Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Art Should Be Something That Liberates Your Soul, Provokes the Imagination and Encourages People To Go Further

Posted on October 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.” – Keith Haring

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Thought For the Day: Life is Just A Short Walk From the Cradle To the Grave and It Sure Behooves Us To Be Kind To One Another Along the Way

Posted on October 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” – Alice Childress, playwright, author, and actor (12 Oct 1916-1994)

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Thought for the Day: Art Washes Away From the Soul the Dust of Everyday Life

Posted on October 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso

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Thought For the Day: Besides the Noble Art of Getting Things Done, There Is the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone. The Wisdom of Life Consists In the Elimination of Nonessentials

Posted on October 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” – Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)

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Thought For the Day: Hatred Is Like Drinking Poison and Expecting The Other Person To Die

Posted on October 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Hatred is like drinking poison and then waiting for it to kill your enemy.” – Buddha

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Thought For the Day: Some Day We Shall Know How To Heighten Creativity. Until Then, One of the Best Things We Can Do For Creative Men and Women Is to Stand Out of Their Light

Posted on October 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: “Only stand out of my light.” Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A True Artist Is Not One Who Is Inspired But One Who Inspires Others

Posted on October 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A true artist is not one who is inspired but one who inspires others.” – Salvador Dalí

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Thought For the Day: It’s Good To Have Money and the Things That Money Can Buy, But It’s Good, Too, To Check Up Once In A While and Make Sure That You Haven’t Lost Things That Money Can’t Buy

Posted on October 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George H. Lorimer, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Swallow Greedily Any Lie That Flatters Us, But We Sip Only Little By Little At A Truth We Find Bitter

Posted on October 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.” – Denis Diderot

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Thought For the Day: The True Measure of A Man Is How He Treats Someone Who Can Do Him Absolutely No Good

Posted on October 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson

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