December 17, 2013 Archives – Page 1 of 2 − Dipping Into Light

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, baptized December 17, 1770

"No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist."

— Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist, baptized December 17, 1770

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, baptized December 17, 1770

Pope Francis, 266 Pope of Roman Catholic Church born December 17, 1936

"Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason."

— Pope Francis, 266 Pope of Roman Catholic Church, born December 17, 1936

Pope Francis, 266 Pope of Roman Catholic Church, born December 17, 1936

Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner, born December 17, 1951

"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try."

— The Simpsons, First episode, aired in the U.S.A, December 17, 1989

The Simpsons, first episode, aired in the U.S.A, December 17, 1989

Swami X, American boardwalk performer, born December 17, 1914

"Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. "Yes" is the answer."

— Swami X, American boardwalk performer, born Dec 17, 1914

Swami X, American boardwalk performer, born December 17, 1914

Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian street vendor, born March 29, 1984

David Rudisha, Kenyan runner, born December 17, 1988

Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, born December 17, 1978

Aztec calendar stone, excavated in Mexico City, December 17, 1790

Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-Russian gymnast, born December 17, 1966

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Indian poet, born December 17, 1556

"From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us."

— Pope Francis, 266 Pope of Roman Catholic Church, born December 17, 1936

Pope Francis, 266 Pope of Roman Catholic Church, born December 17, 1936

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