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Thought For the Day: Hating Others Belittles Our Souls
“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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Tagged Booker T Washington, Control, Hatred, Inability to Control, Love, Others, Self, Soul, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Familiarity With Other Countries Teaches Us We May Be Friends
“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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Tagged Bigotry, Countries, Familiarity, Friendship, Maya Angelou, Similar, Thought For the Day, Travel, Understanding
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Thought For the Day: A University’s Purpose Is To Be A Center of Free Inquiry and Criticism
“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)
Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Dependent On Our Courage To Face It
“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!!
From Aloha Promises Forever in thankfulness and appreciation to all:
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Tagged Blessed, Easter, Everlasting Life, God, Love, Son, World
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Thought For the Day: Be Gentle With Yourself, You’re A Work In Progress
“Be gentle with yourself. You are a marvelous creation, but you are a work in progress.” — Matthew Kelly
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Tagged Creation, Gentle, Marvelous, Matthew Kelly, Self, Thought For the Day, Work In Progress
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Thought For the Day: Standard English Is A Convenient Abstraction
“Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man.” – George Leslie Brook, English professor, author (1910-1987)
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Tagged Abstraction, Convenience, English, George Leslie Brook, Language, Standard, Thought For the Day
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First Anniversary
I want to take this moment to commemorate Aloha Promises Forever’s first anniversary of our blog. I say our because although Ally and my relationship has changed hugely, she has been and remains a source of encouragement and inspiration. Thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Blog, Changes, First Anniversary, Gratitude, Journey
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Thought For the Day: Propaganda Infused On Children Is Difficult To Uproot
“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” – Lenin
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