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Thought For the Day: Arms Are For Hugs, Not Killing
“I like to say that arms are not for killing. They are for hugging.” – Betty Williams, peace activist, Nobel laureate (b. 22 May 1943)
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Thought For the Day: Blessed Are They Who See Beauty In Humble Places
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” — Camille Pissarro
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Thought For the Day: A Person May Harm Others Equally Through Action Or Inaction and Is Just As Culpable For Injury
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” – John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist (20 May 1806-1873) … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Forget the Days, Remember the Moments
“People forget years and remember moments.” – Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947)
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Aloha Promises Forever Salutes National Police Week
These folks put themselves on the line for us every second of every day of their careers for us. To many of them fall in the line of duty. It seems the least we can do to show them a … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Socialism Only Works Until You Run Out of Other People’s Money
“Socialism works only until you run out of other people’s money.” – Margaret Thatcher
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Thought For the Day: Windstorms Carve the Beauty of Canyons
“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 Jul 1926-2004)
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Thought For the Day: Nature Never Betrays Those Who Love Her
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” – William Wordsworth (7 Apr 1770-1850)
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Thought For the Day: Re-Reading Literary Classics Allows A Person To See More Of Themselves Than Before
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before”. – Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (15 May 1904-1999)
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Thought For the Day: A Mother Is the Truest Friend We’ll Ever Have
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Counsel, Darkness, Hearts, Kindness, Mother, Peace, Precepts, Prosperity, Trials, Troubles, True Friend, Washington Irving
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