Welcome Everybody to the Quote of the Week! We continue with our Commencement Speech Wisdom Series Quotes from a speech that was given at Lake Forest College in 1977 by Theodor Geisel, What is interesting about this quote is that it was the entire commencement speech! Enjoy!
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My uncle ordered popovers
from the restaurant’s bill of fare.
And, when they were served,
he regarded them
with a penetrating stare
Then he spoke great Words of Wisdom
as he sat there on that chair:
‘To eat these things,’
said my uncle,
‘you must exercise great care.
You may swallow down what’s solid
BUT
you must spit out the air!
And
as you partake of the world’s bill of fare,
that’s darned good advice to follow.
Do a lot of spitting out the hot air.
And be careful what you swallow.’
Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss); Commencement Speech; Lake Forest College; 1977
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And in honor of Memorial Day, below is a link to a video the Decoration Day Parade (that's what they called it back then) around East 56th Street in Brooklyn (Flatlands). It is from the early 40's taken by my Dad. In it are my Grandmother, my Uncle Gerard and friends from the neighborhood.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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