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“You can either change yourself or allow the circumstance to change you. The choice is yours.” Lailah Gifty Akita … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

“Optimistic people bring a sense of hope into world. Encouraging people bring a new meaning to life. They help you see past the clouds on a glooming day. They bring sunlight everyday” Stacey Chillemi … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952-2004) - Actor & Activist Christopher Reeve was an American actor, film director and producer, author, and activist. Reeve was born to parents with strong literary backgrounds, however, Reeve knew as a child that he would be an actor. At the age of eight, Reeve performed in school plays, and at nine, he was chosen to be in a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, Yeoman of the Guard, for Princeton's professional theater, the McCarter Theatre. Reeve got a summer … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“Positive energy is attracted to positive energy.” Deborah Day … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Warren E. Burger (1907-1995) - 15TH Chief Justice of the United States In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon nominated Warren Burger to the Chief Justice position. Burger had first caught Nixon’s eye through a letter of support he sent to Nixon during the 19522 Fund crises. Burger was known as an advocate of a literal, strict-constructionist reading the U.S. Constitution. Nixon agreed with these views led to the appointment. Although Burger was a conservative, the U.S. Supreme Court … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.” Roopleen … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

“Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.”                                                                 H. Jackson Brown Jr. … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Edwin Gould (1866-1933) - Capitalist Edwin Gould was an American capitalist and railway official who was the son of railroad financier Jay Gould. Gould accomplished many things during his life, including serving as secretary of the St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas Railway; serving as Vice-President and President of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and serving as President of the Five Boroughs Realty Company.. The philanthropic work of Gould's mother-in-law, Hester Shrady, was a major … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken… Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”                                                                                                                    Mandy Hale   … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Etta James (1938-2012) - Singer Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, was an American singer, whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz, and gospel. In the beginning of her career, James possessed the vocal range of a contralto, and was marketed as an R&B and doo-wop singer in the mid-50s. Then after signing with Chess Records in 1960, James broke through as a traditional pop-styled singer, covering jazz and pop music standards on her debut … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?