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The NP Chronicle    1st July Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity. "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." -- Princess Diana "I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved, and I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give—I'm very happy to do that, and I want to do that." -- Princess Diana "Family is the most important thing in the world." -- Princess Diana  "I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people f...

The NP Chronicle  30th June Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer, who competed between 1985 and 2024, and a cannabis entrepreneur. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, and one of the most intimidating men in boxing history. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. "Everyone that you fight is not your enemy and everyone who helps you is not your friend." -- Mike Tyson "Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can’t control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you." -- Mike Tyson "Sometimes I get in my head and I think I am somebody, and I am easily offended. When I know I am nobody, I can nev...

               The NP Chronicle                          29th June Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades. Known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, she cultivated a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly played strong-willed, sophisticated women. She worked in a varied range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. Her accolades include a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress, two British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and eight Golden Globe Awards. Source: Wikipedia "As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move." -- Katherine Hepburn  "Everyone thought I was bo...

               The NP Chronicle                          28th June  Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought. Source: Wikipedia "I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery." -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces." -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they." -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man....

               The NP Chronicle                         27th June  Helen Adams Keller  (June 27, 1880   – June 1, 1968) was an American author,  disability rights  advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West  Tuscumbia, Alabama , she  lost her sight  and  her hearing  after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using  home signs  until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion  Anne Sullivan . Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended  Radcliffe College  of  Harvard University  and became the first  deafblind  person in the United States to earn a college diploma. Source: Wikipedia "Optimism is the faith that leads ...

               The NP Chronicle                          26th June  Quotes by Pearl S. Buck: "The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration."                           "To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind."                           "Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness."                           "Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought."         ...

               The NP Chronicle                          25th June  "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."                          -- George Orwell "In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."                          -- George Orwell  "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it."                          -- George Orwell  "Who controls the past controls the future."                          -- George Orwell  "The primary factor in a successful attack is speed."               ...

               The NP Chronicle                          24th June  "I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success."                          -- Lionel Messi "You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."                          -- Lionel Messi "Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence."                          -- Gautam Adani "I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision."                         ...

               The NP Chronicle                          23rd June  "Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back."                          -- Zinedine Zidane  "It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special."                          -- Zinedine Zidane  Today is: ▪︎ International Olympic Day ▪︎ United Nations Public Service Day ▪︎ International Widows' Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Zinedine Zidane, Raj Babbar

               The NP Chronicle                          22nd June  "The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other."                           -- Meryl Streep "You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you."                          -- Meryl Streep Today is: ▪︎ World Rainforest Day ▪︎ International Being You Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Meryl Streep, Amrish Puri

               The NP Chronicle                          21st June  "If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company." -- Jean-Paul Sartre "Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. It is up to you to give [life] a meaning." -- Jean-Paul Sartre "Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees." -- Jean Paul Sartre "When the rich wage war it's the poor who die." -- Jean-Paul Sartre "Everything has been figured out, except how to live." -- Jean-Paul Sartre Today is: ▪︎ International Day of Yoga "Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self."                            --  The Bhagavad Gita ▪︎ Summer Solstice  ▪︎ World Music Day "Where words fail, music speaks."            ...

               The NP Chronicle                          20th June "My election to the country's top constitutional position is proof that the poor in India can not only dream but also fulfill those aspirations."                          -- Droupadi Murmu  "The journey from the margins to the mainstream must be made easier for every woman."                          -- Droupadi Murmu  "I want to tell the youth, don't just focus on your future but also lay the foundation of the country's future."                          -- Droupadi Murmu  "Removing obstacles from women's path is the blueprint for the progress of any society."               ...

               The NP Chronicle                          19th June  "Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution."                          -- Aung San Suu Kyi  "Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property or means of livelihood, fear of poverty, fear of isolation, fear of failure. A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human digni...

               The NP Chronicle                                    18th June  "And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make."                          -- Paul McCartney  "You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals."                          -- Paul McCartney Today is: ▪︎ International Day for Countering Hate Speech ▪︎ Sustainable Gastronomy Day ▪︎ Autistic Pride Day ▪︎ International Picnic Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Sir James Paul McCartney , Caro Kane,  Isabela Rossellini, George Mallory, George Mikan ▪︎ Death anniversary of Maxim Gorky, Jose Saramago, Milkha Singh, Roald Amundsen, Rani Lakshmibai

               The NP Chronicle                          17th June  Quotes by Venus Williams: "Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will." "When you lose, you're more motivated."  "I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest." "My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything." "So what if you fail? You have to be able to accept failure to get better." Quotes by Leander Paes: "If I have a reason to do something, and I have enough passion, I generally succeed." "It's okay to cry. It's okay to feel lonely. It's okay to be sad... But what's important is the quick recovery time." Today is: ▪︎ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought ▪︎ World Crocodile Day ▪︎ Icelandic National Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Venus Williams, Leander Paes , Majrooh Sultanpuri ▪︎ Death anniver...

               The NP Chronicle                          16th June  “If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.”                           -- Barbara McClintock  “Every component of the organism is as much of an organism as every other part.”                           -- Barbara McClintock  "Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn."                          -- Katharine Graham "I believe...that education is not only the most important societal problem but the most interesting."                    ...

               The NP Chronicle                          15th June  "Those who live for themselves die, those who die for the society live."                          -- Anna Hazare "The government's money is the people's money. Make effective policies for the benefit of the people."                          -- Anna Hazare  "No theory in history can match Marxism in terms of rationale, truth, and spread, and no theory has exerted such a huge influence on the world."                          -- Xi Jinping "Pursuing protectionism is just like locking one's self in a dark room: Wind and rain might be kept outside but so are light and air."             ...