Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: When Two Opposite Points of View Are Expressed With Equal Intensity, the Truth Does Not Necessarily Lie Exactly Halfway Between Them

Posted on April 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.” – Richard Dawkins, biologist and author (b. 26 Mar … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Too Often We Underestimate the Power of…the Smallest Act of Caring…To Turn A Life Around

Posted on March 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Too Often We Underestimate the Power of…the Smallest Act of Caring To Turn A Life Around

Posted on March 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

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Thought For the Day: One May Have A Blazing Hearth In One’s Soul, and Yet No One Ever Comes To Sit By It

Posted on March 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“One may have a blazing hearth in one’s soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.” – Vincent van Gogh, painter (30 Mar 1853-1890)

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Thought For the Day: At Least One Way of Measuring the Freedom of Any Society Is the Amount of Comedy That Is Permitted

Posted on March 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Ultimately, It Is the Responsibility of Individuals To Pull Themselves Up By Their Own Bootstraps, Make Responsible Financial Decisions, Pursue Eduction…and Fight To Break the Cycle of Poverty

Posted on March 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Ultimately, it is the responsibility of individuals to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, make responsible financial decisions, pursue education … and fight to break the cycle of poverty. Many poor remain poor because they do not know how … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Was A Time Not Too Long Ago When We Didn’t Have To Keep Telling the World About American Preeminence. They Saw It With Their Own Eyes

Posted on March 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There was a time not too long ago when we didn’t have to keep telling the world about American preeminence. They saw it with their own eyes. These days, while our nation wrestles with inflation, bank failures, a mind-boggling national … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Shadow Cast By Our Streetlight Imaginations

Posted on March 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.” – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and painter (24 Mar 1919-2021)

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Thought For the Day: The Judeo-Christian Principles Upon Which Our Country Was Founded Teach Us To Be Tolerant and Compassionate, But They Don’t Tell Us To Abandon Common Sense

Posted on March 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The Judeo-Christian principles upon which our country was founded teach us to be tolerant and compassionate, but they don’t tell us to abandon common sense. If we hope to change this corrosive course, we have to start by acknowledging a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When A Government Takes Over People’s Economic Life It Becomes Absolute, and When It Has Become Absolute It Destroys…the Meaning of the People It Governs

Posted on March 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“When a government takes over a people’s economic life it becomes absolute, and when it has become absolute it destroys the arts, the minds, the liberties and the meaning of the people it governs.” – Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)

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