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Legends Persist
Legends persist throughout our culture. They always have. I believe they always will. https://flic.kr/p/pC38by Legends Persist by Michael Romani Choking on the information age Where everything is instantly all the rage Be it Britney Spears or history The internet is … Continue reading
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Tagged Confucius, Culture, Folktale, Habit, Historical Fact, History, Influence, Information Age, Internet, Jesus, Legends, Mulan, Mythic Figures, Persist, Poem, Poetry, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, Story, Sublime, Sun Tzu, William Tell
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Thought For the Day: It Is Chiefly Through Books That We Engage With Superior Minds
“It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds.” – William Ellery Channing, clergyman and writer (7 Apr 1780-1842)
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Tagged Blessing, Books, Communion, Influence, Superior Minds, Thought For the Day, William E Channing
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Thought For the Day: A Teacher Influences Eternity
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams, historian and teacher (1838-1918)
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Tagged Education, Eternity, Henry Adams, Influence, Teacher, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Make Our Wish To Be Useful In Serving Our Nation
“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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Tagged Expectation, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Nathan Hale, Pecuniary Reward, Promotion, Public Good, Service, Useful
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Thought For the Day: Words Are Action
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)
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Tagged Action, Capable, Change, Influence, Ingrid Bengis, Thought For the Day, Words
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Thought For the Day: Foreign Affairs Do Not Always Conform To Our National Desires
“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” – James Reston, journalist (3 Nov 1909-1995 Who would have guessed that at one time the New York Times was actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliances, Conform, Diplomacy, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Influence, James Reston, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Lead By Example
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer
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Tagged Albert Schweitzer, Example, Influence, Lead, Teach, Thought For the Day
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