Reader's Digest Association Quotes

Babies are born without knee-caps.

A trip to nostalgia now and then is good for the spirit, as long as you don’t set up housekeeping. —DAN BARTOLOVIC KPUG-KNWR, Bellingham, Wasington.

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Trusted Media Brands, Inc. (TMBI), formerly known as the Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (RDA), is an American multi-platform media and publishing company that is co-headquartered in New York City and in White Plains, New York. The company was founded by DeWitt Wallace and his wife Lila Bell Wallace in 1922, launched in New York City with the publication of the Reader's Digest magazine.
The company's brands include Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, The Family Handyman, FailArmy, Birds & Blooms, Reminisce, Country, EnrichU, and others. At its peak in 1973, the flagship magazine had over 30 million subscribers and was published in 30 countries. As of 2016, its portfolio of brands garners 53 million unique online visitors and 40 million print readers per month.

The first person who is on your mind the moment you open your eyes after a long sleep is the reason either of your happiness or pain.

No man can be called friendless when he has God and the companionship of good books.

You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself. —ENGLISH PROVERB

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