Tag Archives: People

Thought For the Day: People Only Have Their Kind of Love To Give; Not Our Kind

Posted on June 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not our kind.” – Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author (6 Jun 1913-1983)

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First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That Licentiousness and Corruption Make A People Ripe For Destruction

Posted on June 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the … Continue reading →

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Casting Away Our Sins

Posted on May 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Genesis Casting Away Our Sin by Michael Romani The Word of God is for His People All of us who gather in his steeple And so it is that we need again To adhere to remove our sins It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Only A Virtuous People Are Capable of Freedom

Posted on May 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.” – Benjamin Franklin, Letter to the Abbes Chalut and Arnoux, 1787

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Thought For the Day: Forget the Days, Remember the Moments

Posted on May 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“People forget years and remember moments.” – Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947)

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Thought For the Day: Like A Stained Glass Window At Night, A Person’s Truest Beauty Shines From the Light Within

Posted on May 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Betrayed

Posted on March 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Looking at essence of the cold winter ever Of a nuclear disaster that will recover –never It’s hard to see how Chernobyl might else be portrayed But to see it in the stark terms of children betrayed The isotopes released … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: History Is A Novel

Posted on March 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“History is a novel whose author is the people.” – Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863) I would go this one step further and say that the more I have learned about history, the more … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Are Either A United Nation Or Not A Nation

Posted on March 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Winners Are People Who Never Quit

Posted on February 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Winners are not people who Never Fail …But people who Never Quit.” – Tom Browning

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