During his Lead Actor in a Play acceptance speech for his role in The Father at the June 12, 2016 Tony Awards, Frank Langella quoted Dr. Suess (Theodor Geisel):
“I found some words that will mean more to you than a list of names, Langella said about halfway through his speech. ‘When something bad happens we have three choices: we let it define us, we let it destroy us, or we let it strengthen us.’
Today in Orlando we had a hideous dose of reality, and I urge you, Orlando, to remain strong.” The actor closed his remarks by saying, “We will be with you every step of the way.”
Frank Langella was referring to the horrific mass shooting at The Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida that occurred the previous evening by ISIS-inspired madman, Omar Mateen.
Dr. Suess (AKA Theodor Geisel)
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What Is a Commonplace Book?
A commonplace book is someone’s personal collection of quotes, witticisms, observances, poems, and even graffiti that have inspired them, made them laugh or touched them in some way. Many famous people throughout history have had commonplace books, such as Thomas Jefferson, John Milton, Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, and the scientist, Carl Linnaeus.
I began my commonplace books while I was in junior high school in the early 1970’s and so I have almost 50 years of quotes about such a wide variety of topics told in ways more eloquent, wise or humorous than anything I could ever come up with. And it’s wonderful that in this type of blog, I can also include some of my favorite artists and their artwork as well.
I'm almost 60 years old with a daughter, 3 granddaughters, and a kitty-cat. I live in beautiful Bay City, MI. I have 2 associate degrees with additional college credits and hopefully I will be able to complete my goal of obtaining my Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. (Life keeps getting in the way). I enjoy literature, horse racing, baseball, NFL football, The Olympics, astronomy, history (particularly Irish), art, old movies, Downton Abbey, The Good Wife, Unit One, science, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, U2, The Doors, oh and so much more! I have very eclectic and prolific interests.
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