Tag Archives: Influence

Thought For the Day: Don’t Ask Me Who’s Influenced Me. A Lion Is Made Up of the Lambs He’s Digested, and I’ve Been Reading All My Life

Posted on March 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life”. – Giorgos Seferis, writer, diplomat, Nobel laureate (13 Mar 1900-1971)

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Thought For the Day: For Me, Words Are A Form of Action, Capable of Influencing Change

Posted on November 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” -Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (1944-2017)

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First Principles: State Governments Possess Inherent Advantages, Which Will Ever Give Them An Influence and Ascendency Over the National Government, and Will Forever Preclude the Possibility of Federal Encroachments

Posted on October 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendency over the National Government, and will for ever preclude the possibility of federal encroachments. That their liberties, indeed, can be subverted by the federal head, … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Fruit

Posted on August 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Forbidden Fruitby Michael DoyleLove of witchcraft presents the evidenceThat the ability to influence is no coincidenceAs they open up evil, door by doorAnd find a craven audience wanting moreThe portal to desires some wish to exploreOpen up to all, beginning … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Influence of Each Human Being On Others In This Life Is A Kind of Immortality

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.” -John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US (11 Jul 1767-1848)

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First Principles: If Individuals Be Not Influenced By Moral Principles; It Is In Vain To Look For Public Virtue

Posted on June 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If individuals be not influenced by moral principles; it is in vain to look for public virtue; it is, therefore, the duty of legislators to enforce, both by precept and example, the utility, as well as the necessity of a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Must Correct the Generationally Failed Social Policies That Have Resulted In the Common Denominator of Most Violence – Fatherless Homes; Abjectly Violent Media. Stop Blaming Guns For Violence.

Posted on May 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We, as a nation, must rise above using the blood of innocents to further our own political agendas while blaming our political opponents for violence. It is time we identified the underlying causes of the epidemic of violence besieging our … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Colors

Posted on April 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Forbidden Colorsby Michael DoyleIn the forbidden colors of the sheltering skySome composers aren’t discussed until they dieRyūichi Sakamoto opened the door to an energy flowThat began with Debussy and would ebb and flowOf the Yellow Magic Orchestra in all of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Become Honorable By Being Necessary

Posted on February 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale, 1776

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Thought For the Day: The Antidote To This Abuse of Formal Government Is the Influence of Private Character, the Growth of the Individual

Posted on December 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The less government we have the better — the fewer laws and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal government is the influence of private character, the growth of the individual.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) … Continue reading →

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