Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Our Memories Are Card Indexes Consulted and Then Returned In Disorder By Authorities Whom We Do Not Control

Posted on September 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.” – Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (10 Sep 1903-1974)

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Thought For the Day: Only Art Penetrates What Pride, Passion, Intelligence and Habit Erect On All Sides – the Seeming Realities of This World

Posted on September 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Only art penetrates what pride, passion, intelligence and habit erect on all sides – the seeming realities of this world. There is another reality, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. This other reality is always sending us hints, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If More Politicians In This Country Were Thinking About the Next Generation Instead of the Next Election, It Might Be Better For the United States and the World

Posted on September 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.” – Claude Pepper, senator and representative (8 Sep 1900-1989)

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Thought For the Day: The Heart of A Mother Is A Deep Abyss, At the Bottom of Which You Will Always Find Forgiveness

Posted on September 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss, at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” -Honore de Balzac, novelist (1799-1850)

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Thought For the Day: The Place To Improve the World Is First In One’s Own Heart and Head and Hands, and Then Work Outward From There

Posted on September 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.” – Robert Maynard Pirsig

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Thought For the Day: The Mind, Once Stretched By A New Idea Never Returns To It’s Original Dimensions

Posted on September 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thought For the Day: The Purpose of Art Is To Lay Bare the Questions That Have Been Hidden By the Answers

Posted on September 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.” – James Baldwin

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Thought For the Day: Defining Myself Is Like Confining Myself. So I Undefined Myself To Find Myself

Posted on September 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Defining myself is like confining myself. So I undefined myself to find myself.” – In-Q

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Thought For the Day: The Fingers of Your Thoughts Are Molding Your Face Ceaselessly

Posted on September 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly.” -Charles Reznikoff, poet (31 Aug 1894-1976)

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Thought For the Day: What You Learn Today, For No Reason At All, Will Help You Discover All the Wonderful Secrets of Tomorrow

Posted on September 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.” – Norton Juster

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