Tag Archives: Master

Thought For the Day: Whoever Controls the Volume of Money In Our Country Is Absolute Master of All Industry and Commerce

Posted on September 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Whoever controls the volume of money in our country is absolute master of all industry and commerce…when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: What the Caterpillar Calls the End of the World The Master Calls A Butterfly

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach

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Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life

Posted on December 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.” – Joseph Conrad

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Places Forms Voice

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Place Forms Voiceby Michael DoyleIt’s said that place forms voiceEven when it’s not of our choiceIn my life, I’ve traveled aroundAnd this is what I, too, have foundThis is especially true of poetryEach of us is formed by our countryIt’s … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Speak Seldom, But To Important Subjects, Except Such As Particularly Relate To Your Constituents, and, In the Former Case, Make Yourself Perfectly Master of the Subject

Posted on August 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.” – George Washington (1787)

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First Principles: Let Us Resolve To Be Masters, Not the Victims, of Our History, Controlling Our Own Destiny Without Giving Way To Blind Suspicions and Emotions

Posted on August 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.” – John F. Kennedy

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Thought For the Day: What the Caterpillar Calls the End of the World, the Master Calls A Butterfly

Posted on June 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What the Caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly.” -Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)

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Thought For the Day: None Are More Hopelessly Enslaved Than Those Who Falsely Believe They Are Free

Posted on January 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

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Thought For the Day: When the Master Governs, the People Are Hardly Aware That He (She) Exists

Posted on February 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he [she] exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised. If you don’t trust the people, you … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In Order To Become the Master, the Politician Poses As the Servant

Posted on February 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.” – Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)

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