Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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Groundhog Day – February 2
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/food-for-thought/page/7/)
National Cookie Day
December 3
“Friend something better than chocolate ice cream…maybe friend somebody you give up last cookie for.”
– Cookie Monster
Human Rights Day
December 10
“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.”
– Elie Wiesel
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity. Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. – Arthur Ashe
“America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact — the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.” – Adlai Stevenson
“There is no teacher equal to mother and there’s nothing more contagious than the dignity of a father.” – Amit Ray
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” – Winston Churchill
“Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.” – James A. Garfield
Facebook Is Launched
February 4, 2004
“If you can’t stop thinking about someone’s update, that’s called ‘status cling’.”
– Jessica Park
“All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.” – Jodi Picoult
“It’s almost bed time, so I’ll just check my email, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and watch a season of my favorite show on Netflix. Real quick.”
– coolfunnyquotes.com
“If Facebook has taught us anything, it’s that a lot of people aren’t quite ready for a spelling bee.”
– coolfunnyquotes.com
Chinese New Year
February 5
Year of the Boar
“Happy New Year! Always welcome the new morning with a new spirit, a smile on your face, love in your heart and good thoughts in your mind.”
– sayingimages.com
First Barbie Doll Sold
February 12, 1959
“If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?” – Steven Wright
“Little girls love dolls.