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First Principles: Let Us Tenderly and Kindly Cherish Therefore, the Means of Knowledge. Let Us Dare To Read, Think, Speak, and Write

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write .” – John Adams

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A Time For Figs

Word Prompt: FigsA Time of Figs by Michael DoyleI didn’t have grapes but I had wine,As I set out in the world to make it mine.I couldn’t tell a joke, however funny.Life has turned out to be less about money.My … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Moment One Definitely Commits Oneself, Then Providence Moves Too. Whatever You Think You Can Do…Or Believe You Can Do, Begin It. Action Has Magic, Power, and Grace

“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: Keep Your Mind On Your Objective, and Persist Until You Succeed. Study, Think, and Plan

“Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.” – W. Clement Stone

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Thought For the Day: The Most Necessary Task of Civilization Is To Teach People How To Think. It Should Be the Primary Purpose of Our Public Schools

“The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. It should be the primary purpose of our public schools. The mind of a child is naturally active, it develops through exercise. Give a child plenty of … Continue reading

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In Need of Clarity

In Need of Clarityby Michael DoyleYou stumble toward your comfy bedFeeling dazed and abused in your head.It’s been a night of free-flow drinking,And you’re now incapable of thinkingYou dial her number, hoping it’s a mistake,Your last raw nerve feels it’s … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Think Before You Speak. Is It True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?

“THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?” – Alan Redpath

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First Principles: Power Always Thinks…That It Is Doing God’s Service When It Is Violating All His Laws

“Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws.” – John Adams

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Thought For the Day: People Will Come To Love Their Oppression, To Adore the Technologies That Undo Their Capacities To Think

“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” – Aldous Huxley (Take care when it comes to AI and even programs like Grammarly. As people, we have a duty to think … Continue reading

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First Principles: Be Humble, Talk Little, Think and Pray Much

“Be humble, talk little, think and pray much.” – George Whitefield

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