The Greatest People and Quotes (160)

(not necessarily in order...how can you order the greatest's?)

PREFACE: This section started out being the "Greatest Quotes". I have always been moved by people who have the talent for saying just the right thing, at just the right moment, and to boot, it's something that makes you think (albeit something funny, unintentional, or serious). Anyway, this section has sort of evolved. Every time I quoted something great, I was really quoting the person. And to get the great quotes, I kept getting great people.

So far, I have managed to stay away from placing presidents and other world leaders here. This is for several reasons. First, there are many great presidents, I believe, too many to list here anyway. Second, typically presidents get so many kudos and accolades anyway, there really is no need to repeat them here. You know who the great ones are. And, probably no matter which one(s) I placed here, about half would engage me in argument saying he doesn't belong. So, I just elected to leave them out of these pages.

So now, this section has also evolved, from the Greatest Quotes, to the Greatest People and Quotes. Because it just so happens that one aspect of great people, are the great things they say.

The unstoppable Bill Porter	Bill Porter A simple man, and a life's story of inspiration and true courage. NOT one of pity! Profiled in the movie "Door to Door" Featured on ABC's 20/20. The "world" told me I could never earn an income, my mother told me I could, and my father told me I must! Unstoppable you ask? Because, in his own words: "I have no obstacles". Personal Information
	Will Rogers If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to see if it's still there. (This is a message for an old boss...he knows who he is.) Personal Information ...
	John Walsh Host of "Americas Most Wanted" Personal Information
	Yogi Berra "It aint over till it's over. " Author of "Yogi-isms" Shown here with George W. Bush Personal Information
	Billy Graham "I believe in angels. " Author of "Just as I Am" Personal Information ...
	Jackie Gleeson "You just saw me shoot pool, didn't you? " American actor Picture from The Hustler. Personal Information
	R.G. LeTourneau "Mover of Men and Mountains" American Christian industrialist Founder of LeTourneau University. "Faith brings us together, integrity sets us apart" Personal Information
	Ashleigh Brilliant "I too have known joy and sadness, and on the whole, I prefer joy" Author of widely syndicated captioned drawings Philosopher-poet Personal Information
	Arland D. Williams, Jr. Heroic passenger of Air Florida Flight 90 who perished while saving others from the icy waters of the Potomac in 1982 Posthumously awarded the US Coast Guard's Gold Lifesaving Medal by President Reagan Honored by the Citadel military college in South Carolina, his alma mater Personal Information
	G.K. Chesterton "Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - ILN, 4/19/30 "Comradeship is quite a different thing from friendship. . ." (ILN May 19, 1906) Said about him; "...the most unjustly neglected writer of our time" Personal Information
	Art Linkletter American humorist "Old age is not for Sissies." Said of him; "...how he has lifted our spirits" "I learned that basic element of self-reliance, the greatest gift a person can have." Personal Information
	Paul Harvey American commentator The most believable voice in America Personal Information
	Nolan Ryan American Baseball player-pitcher The greatest pitcher of all times Personal Information
	Van Jenerette Congressional Staff Assistant to U.S. Rep. Arthur Ravenel, Jr., 1st Congressional District, South Carolina from 1992 to 1994 US Army veteran and inductee into the US Army OCS Hall of Fame Personal Information
	Bob Hope Shown here entertaining troops serving in Desert Storm Said of him: "He went where they went" Personal Information
	Larry Stewart AKA the Secret Santa. Personal Information
	Howard Hughes Howard Hughes set many aircraft speed records ...built the worlds largest airplane/seaplane, the HK-1 Personal Information
	Don Quixote ...and his faithful sidekick, Sancho Represents many of us, fighting wind-mills. Fun Information
	Corrie Ten Boom "I often prayed, 'Lord, never let the enemy put me in a German concentration camp.' God answered no to that prayer." Author of The Hiding Place Personal Information
	C.S. Lewis Author of: The Screwtape Letters Author of: The Chronicles of Narnia. (And more specifically, my favorite, "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe".) Personal Information
	Sir Ernest Shackleton Antarctic Explorer Leader of; The Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 Personal Information
	Todd Beamer A passenger aboard United Airlines flight 93 which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Credited with organizing a rebellion against the hijackers and speaker of the phrase "Let's Roll". Personal Information
	Lance Armstrong 6 times consecutive winner of the tour-de-France. Cancer survivor Personal Information
	James (Jimmy) Stewart American aviator WWII veteran, who climbed from a buck-private all the way to Brigadier General. American actor Personal Information
	"J.R." Richard "He had the greatest stuff I have ever seen and it still gives me goosebumps to think of what he might have become." Joe Morgan , Hall of Famer Personal Information
	Rick Rescorla Hero of the 9/11 World Trade Center tragedy. Credited for saving hundreds of lives by preparing an evacuation plan long before the actual attack. First to coin the phrase "Ground Zero", long before 9/11. He also ran flight simulations because he believed the WTC might be attacked by aircraft. Personal Information
	Roosevelt "Rosie" Grier Football star with the N.Y. Giants and the L.A. Rams. Actor and singer, performed with Bob Hope on USO tours. Personal Information
	George Beverly Shea Popular gosphel singer with the Billy Graham tours. Personal Information
	Dave Thomas Founder of the Wendy's fast food chain. Adopted himself, he devoted countless hours and money to the cause for homeless children. Personal Information
	Jeffrey Starr . Personal Information
	Ray Blankenship . Personal Information
	Larry Jones Founder of the Feed The Children charity. Personal Information
	Bill McCartney Founder of the Promise Keepers. Personal Information
	George Forman His official website : GeorgeForman.com
	Ruth Fertel A single mother, mortgaged her home to buy Chris Steak House in New Orleans in 1965. Now, 88 restaurants world wide. "If you've ever had a filet this good, welcome back." Website of the restaurant: RuthsChris.com
	Dick Rutan Pilot/Commander of Voyager, the first aircraft/flight to circumnavigate the globe in 1986 without refueling The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds. His website: dickrutan.com

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