August

August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery. Henry Rollins

In August most of Europe goes on holiday. Tony Visconti

The west coast of Corsica on a boat in August is probably as beautiful as it gets. Antoine Arnault

August 1 is the beginning of football season to me. Colin Cowherd

Travel

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Saint Augustine

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. Ernest Hemingway

Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport. Henny Youngman

Summertime

I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles. R. L. Stine

When I was growing up in North Carolina, we didn't wear our shoes in the summertime because we were trying to save them. By the time the fall came around, our feet had spread so much from walking around barefooted, the shoes didn't fit anymore. Vernon Jones

Americans are really in love with their summertime. Elin Hilderbrand

July

No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July. Mac Thornberry

Being a traditionalist, I'm a rabid sucker for Christmas. In July, I'm already worried that there are only 146 shopping days left. John Waters

My early childhood memories center around this typical American country store and life in a small American town, including 4th of July celebrations marked by fireworks and patriotic music played from a pavilion bandstand. Frederick Reines

Independence Day - July 4

Independence is happiness. Susan B. Anthony

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings. Ezra Taft Benson

In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today. Doc Hastings

Peace

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. Thomas Paine

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. Ronald Reagan

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell

We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle

June 20, 2025 - First Day of Summer

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James

Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds. Regina Brett

If summer had one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue. Katie Lee

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun. Brian Wilson [RIP]