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Thought For the Day: Mankind’s Highest Accomplishments Are Those Which Bring Us Together
“Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures — in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (29 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anotine de Saint-Exupery, Communications, Mankind, Postal Service, Thought For the Day, Together, Video, Voice
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Thought For the Day: There Is No Wisdom Greater Than Kindness
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” – Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher and author (28 Jun 1712-1778)
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Thought For the Day: Love Is the Force Capable of Changing An Enemy Into A Friend
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. This begs the question, when did the Left become so entirely intolerant?
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Thought For the Day: There Is Less Competition To Be Among Those Who Do the Work
“My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.” – Indira Gandhi … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplish, Credit, Humility, Indira Gandhi, People, Thought For the Day, Toot One's Horn, Work
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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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Tagged Death, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Older Men, Pride, Purpose, Thought For the Day, War, Younger Men
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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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Tagged Health, Human Spirit, Laughter, Norman Cousins, Resilience, Thought For the Day
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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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Tagged Bad, Francoise Sagan, Live, Playwright, Thought For the Day, Write, Writer
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