Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing Like Returning To A Place That Remains Unchanged To Find the Ways In Which You Yourself Have Altered

Posted on July 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (18 Jul 1918-2013)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Stars Whose Radiance Is Visible On Earth Though They Have Long Been Extinct

Posted on July 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Every Student Needs Someone Who Says, Simply, “You Mean Something. You Count.”

Posted on July 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Every student needs someone who says, simply, ‘You mean something. You count.’” -Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)

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Thought For the Day: Everything You’ve Learned In School As “Obvious” Becomes Less and Less Obvious As You Begin To Study the Universe

Posted on July 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Everything you’ve learned in school as “obvious” becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There’s not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Limits of Tyrants Are Prescribed By the Endurance of Those Whom They Suppress

Posted on July 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Man Dies In All Who Keep Silent In the Face of Tyranny

Posted on July 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.” -Wole Soyinka, playwright, poet, Nobel laureate (b. 13 Jul 1934)

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Thought For the Day: What Is It That Affectionate Parents Require of Their Children…? Only That They Would Be Wise and Virtuous, Benevolent and Kind

Posted on July 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.” – Abigail Adams, letter to John Quincy Adams, 1783

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Thought For the Day: The Influence of Each Human Being On Others In This Life Is A Kind of Immortality

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.” -John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US (11 Jul 1767-1848)

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Thought For the Day: We Are Healed of A Suffering Only By Expressing It To the Full

Posted on July 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We are healed of a suffering only by expressing it to the full.” -Marcel Proust, novelist (10 Jul 1871-1922)

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Thought For the Day: The Fear of Telling the Truth – Whatever That Truth May Be – That Fear Is the Most Painful Sensation of A Moral Life

Posted on July 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“As a child I was taught that to tell the truth was often painful. As an adult I have learned that not to tell the truth is more painful, and that the fear of telling the truth — whatever the … Continue reading →

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