Friday, September 16, 2016
“A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.”
– Pearl Bailey
Category: Literary Love
Word of the Day
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Implacable \im-PLAK-uh-bul\ (adjective)- not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
: opposed to someone or something in a very angry or determined way that cannot be changed
Quote of the Day
Thursday, September 15, 2016
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance. ”
– Bell Hooks
Word of the Day
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Vacillate \ˈva-sə-ˌlāt\ (intransitive verb)- to repeatedly change your opinions or desires
: to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, Spetember 14, 2016
“Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.”
– Sadie Delany
Word of the Day
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Comport \kəm-ˈpȯrt\ (intransitive verb)- to be fitting ; in accord
(transitive verb)-behave; especially in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
“The triumph can’t be had without the struggle.”
– Wilma Rudolph
Quote of the Day
Monday, September 12, 2016
“You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can’t go wrong. The world is behind you.”
– Josephine Baker
Word of the Day
Friday, September 9, 2016
Efface \e-fās\ (transitive verb)- to cause something to fade or disappear
: to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; to cause to vanish
: to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
Quote of the Day
Friday, September 9, 2016
“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”
– Marian Wright Edelman
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