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First Principles: The Peaceful Transfer of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions and Make New Beginnings
“The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.” – George W. Bush
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Tagged Authority, Common, Country, First Principles, George W. Bush, History, New Beginnings, Old Tradition, Peaceful Transfer, Rare, Simple Oath
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Thought For the Day: A Painter Paints Pictures On A Canvas. But Musicians Paint Their Pictures On Silence
“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” ― Leopold Stokowski
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Tagged Canvas, Leopold Stokowski, Musician, Paint, Painter, Picture, Silence, Thought For the Day
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Making Early Connections
Making Early Connectionsby Michael DoyleGrowing up, living in the shadow of war,There was hope, but little more.Utopian dreams grew from anxiety.There was no surrender to the complexity.America offered her roots, rock, and blues.Trains were rolling over blue suede shoes.Memphis electrified … Continue reading
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Tagged Affect, America, Beat, Blue Suede Shoes, Blues, British, Business, Classic Rock, Connection, Cutting Teeth, Drums, Efficiency, Electric Guitars, Freedom, Guitars, Harp, Jam, James BRown, John Bonham, Little Richard, Lonnie Donegan, Memphis, Music, Poetry and Poems, Records, Rock, rock-music, Shadow of War, Shaking All Over, Shuffle, Skiffle Beat, Song, Stars, Studio Session, The Street
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The Rock of Life Still Rolls
The Rock of Life Still Rollsby Michael DoyleThere’s something across the river.A sense of magic that makes me shiver.Shiva dances and plays in a spin,It’s as if it’s yesterday again.None of us really knowsBefore the glory of our best shows,What … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Glory, God, Love, Magic, Poetry and Poems, River, Roll, Show, Stage, Sunshine and Rain, Writing, Yesterday
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First Principles: Let All Americans Remember That No Problem of Human Making Is Too Great To Be Overcome By Human Ingenuity, Human Energy, and the Untiring Hope of the Human Spirit
“(L)et all Americans remember that no problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.” – George H.W. Bush, First State of the Union Address (1989)
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Tagged All Americans, Energy, First Principles, George H.W. Bush, Great, Hope, Human Spirit, Ingenuity, Problem of Human Making, Remember
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Thought For the Day: By All These Lovely Tokens, September Days Are Here. With Summer’s Best of Weather and Autumn’s Best of Cheer
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. With summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
To Strive and Labor On
To Strive and Labor Onby Michael DoyleEvery day that we wake up aliveIt’s a new day for each of us to strive,To see what it is that we’re meant to do.The doing of which is up to me and you.Ours … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Be Kind, Build and Mend, Celebration, City Street, Daily Bread, Days End, Dedication, Farm Field, Great Nation, Hearts, Hour, Labor, Labor Day, Less Blind, Lessons, Love, Meant To Do, New Day, Poetry and Poems, Poor, Power, Progress Meets, Pulse, Reality, Richness, Sing, Skilled Hands, Song of Labor, Strive, Strong Minds, Sweat, Understand, Weaving Dreams, Wisdom, Wonderful, Work
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Thought For the Day: The Three Great Essentials To Achieve Anything Worthwhile Are, First, Hard Work; Second, Stick-To-Itiveness; Third, Common Sense.
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas A. Edison
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 