Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Whether You Think You Can Or You Think You Can’t, You’re Right

Posted on February 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

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Thought For the Day: The Trouble With You Americans Is That You Are Still Under the Influence of that Second-Rate – Shall I Say Third-Rate? – Mind, Karl Marx

Posted on February 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The great trouble with you Americans is that you are still under the influence of that second-rate — shall I say third-rate? — mind, Karl Marx.” – H. G. Wells (1866-1946) Wells was a very different kind of socialist. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If You Once Forfeit the Confidence of Your Fellow Citizens, You Can Never Regain Their Respect and Esteem

Posted on February 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Emotionally Intelligent Person Is Skilled In Four Areas: Identifying Emotions, Using Emotions, Understanding Emotions, and Regulating Emotions

Posted on February 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The emotionally intelligent person is skilled in four areas; identifying emotions, using emotions, understanding emotions, and regulating emotions.” – John Mayer

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Thought For the Day: By Dividing the Voters Through the Political Party System, We Can Get Them To Expend Their Energies In Fighting over Questions of No Importance

Posted on February 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“By dividing the voters through the political party system, we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance. Thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves what has been so well planned and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: As A Culture, We Have To Do A Better Job of Figuring Out Who Is Just Famous and Who Actually Knows What He or She Is Talking About

Posted on February 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“You know, I have a couple of pretty simple rules in life. Don’t ever compare anything to slavery, don’t ever compare anything to the Holocaust, and if you’re a man, don’t compare anything to pregnancy. That’s rule number one. Rule … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: As For Me and My Household, We Will Serve the Lord

Posted on February 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Too Often We Enjoy the Comfort of Opinion Without the Discomfort of Thought

Posted on February 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” – John F. Kennedy

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Thought For the Day: Conscience Asks the Question, Is It Right?…There Comes A Time When One Must Take A Position That Is Neither Safe, Nor Politic, Nor Popular

Posted on February 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

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Thought For the Day: Kindness In Ourselves Is the Honey That Blunts the Sting of Unkindness In Another

Posted on January 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.” -Walter Savage Landor, writer and activist (30 Jan 1775-1864)

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