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Thought For the Day: Duty, Honor, Country, Service and Sacrifice Are the Hallmarks of Veterans
“My estimate of him was formed on the battlefields many, many years ago, and has never changed. I regarded him then, as I regard him now, as one of the world’s noblest figures; not only as one of the finest … Continue reading
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Tagged Achieve, Admire, Adversity, American Citizen, Battlefield, Birthright, Character, Country, Courage, Courage Under Fire, Douglas MaArthur, Duty, Eulogy, Example, Faith, Future, History, Honor, Hope, Military, Modesty In Victory, Mortality, Noble, Patience, Patriotism, Posterity, Rally Points, Sacrifice, Service, Thought For the Day, Virtue
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In Remembrance of Veterans Day
From one Veteran and his lady to all other Veterans and active duty members and the wives who served and continue serve on the home-front, we wish you each the very best of Veteran’s Days and thank you all for … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force, Army, Battle Front, Coast Guard, Duty, Gratitude, Home Front, Honor, Navy, Service, Thank You For Your Service, US Marine Corps, Veterans Day
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Top Violinists In Popular Music
The following is a compilation I put together of 100 of the top and most popular violinists in popular music through the 20th and 21st Centuries. This compilation represents a broad cross section of talent that has presented itself in … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Classical Cross Over, Country, Education, Fiddle, Folk, Jazz, Music, Popular Music, Rock, Violin
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Thought For the Day: Worrying Doesn’t Stop the Bad, But, It Does Ruin the Good
“Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening; it just stops you from enjoying the good.” – Charlie Brown
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Tagged Bad Stuff, Charlie Brown, Enjoy, Good, Happen, Stop, Thought For the Day, Worry
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Thought For the Day: Treat People As If They Are What The Should Be and Help Them Become All They Capable of Being
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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Tagged Being, Capable, Help, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ought To Be, People, Thought For the Day, Treat
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Thought For the Day: Great Men Cultivate Love Only Little Men Cherish Hatred
“I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.” – Booker T Washington
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Tagged Booker T Washington, Cherish, Cultivate, Great Men, Hatred, Little Men, Love, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Love Is The Reason We Wake, Walk and Have Hope
“I say to everybody, love is what wakes you up in the morning, love is what makes you walk, and love is what makes you hope.” – Jerry Lewis
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Tagged Hope, Jerry Lewis, Love, Thought For the Day, Wake, Walk
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Thought For the Day: We Should Talk With Each Other and Not About Each Other
“I’ve always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.” – Ronald Reagan
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Tagged Believe, Disappear, Not About Each Other, Ronald Reagan, Talk To Each Other, Thought For the Day, Trouble, World
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Thought For the Day: A Tyranny Can Withstand the People Fighting, But, Won’t Last Long Once They’re Thinking
“A king can stand people fighting but he can’t last long if people start thinking.” – Will Rogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
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Tagged Conflict, Discuss, Reason, Resolve Differences, The People, Think, Thought For the Day, Tyranny, Will Rogers, Withstand
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Thought For the Day: In Our Imperfect World, We Live With Unprecedented Freedom and Prosperity
“While the world is not perfect, and never will be, we live in a wildly prosperous nation with unprecedented political freedoms. We have much to be thankful for. More importantly, not everything in life is about politics. The sooner we … Continue reading
