, the Book of Life is open. As millions of Jews ask God to inscribe their names in that book, we recognize how much lies beyond our control, yet during these days of awe we recognize our tremendous power to make a difference in our lives and in our world.”           – Barack Obama “Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”          – Hannah Arendt

Teddy Bear Day September 9 “In a world where everyone seems to be larger and louder than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion”          – Peter Gray
“Bears being sent through the mail should never be squashed up to make them fit. It gives them indigestion.”          – Pam Brown
Teddy bears don’t need hearts as they are already stuffed with love.”
         –Unknown

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“Time is passing.

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“It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.”– Mark Twain

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“In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett

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“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” – Adlai Stevenson