Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Only Difference Between Stalin’s Communism and Mussolini’s Fascism Is An Insignificant Detail In Organizational Structure

Posted on January 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“What, actually, is the difference between communism and fascism? Both are forms of statism, authoritarianism. The only difference between Stalin’s communism and Mussolini’s fascism is an insignificant detail in organizational structure.” – Leonard E. Read (1898-1983)

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Thought For the Day: You Are Precisely As Big As What You Love and Precisely As Small As What You Allow To Annoy You

Posted on January 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.” – Robert Anton Wilson

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Thought For the Day: Half the Truth Is Often A Great Lie

Posted on January 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Half the truth is often a great lie.” -Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (17 Jan 1706-1790)

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Thought For the Day: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness: Only Light Can Do That. Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate: Only Love Can Do That

Posted on January 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thought For the Day: I Rely On the Promise, God Is Kind To Women, Fools, and Drunk People

Posted on January 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I rely on the promise, God is kind to women, fools, and drunk people.” – Jane Welsh Carlyle

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Thought For the Day: The Most Important Things We Learn At School Is the Fact That the Most Important Things Can’t Be Learned At School

Posted on January 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.”– Haruki Murakami

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Thought For the Day: I’d Like To Get Something Together – Like A Handel, Bach, Muddy Waters, Flamenco Type of Thing. If I Could Get That Sound, I’d Be Happy

Posted on January 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I’d like to get something together – like a Handel, Bach, Muddy waters, flamenco type of thing. If I could get that sound, I’d be happy.” – Jimi Hendrix

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Thought For the Day: He Who Does Not Bellow the Truth When He Knows the Truth Makes Himself the Accomplice of Liars and Forgers

Posted on January 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.” – Charles Peguy, poet and essayist (7 Jan 1873-1914)

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Thought For the Day: The Most Certain Test By Which We Can Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is the Amount of Security Enjoyed By Minorities

Posted on January 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The most certain test by which we can judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” –Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian (10 Jan 1834-1902)

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Thought For the Day: One’s Life Has Value So Long As One Attributes Value To the Life of Others, By Means of Love, Friendship, Indignation, and Compassion

Posted on January 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.” -Simone de Beauvoir, author and philosopher (9 Jan 1908-1986)

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