Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Happily Ever After Is Made One Day At A Time

Posted on April 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.” – Margaret Bonnano

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Thought For the Day: Patience Is Also Action

Posted on April 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Patience is also a form of action.” – Auguste Rodin, sculptor (1840-1917)

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Thought For the Day: To Fully Live, We Must Apply Knowledge and Take Action

Posted on April 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: Hating Others Belittles Our Souls

Posted on April 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.” – Booker T. Washington, reformer, educator, and author (5 Apr 1856-1915)

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Thought For the Day: Familiarity With Other Countries Teaches Us We May Be Friends

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou, poet (4 … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A University’s Purpose Is To Be A Center of Free Inquiry and Criticism

Posted on April 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A university’s essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism — a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.” – Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970)

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Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Dependent On Our Courage To Face It

Posted on April 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor, writer (25 Mar 1925-1964)

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Have A Blessed Easter!!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

From Aloha Promises Forever in thankfulness and appreciation to all:

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Thought For the Day: Be Gentle With Yourself, You’re A Work In Progress

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Be gentle with yourself. You are a marvelous creation, but you are a work in progress.” — Matthew Kelly

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Thought For the Day: Standard English Is A Convenient Abstraction

Posted on March 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man.” – George Leslie Brook, English professor, author (1910-1987)

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