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Thought For the Day: If We Were To Wake Up Some Morning and Find That Everyone Was The Same Race, Creed, and Color, We Would Find Some Other Cause For Prejudice By Noon
“If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed, and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon.” – George D. Aiken, US senator (20 Aug 1892-1984)
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Tagged Color, Creed, Find, George D. Aiken, Morning, Noon, Other Cause, Prejudice, Race, Same, Thought For the Day, Wake Up
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Blossoming Before Our Sight
Blossoming Before Our Sightby Michael DoyleKeeping God’s presence on our mindsKeeps His will from being left behindWe must ask God to tell us the final costIt will help us from falling away lostKnowing God answers our needs we doThis is … Continue reading
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Tagged Answer, Blossom, Choice, Encourage, Final Cost, Foolishness, God's Presence, Holy Spirit, Poetry and Poems, Relationship, Saints, Sight, Sin, Toleration, Truth, Voice, Worship
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Thought For the Day: Art Is Our One True Global Language…It Transcends Our Ordinary Lives and Lets Us Imagine What Is Possible
“Art Is Our One True Global Language. It Knows No Nation, It Favors No Race, and It Acknowledges No Class. It Speaks To Our Need To Reveal, Heal, and Transform. It Transcends Our Ordinary Lives and Lets Us Imagine What … Continue reading
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Tagged Acknowledges, Art, Class, Favor, Global Language, Heal, Imagine, Know, Need, No Nation, No Race, One True, Ordinary Lives, Possible, Reveal, Richard Kamler, Thought For the Day, Transcend, Transform
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First Principles: 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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Tagged Acknowledge, Andrew Jackson, Any Man, Believe, Error, First Principles, Instant, Reservation, Right, Salt, Slightly Better Man, Stick Up
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Passing the Ball
Passing the Ballby Michael DoylePassing the ball down the courtMake the basket or adjustThere is only win or not win on that courtMaking it like Muhammed Ali or bustThere are the top-of-the-line schemersTrue shooters and relaying daydreamersLike filthy McNastys claiming … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjust, Aerial, Aspiration, B-Ball, Ball, Basket, Best Shot, Bust, Charm, Court, Dare, Daydreamers, Dream, Effort, Fame, Five-Alarm, Float, Game, Goal, GPA, Inspiration, Muhammed Ali, NBA, Not Win, Only Game, Pass, Poetry and Poems, Pulchritudinous, Schemers, Steps, True Shooters, Win, Winning
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First Principles: Is There No Virtue Among Us? If There Be Not, We Are In A Wretched Situation
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation.” – James Madison (1788)
Thought For the Day: Dreams Heed No Borders, the Eyes Need No Visas. With Eyes Shut I Walk Across the Line In Time. All the Time.
“Dreams heed no borders, the eyes need no visas. With eyes shut I walk across the line in time. All the time.” – Gulzar, poet, lyricist, and film director (b. 18 Aug 1934)
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Tagged Borders, Dreams, Eyes, Gulzar, Line, Thought For the Day, Time, Visas, Walk
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Perpetual Providence
Perpetual Providenceby Michael DoyleIn God’s perpetual providenceWe are always seeking His guidanceAsking God for aid in making our decisionsThat we know His preferences with greater precisionGod is a constant companion wherever we goHowever we travel; whether by will or by … Continue reading
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Tagged Aid, Constant Companion, Decision, God, Guidance, Hidden, Light, Perpetual, Poetry and Poems, Preferences, Pride, Providence, Reveal, Side, Speak, Travel, Truth
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First Principles: I Ask Who Are the Militia? They Consist of the Whole People
“I ask, Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.” – George Mason (1788)
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Tagged Ask, Consist, First Principles, George Mason, Militia, People, Who, Whole
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Thought For the Day: I Speak Two Languages, Body and English
“I speak two languages, Body and English.” -Mae West, actress, playwright, singer, screenwriter, and comedian (17 Aug 1893-1980)
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Tagged Body, English, Language, Mae West, Speak, Thought For the Day, Two
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