Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: By Academic Freedom I Understand the Right To Search For Truth and To Publish and Teach What One Holds To Be True

Posted on June 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“By academic freedom I understand the right to search for truth and to publish and teach what one holds to be true. This right implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When Even One American – Who Has Done Nothing Wrong – Is Forced By Fear To Shut His Mind and Close His Mouth, Then All Americans Are In Peril

Posted on June 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“When even one American — who has done nothing wrong — is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril.” – Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

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Thought For the Day: Homo Sapiens Is the Species That Invents Symbols In Which To Invest Passion and Authority, Then Forgets That Symbols Are Inventions

Posted on June 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.” – Joyce Carol Oates, writer (b. 16 Jun 1938)

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Thought For the Day: To A Father Growing Old, Nothing Is Dearer Than A Daughter

Posted on June 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)

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Thought of the Day: This Grand Show Is Eternal. It Is Always Sunrise Somewhere.

Posted on June 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Your Value Doesn’t Decrease Based On Someone’s Inability To See Your Worth

Posted on June 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown

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Thought For the Day: Open Discussion of Many Major Public Questions Has For Some Time Now Been Taboo

Posted on June 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can’t open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists, supremacists, imperialists or fascists. As for the media, they stand ready to trash anyone so … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Stab the Body and It Heals, But Injure the Heart and the Wound Lasts A Lifetime

Posted on June 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” – Mineko Iwasaki

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Thought For the Day: I Believe In A Heavenly Father Who Is Loving and Caring and Who Rejoices In Our Every Effort To Stand Tall and Walk Toward Hiim

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I do not believe in a God who would set up rules and commandments only to wait for us to fail so He could punish us. I believe in a Heavenly Father who is loving and caring and who rejoices … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Democrats Are Running the Cities With the Worst Police Brutality In America

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Democrats, from top to bottom, are running the cities with the worst police brutality in America right now. We voted for them.” – BLM activist Shaun King So maybe it’s time to vote for Republicans and insist the police departments … Continue reading →

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