Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Dorothy Thompson Journalist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 9, 1893
  • Died: Jan 30, 1961

Dorothy Thompson was an American journalist and radio broadcaster, who in 1939 was recognized by Time magazine as the second most influential woman in America next to Eleanor Roosevelt. She is notable as the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany in 1934 and as one of the few women news commentators on radio during the 1930s. She is regarded fondly by some as the "First Lady of American Journalism."

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. fear

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism. peace

The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld. faith

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning

22 views from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan

5 wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher