Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Take Away the Heritage of A People and They Are Easily Destroyed

Posted on October 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Take away the heritage of a people and they are easily destroyed.” – Karl Marx Large protest at Jefferson High School; another group topples Washington statue on Sandy Blvd. | kgw.com

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Thought For the Day: There Can Be No Compromise On Basic Principles

Posted on October 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral issues. There can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

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Thought For the Day: You Have To Hold Your Audience In Writing To the Very End – Much More Than In Talking, When People Have to Be Polite and Listen To You

Posted on October 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“You have to hold your audience in writing to the very end — much more than in talking, when people have to be polite and listen to you.” – Brenda Ueland, writer (24 Oct 1891-1985)

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Thought For the Day: Your Eyes Saw My Substance, Being Yet Unformed. And In Your Book They All Are Written, the Days Fashioned For Me

Posted on October 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.” – Psalm 139:16

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Thought For the Day: Never Give In, Except To Convictions of Honor and Good Sense

Posted on October 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Colin’s Legacy…Is the People Who He Helped…Devote Their Lives To Forming A More Perfect Union

Posted on October 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“[Colin] Colin was a man of integrity. He was deeply principled, shaped by bedrock beliefs that guided him throughout his life. … Colin loved soldiers and always held them to the highest standards. Yet he also took time to understand … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Language Is Not An Abstract Construction of the Learned, Or of Dictionary Makers, But Is Something Arising Out of…Long Generations of Humanity

Posted on October 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Irreverence Is the Champion of Liberty and Its Only Sure Defense

Posted on October 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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Thought For the Day: What I Like In A Good Author Isn’t What He Says, But What He Whispers

Posted on October 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“What I like in a good author isn’t what he says, but what he whispers.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (1865-1946)

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Thought For the Day: Power Is the Ability To Achieve A Purpose…Whether It is Good or Bad Depends On the Purpose

Posted on October 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Power is the ability to achieve a purpose … whether it is good or bad depends on the purpose.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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