Tag Archives: Difference

Thought For the Day: Act As If What You Do Makes A Difference It Does

Posted on January 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” -William James, psychologist (11 Jan 1842-1910)

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First Principles: I Never Considered A Difference of Opinion In Politics, In Religion, In Philosophy, As Cause For Withdrawing From A Friend

Posted on December 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson

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The Difference

Posted on November 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

The Differenceby Michael DoyleThe difference betweenA man and a kingIs that a kingCan face what the future will bringFor all of the goodnessAnd all of the sorrowThrough all of the madnessThat may come tomorrowAnd still, he stands in tallnessTo the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracy and Socialism Have Nothing In Common But One Word: equality. But Notice the Difference… Socialism Seeks… Restraint and Servitude

Posted on November 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Line By Line

Posted on November 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Line By Lineby Michael DoyleScripture, being God breathedIs to save us from being deceivedEvery word is for our trainingEver toward righteousness as we are readingReading the Bible filled with our trustPaying attention as we surely mustThe names listed provide more … Continue reading →

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Sharing God’s Love

Posted on October 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Sharing God’s Loveby Michael DoyleStrange…at this time in historyThat two thirds of children live in povertyThis is something we can changeIf only our priorities, we would rearrangeEach step that we might takeCan be the difference that we makeThis is the … Continue reading →

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Chosen to Live

Posted on September 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Chosen to Live by Michael DoylePraying to a God of second chancesRecovering from life breaks and broken romancesWe have become one of the familyThrough the glory and the days of dramedyWe say our prayers in thankfulnessGrateful for God’s role in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between A Welfare State and A Totalitarian State Is A Matter of Time

Posted on August 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.”– -author and philosopher Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

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First Principles: If People Are Capable of Understanding, Seeing and Feeling the Differences Between True and False…To What Better Principle Can the Friends of Mankind Apply…?

Posted on June 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?” – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If You Break Your Neck, If You have Nothing To Eat…Then You’ve Got A Problem. Everything Else Is An Inconvenience

Posted on June 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump … Continue reading →

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