Monthly Archives: July 2025

Thought For the Day: Maybe It’s Not Too Late To Learn How To Love and Forget How To Hate

“Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.” – Ozzy Osbourne

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First Steps Taken

Fist Steps Takenby Michael DoyleThe first steps in any new directionAre likely to require some bit of correction.Every journey needs these to be taken.To think otherwise is to be mistaken.It’s necessary to crawl, fall, walk, then run.These are necessary steps … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Two Drowning People Cannot Save Each Other. All They Can Do Is Drag Each Other Down

“Two drowning people can’t save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.” –  Carsten Jensen, in “We the Drowned”

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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity

“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren

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Tomorrow’s Children

Tomorrow’s Childrenby Michael DoyleBy a leap of faith, we look into the futureLearning what there is to know and nurture.But the best of yet to come, so it seems,Belongs to those who believe in their dreams.I’ve spoken, often, of the … Continue reading

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First Principles: Any Man Worth His Salt Will Stick Up For What He Believes Right, But It Takes A Slightly Better Man To Acknowledge Instantly and Without Reservation That He Is In Error

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson

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Thought For the Day: It Is Both the Duty and Responsibility of the World’s Fortunate Few To Help Fulfill the Legitimate Aspirations of the Unfortunate Many

“It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.” – Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (23 Jul 1892-1975)

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Where We Might Fit

Where We Might Fitby Michael DoyleWherever we go,However, we might grow,It’s in our soulsLight is accentuated by shadow.The universe invites us to explore,To reach out to find something more.In this, we find an explanation,And sometimes, we happen on new civilizations.Among … Continue reading

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First Principles: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, You Are A Leader

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams

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Thought For the Day: The Soul, At Peace, Reflects the Peace Without, Forgetting Grief As Sunset Skies Forget The Morning’s Transient Shower

“The soul, at peace, reflects the peace without, Forgetting grief as sunset skies forget The morning’s transient shower.” –  Emma Lazarus

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