Quotes July 22, 2025

There were exhilarating highs and abysmal lows. But it was fighting to get out of those lows that I feel most proud of.
Connie Francis,
singer, actor
1937-2025
 
 
 
 
“There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.”
Robin Williams
 
 
 
 
“In football, as in life, the hits you don’t see coming are the ones that do the most damage.”
Stuart Scott, from “Everyday I Fight”
 
 
 
 
Commit to loving yourself completely. It’s the most radical thing you will do in your lifetime.
Dying is the opposite of leaving. … I am more here than I ever was before.
Andrea Gibson,
poet, activist
1975-2025
 
 
 
 
“The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get.”
Alex Trebek
 
 
 
 
Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.
Vladimir Nabokov,
writer
 
 
 
 
On my way to climb Mt. Everest, I came upon a local villager who said he had a rooster that laid eggs.
“How is that possible?” I asked.
He replied, “Himalayan rooster.”
 
 
 
 
The rise of Comic-Con and fandom is “the story of how the geek at last inherited the earth.”
Common attendee sentiment
 
 
 
 
I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
Margaret Mead