Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: We Are Social Creatures In the Inmost Centre of Our Being. The Notion That One Can Begin…From Scratch…Could Not…Be More Wrong

Posted on July 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.” -Karl Popper, philosopher and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In Any Free Society, the Conflict Between Social Conformity and Individual Liberty Is Permanent, Unresolvable, and Necessary

Posted on July 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.” – Kathleen Norris, novelist and columnist (27 Jul 1880-1966)

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Thought for the Day: Courage Is the Price That Life Exacts For Granting Peace. The Soul That Knows It Not, Knows No Release From Little Things

Posted on July 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things.” – Amelia Earhart, aviator (24 Jul 1897-1937)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Two Kinds of Truth: the Truth That Lights the Way and the Truth That Warms The Heart. The First of These Is Science, and the Second is Art

Posted on July 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Neither is independent of the other or more important than … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Basically Two Types of People. People Who Accomplish Things, and People Who Claim to Have Accomplished Things

Posted on July 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.” – Mark Twain

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Thought For the Day: The Man Who Has Begun To Live More Seriously Within Begins To Live More Simply Without

Posted on July 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.” – Ernest Hemingway, author, journalist, Nobel laureate (21 Jul 1899-1961)

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Thought For the Day: Protest Songs Have Long Played A Critical Part of Our Political Dialogue, From “Yankee Doodle Dandy” to “War”

Posted on July 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Protest songs have long played a critical part of our political dialogue, from ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ to ‘War.’ This controversy only helps highlight how the corporate effort to control what people hear or consume is backfiring.” – Jonathan Turley As … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Shadow Owes Its Birth To Light

Posted on July 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Shadow owes its birth to light.” -John Gay, poet and dramatist (30 Jun 1685-1732)

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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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