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Thought For the Day: It’s Older Men That Send Younger Men To Fight Wars
“I hate with a murderous hatred those men who, having lived their youth, would send into war other youth, not lived, unfulfilled, to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Laughter Is Like Internal Jogging
“Laughter is a form of internal jogging.” – Norman Cousins, editor and author (24 Jun 1915-1990)
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Thought For the Day: The Lingua Franca of Our Day Is Video and Sound
“‘Writing’ is the Latin of our times. The modern language of the people is video and sound.” – Lawrence Lessig, professor and political activist (b. 3 Jun 1961) I hope he is wrong. Then again, I can see why he … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Business That Only Makes Money Is A Poor Business
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford, industrialist (30 Jul 1863-1947)
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Thought of the Day: To Write Well, Live Well
“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” – Francoise Sagan, playwright and novelist (21 Jun 1935-2004)
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Thought For the Day: To Get the Rainbow, You Have To Put Up With the Rain
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” — Dolly Parton
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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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Tagged Champion, Competition, Demand, Education, Excellence, Race, Records, Ronald Reagan, Thought For the Day, Walk of Life
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