tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140931290525233915.post8039228352132667467..comments2022-11-17T05:15:15.863-05:00Comments on Pick's Place Archive: Let it not be forgot, that once there was a spot......jeffpickenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869938392953942924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140931290525233915.post-42524745179523324412011-01-20T17:52:15.500-05:002011-01-20T17:52:15.500-05:00Absolutely (great minds think alike). I have alway...Absolutely (great minds think alike). I have always been inspired by the phrase, "not because they are easy, but because they are hard". The American University "peace" speech is also a winner.jeffpickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869938392953942924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140931290525233915.post-47767543826003450732011-01-20T11:58:02.814-05:002011-01-20T11:58:02.814-05:00My favorite JFK quote was not in the inauguration,...My favorite JFK quote was not in the inauguration, but in his 1962 speech that kicked off the lunar landing program:<br /><br />"we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."<br /><br />I don't think today's mood in America echoes JFK's tone. The GOP Tea Party is a "me first" institution and that attitude is destroying, not building up America.deciminyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291307286920551540noreply@blogger.com