We are about to celebrate another President’s Day weekend, and with good reason: We’ve had some amazing presidents!
Most of these men issued forth a veritable number of memorable quotes. So it is here that I shall honor just a few:
George Washington-Born February 22, 1732-Died December 14, 1799
Actually, this quote was shortened–the full text was: “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
Thomas Jefferson-1743-1826
“When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.”
Abraham Lincoln – 1809-1865
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1882-1945 “The only thing to fear is, fear itself.”
Harry S. Truman-1884-1972
“I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”
John F. Kennedy-1917-1963
Ronald Reagan-1911-2004
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.”
Of course, there are the memorable quotes made by others regarding our presidents, such as the one from Ann Richards about George W. Bush:
“Poor George. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
And then, there is the one from William Taft that all authors and writers can take to heart: “Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.” Good one, Bill! Thanks to BrainyQuote.com for all the great photo pins! ©2017 Virginia Williams 
Title: Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated by Tom Starita
Perhaps you are one of the folks out there who just love the kinesthetic feel of your books, and I’d agree with you–most of the time. (I love the feel of those books, too.) In the four years since we left Idaho, however, our print book library has taken a major hit. Indeed, we finally had to sift through even our old college books and decide whether we really needed to store or lug those poor things around–again. (We didn’t.)
Title: Stone Song by Win Blevins
That seems to be pretty standard stuff, and the badge for a winning entry may be very useful, either for your website or tacked on your front cover. It is something to help your book pop when readers are sweeping book covers. Also, a winning entry subtly passes a quality and readability test–further conveying saleable credibility. Most contests judge on several levels such as first in category, genre prize, and grand prize. 
I’ve spoken before of the “Grand Ole Lady” (the Lake County Courthouse), resplendent with the striking brick red facade (love this building!), but probably not The John Dillinger Museum, a focus of the 1930’s with Dillinger memorabilia enclosed within the building in Crown Point. If you recognized that as being in northwest Indiana, you’d be correct. 
Admitted to the union in 1816, Indiana can claim a number of authors, many of whom hail out of Gary, about as far north as you can go without wading out into Lake Michigan. Of the well-known Jackson family born in Gary, Janet gained fame as a singer/songwriter and LaToya as both author and songwriter.
Alex Karras, who gained fame as a pro-ball player, wrote a journal that was published in the Detroit Free Press and much later, a novel entitled “Tuesday Night Football.”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr, born 1922 in Indianapolis, wrote for more than 50 years and although he published many novels, plays, short stories, and non-fiction, was probably most famous for the dark “Slaughterhouse-Five.”
Dear Willy, The Story of a Life Well Lived
Rosepoint Publishing 