Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: You Have To Start To Finish

Posted on August 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

One reason that many of us never finish is that we never start. – Coach Bronner

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Thought For the Day: Architecture Is Inhabited Sculpture

Posted on August 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Architecture is inhabited sculpture.” – Constantin Brancusi, sculptor (19 Feb 1876-1957)

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Thought For the Day: The Desire of the Woman Is For the Desire of the Man

Posted on August 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.” -Madame de Stael, writer (22 Apr 1766-1817)

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Thought For the Day: Musicians Paint On A Canvas of Silence

Posted on August 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” – Leopold Stokowski

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Thought For the Day: The World Is Changed By Dreamers Willing To Look Foolish If Need Be

Posted on August 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.” – P.D. James, novelist (3 Aug 1920-2014)

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Thought For the Day: Freedom of Speech Is For All Or It Is For None

Posted on August 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” – Noam Chomsky, linguistics professor and political activist (b. 7 Dec 1928)

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Thought For the Day: Politics Is Often the Art of Promising the Poor and the Rich Protection From Each Other

Posted on August 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.” – Oscar Ameringer (1870-1943)

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Enslaves More Perfectly Than the False Appearance of Freedom

Posted on July 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is A Healthy Choice

Posted on July 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” – Voltaire

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is In Our Power Even When Fondness Is Not

Posted on July 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not.” – Henry James

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