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“The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.”
Douglas Macarthur
“Somewhere inside, we hear a voice. It leads us in the direction of the person we wish to become. But it is up to us whether or not to follow.”
Pat Tillman
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; then he who continues the attack wins.”
General Ulysses S. Grant
“The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to make an army. It is possible to impart instruction and give commands in such a manner and such a tone of voice as to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to disobey. The one mode or the other in dealing with subordinates springs from a corresponding spirit in the breast of the commander. He who feels the respect which is due to others cannot fail to inspire in them respect for himself; while he who feels, and hence manifests, disrespect toward others, especially his subordinates, cannot fail to inspire hatred against himself.”
LTG John M. Schofield, 1879
“Without a word this uniform also whispers of freezing troops, injured bodies, and Americans left forever in foreign fields. It documents every serviceman’s courage, who by accepting this uniform, promises the one gift he truly has to give: his life. I wear my uniform for the heritage of sacrifice it represents and more. I wear my uniform with pride, for it represents the greatest nation of free people in the world.”
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1797 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice.
The War of the First Coalition (French: Guerre de la Première Coalition) was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797, initially against the constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French Republic that succeeded it.[19] They were only loosely allied and fought without much apparent coordination or agreement; each power had its eye on a different part of France it wanted to appropriate after a French defeat, which never occurred.[20]
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1568 – Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI.[3]
The Battle of Langside was fought on 13 May 1568 between forces loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, and forces acting in the name of her infant son James VI. Mary’s short period of personal rule ended in 1567 in recrimination, intrigue, and disaster when, after her capture at Carberry Hill, she was forced to abdicate in favour of James VI. Mary was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, while her Protestant half-brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray, was appointed Regent on behalf of his nephew. In early May 1568 Mary escaped, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, and the safety of Dumbarton Castle with the determination to restore her rights as queen. Mary was defeated and went into exile and captivity in England. The battle is generally considered the start of the Marian civil war.
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1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.[4]
The Battle of Agnadello, also known as Vailà, was one of the most significant battles of the War of the League of Cambrai and one of the major battles of the Italian Wars.
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1602 – Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold.[2]
Cape Cod is an arm-shaped peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. The name Cape Cod, coined in 1602 by Bartholomew Gosnold, is the ninth oldest English place-name in the U.S.[2]
1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.[1]
Baldwin I (Dutch: Boudewijn; French: Baudouin; July 1172 – c. 1205) was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI) from 1195 to 1205. Baldwin was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204, the conquest of large parts of the Byzantine Empire, and the foundation of the Latin Empire. He lost his final battle to Kaloyan, the emperor of Bulgaria, and spent his last days as his prisoner.
1325 – Rupert II, Elector Palatine (d. 1398)
Rupert II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (German: Ruprecht II., der Harte (der Ernste)) (12 May 1325, Amberg – 6 January 1398, Amberg). He was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1390–1398.
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1179 – Theobald III, Count of Champagne (d. 1201)
Theobald III (French: Thibaut; 13 May 1179 – 24 May 1201) was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death. He was designated heir by his older brother Henry II when the latter went to the Holy Land on the Third Crusade, and succeeded him upon his death. He cooperated closely with his uncle and suzerain King Philip II of France. He died young, and was succeeded by a posthumous son, Theobald IV, while his widow, Blanche of Navarre, ruled as regent.
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1574 – Francesco Rasi, Italian singer-songwriter, theorbo player, and poet (d. 1621)
Francesco Rasi (14 May 1574 – 30 November 1621) was an Italian composer, singer (tenor), chitarrone player, and poet.
Rasi was born in Arezzo. He studied at the University of Pisa and in 1594 he was studying with Giulio Caccini. He may have been in Carlo Gesualdo’s retinue when he went to Ferrara for his wedding in 1594. In 1598 he joined the court of Duke Vincent I in Mantua, and probably served the Gonzaga family the rest of his life, with whom he travelled all over Italy and as far afield as Poland. He sang in the first performances of Jacopo Peri’s Euridice and Caccini’s Il rapimento di Cefalo in 1600. In 1607 he created the title role in Claudio Monteverdi’s Orfeo, and in 1608 sang in the first performances of Marco da Gagliano’s La Dafne.[1]
1531 – Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (d. 1581)[citation needed]
Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
1455 – Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count (d. 1522)
Wolfgang I of Oettingen (16 May 1455 – 29 January 1522, Harburg) was a Count of Oettingen-Oettingen.
He was third son of Count Wilhelm of Oettingen (1413 – 12 March 1467) and his wife Beatrice della Scala from the family of Scaliger. He was a Count of Oettingen after the death of his
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David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B.[1] He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but had been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school and was a session musician long before its release.[2] He was active as a session musician, playing on several albums by various artists.
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Alice Ann Munro (/mənˈroʊ/; née Laidlaw /ˈleɪdlɔː/; 10 July 1931 – 13 May 2024) was a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Munro’s work has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of the short story, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time, and with integrated short fiction cycles.
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In the summer of 1956, a cargo ship and poet together traveled the seas off north Alaska. The ship was a relic, an artifact of a war that ended more than a decade earlier. As a Victory ship, the USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton had been among hundreds built during World War II to replace losses from German submarines. It would continue to serve, but the initiative behind its creation was gone. On the other hand, Allen Ginsberg, the poet, stood at a precipice of fame, infamy and influence. He was about to publish his first standalone work on that boat in those frigid waters off Alaska.
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“No matter what you call it, music is as good as it sounds. Music is an oral art. Until you hear it, it is not music, and if it sounds good, it is good.”
Duke Ellington
Not everyone will make it to your future. Some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in life.
Danielle Steel – Writer
“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”
Ken Venturi
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Benjamin Franklin
“A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.”
Albert Einstein
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
Charles Darwin
“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”
Dorothy Height
“Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don’t be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.”
Shirley Temple Black
“Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do.”
Lucille Ball
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate action of its members.”
Coretta Scott King
“Each and every one of you has the power, the will, and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live.”
Harry Belafonte
I try to remember we can always make a difference no matter how difficult things are. There’s no such thing as small. … Big or small, it’s all big.
Helen Zia,
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Twisted tight / the patterns of our ancestors / are revealed. / Twisted tight the shape / will come.
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Jennifer Pharr Davis,
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All I want anyone to get out of my paintings is the fact that you can see the whole idea without any conclusion.
What you see is what you see.
Frank Stella,
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1936-2024
What do you value? What do you want to improve for others? The answers to these questions can be found in the present and will carry through a lifetime.
Zena Cardman,
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I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.
Marie Curie – 1867-1934 – French-Polish Physicist
It’s just something that’s happening around us. It’s a reminder of the pageantry of nature. It can be very beautiful if you allow for that in your heart.
Jonathan Larson,
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The hard days are what make you stronger.
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There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.
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If you start now you will start seeing the result one day earlier than if you wait until tomorrow.
Unknown
I try to remember we can always make a difference no matter how difficult things are. There’s no such thing as small. … Big or small, it’s all big.
Helen Zia,
writer, journalist, activist
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
As my Aunty Aima’a always says, Once a cup of water is spilled, it can never be retrieved.
Sia Figiel,
poet, writer
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Twisted tight / the patterns of our ancestors / are revealed. / Twisted tight the shape / will come.
Imaikalani Kalahele,
poet, artist
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
It’s not something that is normalized in our culture, but it’s a very good skill to learn: to be vulnerable enough to ask for help and to receive help.
Jennifer Pharr Davis,
long-distance hiker, environmental activist, entrepreneur
All I want anyone to get out of my paintings is the fact that you can see the whole idea without any conclusion.
What you see is what you see.
Frank Stella,
painter, sculptor, printmaker
1936-2024
What do you value? What do you want to improve for others? The answers to these questions can be found in the present and will carry through a lifetime.
Zena Cardman,
astronaut
I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.
Marie Curie – 1867-1934 – French-Polish Physicist
It’s just something that’s happening around us. It’s a reminder of the pageantry of nature. It can be very beautiful if you allow for that in your heart.
Jonathan Larson,
entomologist
on the emergence of the double brood of periodical cicadas
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The hard days are what make you stronger.
Aly Raisman – American Gymnast-Model
There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.
Roger Staubach – Former Football Player
If you start now you will start seeing the result one day earlier than if you wait until tomorrow.
Unknown
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