American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Edwin Herbert Land (May 7, 1909-March 1, 1991) was the U.S. inventor and manufacturer of the Polaroid Land Camera, which developed pictures inside the camera through a process of light polarization. He was an advisor to the U.S. guided missile system during World War II; introduced the first black and white instant Polaroid Camera, 1947; and introduced the first color instant Polaroid camera, 1963. In 1977, when presented with a statement that the only thing that mattered was the bottom line on a balance sheet, Edwin Herbert Land replied: <The bottom line is in heaven.> 1909EL001 -- American Quotations by William...

Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910-September 5, 1997) whose given name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity to minister to the destitute and dying in Calcutta, India, and around the globe. Born in Albania, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979 for her work among the poor and outcast. She confessed: <Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.> 1910MT001 <God hasn't called me to be successful. He's called me to be faithful.> 1910MT002 <We can do no great things, only small things with great...

Rev. Richard Wurmbrand (March 24, 1909-February 19, 2001) was released in 1964 after having spent 14 years in prison in Romania for his faith. A Lutheran minister, he became internationally known as a speaker and the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs. He wrote: Tortured For Christ; Underground Saints; Christ in the Communist Prison, 1968; Stronger Than Prison Walls, 1969; and My Answer to the Moscow Atheists, 1975. Born in Bucharest, Romania, his parents died when he was young, and he spent many years adrift in society during World War I. He was educated at school in Bucharest, where...

Howell Maurice Forgy (January 18, 1908-January 1972) was the chaplain on a cruiser during the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He encouraged the men as they were handling the ammunition on December 7, 1941: <Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.> 1908HF001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1908HF001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Howell M. Forgy, December 7, 1941, to the men on the navy cruiser where he serving as chaplain. These words became the basis for Frank Loesser's song, Praise the Lord and Pass...

Oklahoma (November 16, 1907) was the 46th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, adopted 1907, stated: <Preamble. Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty...establish this Constitution.> 1907OK001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1907OK001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Oklahoma, 1907, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 174; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate...