"Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers."

by Robert Green Ingersoll

"Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace."

by Paul Theroux

"I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy."

by Steven Wright

"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."

by Carl T. Rowan

"Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material."

by Cathy Guisewite

"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope."

by Jerry Lewis

This Day In History

William McKinley: US president was shot by an anarchist; he died eight days later (1901)

William McKinley: US president was shot by an anarchist; he died eight days later (1901)

Piggly Wiggly: the first self-service supermarket opened in Memphis, Tennessee (1916)

Piggly Wiggly: the first self-service supermarket opened in Memphis, Tennessee (1916)

Queen Juliana: popular monarch assumed the throne of the Netherlands, which she retained until 1980 (1948)

Queen Juliana: popular monarch assumed the throne of the Netherlands, which she retained until 1980 (1948)

Hendrik Verwoerd: South African prime minister was stabbed to death by a deranged parliamentary messenger in parliament in Cape Town (1966)

Hendrik Verwoerd: South African prime minister was stabbed to death by a deranged parliamentary messenger in parliament in Cape Town (1966)

Saint Petersburg: the original name was restored after the Russian city had been Leningrad since 1924 (1991)

Saint Petersburg: the original name was restored after the Russian city had been Leningrad since 1924 (1991)

Cal Ripken Jr.: played in his 2,131st consecutive game and broke Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" record (1995); his streak ended at 2,632 games on September 20, 1998

Cal Ripken Jr.: played in his 2,131st consecutive game and broke Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" record (1995); his streak ended at 2,632 games on September 20, 1998