Wednesday, June 10, 2009
[1895 - Hattie McDaniel, Academy Award-
winning actress, born in Wichita, Kansas]
[1898 - US Marines land and capture Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]
[1903 - Clyde Beatty, circus lion tamer, owner, born in Bainbridge, Ohio]
[1901 - Frederick Loewe, Oscar-winning composer,
born in Vienna, Austria]
[1908 - Robert Cummings, Emmy Award-winning actor, born in Joplin, Missouri]
[1910 - Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett), blues musician,
born in White Station, Mississippi]
[1911 - Terence Rattigan, playwright, born in London]
[1915 - Saul Bellow, Nobel laureate writer, born in Lachine, Quebec]
[1922 - Judy Garland [Frances Gumm], actress, singer, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota]
[1935 - Dr. Robert Smith and William G. Wilson found Alcoholics Anonymous]
Self-discipline
Disciplining the body is straightforward, but difficult;
Disciplining the mind is considerably harder, but doable,
Disciplining the heart is, fortunately, impossible.
William's Whimsical Words:
Too much discipline is as bad as too little.
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