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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: It Is Best To Speak The Language That Goes To the Heart of Others
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (1918-2013) … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: To Get Started, First Break Goals Down To Manageable Tasks
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
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Thought For the Day: Excellence Demands Competition
“Excellence demands competition. Without a race there can be no champion, no records broken, no excellence — in education or in any other walk of life.” – Ronald Reagan
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Dearer To A Father Than His Daughters
“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)
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Thought For the Day: Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.
“Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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Tagged Betterment, Humane, Mignon McLaughlin, Nicer, Self, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: The Only Change Needed To Our Constitution Is To Dust It Off and Use It As Intended
“I have decided some changes need to be made to our Constitution. Like dusting it off and putting it back to use like it was intended.” – Ryan Fournier
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Tagged Changes, Constitution, Dust It Off, Intended, Ryan Fournier, Thought For the Day, Use It
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Thought For the Day: A Great Book Should Leave You With Many Experiences
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.” – William Styron, novelist (11 Jun 1925-2006)
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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is the Highest Political End
“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is the highest political end.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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Thought For the Day: It Is Chiefly Through Books That We Engage With Superior Minds
“It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds.” – William Ellery Channing, clergyman and writer (7 Apr 1780-1842)
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Thought For the Day: There Is Always Something To Do To Make This World A Better Place
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world, I do think it’s not asking too … Continue reading
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