Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: It Is A Curious Thought, But It Is Only When You See People Looking Ridiculous That You Realize Just How Much You Love Them

Posted on September 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.” – Agatha Christie, author (15 Sep 1890-1976)

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Thought For the Day: Amateurs Sit and Wait For Inspiration, the Rest of Us Just Get Up and Go To Work

Posted on September 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King, novelist (b. 21 Sep 1947)

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Thought For the Day: It Is Difficult To Get A Man To Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It

Posted on September 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” -Upton Sinclair, novelist and reformer (20 Sep 1878-1968)

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Thought For the Day: Where Exactly Does It Come From, I’d Like To Know, This Ineradicable Attitude of Superiority Toward the Past?

Posted on September 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Where exactly does it come from, I’d like to know, this ineradicable attitude of superiority toward the past? This stubbornly dumb, can’t-kill-it-with-an-ax conviction that we, the now, critically and categorically know better than they, the past. Is it from the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: For We Walk By Faith Not By Sight

Posted on September 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For We Walk By Faith Not By Sight.” – 2 Corinthians 3:7

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Happy Constitution and Citizenship Day!!

Posted on September 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Today is a day that memorializes our Constitution and has become also Citizenship Day. For the United States, this should perhaps be observed with more vigor as we have clowns like Gavin Newsome increasingly pushing to overthrow our nation’s Constitution. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Grace Doesn’t Depend On Suffering To Exist, But Where There Is Suffering You Will Find Grace In Many Facets and Colors

Posted on September 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Grace doesn’t depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.” – William P. Young

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Thought For the Day: Without Justice Being Freely, Fully, and Impartially Administered, Neither Our Persons, Nor Our Rights, Not Our Property, Can Be Protected

Posted on September 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Self-Evident That Language Has Not Bled To Death Through Change

Posted on September 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Prolonged study of the English language leaves me with a conviction that nearly all the linguistic tendencies of the present day have been displayed in earlier centuries, and it is self-evident that the language has not bled to death through … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Two Words “Information” and “Communication” Are Often Used Interchangeably, But They Signify Quite Different Things. Information Is Giving Out; Communication Is Getting Through

Posted on September 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” – Sydney J. Harris

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