Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Ability To Simplify Means To Eliminate the Unnecessary So That the Necessary May Speak

Posted on March 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” -Hans Hofmann, painter (21 Mar 1880-1966)

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Thought For the Day: The Federal Government Does Not Lack Revenue; It Lacks Self-Control When It Comes To Spending

Posted on March 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The federal government does not lack revenue; it lacks self-control when it comes to spending.” – Cal Thomas

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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is Meaningless Where the Right To Utter One’s Thoughts and Opinions Has Ceased To Exist

Posted on March 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.” – Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

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Thought For the Day: Sometimes You Will Never Know the Value of A Moment Until It Becomes A Memory

Posted on March 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss

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Thought For the Day: If Men Use Their Liberty In Such A Way As To Surrender Their Liberty, Are They Thereafter Any the Less Slaves?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Tyranny of the Many Would Be When One Body Takes Over the Rights of Others, and Then Exercises Its Power To Change the Laws In Its Favor

Posted on March 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.” – Voltaire (1694-1778)

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Thought For the Day: People Haunted By the Purposelessness of Their Lives Try To Find A New Content Not Only By Dedicating Themselves To A Holy Cause But Also Nursing A Fanatical Grievance

Posted on March 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Government Will Not Fail To Employ Education To Strengthen Its Hands and Perpetuate Its Institutions

Posted on March 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Government will not fail to employ education to strengthen its hands and perpetuate its institutions.” – William Godwin (1756-1836)

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Thought For the Day: Every Child Deserves A Champion, An Adult Who Will Never Give Up On Them, Who Understands the Power of Connection and Insists That They Become the Best That They Can Possibly Be

Posted on March 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Every Child Deserves A Champion, An Adult Who Will Never Give Up On Them, Who Understands the Power of Connection and Insists That They Become the Best That They Can Possibly Be“- Rita Pierson

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Thought For the Day: I Have Never Let My Schooling Interfere With My Education

Posted on March 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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