Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Humanity Also Needs Dreamers

Posted on November 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit. Without doubt, these dreamers do not deserve wealth, because they … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Don’t Think That Combat Has Ever Been Written About Truthfully; It Has Always Been Described In Terms of Bravery and Cowardice

Posted on November 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t think that combat has ever been written about truthfully; it has always been described in terms of bravery and cowardice. I won’t even accept these words as terms of human reference any more. And anyway, hell, they don’t … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Do You Wish the World Were Happy? Then Remember Day By Day, Just To Scatter Seeds of Kindness As You Pass Along the Way

Posted on November 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Do you wish the world were happy? / Then remember day by day, / Just to scatter seeds of kindness / As you pass along the way.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet (5 Nov 1850-1919)

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Thought For the Day: Excellence Demands Competition. Without A Race There Can Be No Champion, No Records Broken, No Excellence

Posted on November 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Excellence demands competition. Without a race there can be no champion, no records broken, no excellence — in education or in any other walk of life.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: An Artist Discovers His Genius the Day He Dares Not To Please

Posted on November 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please.” – Andre Malraux, novelist, adventurer, art historian, and statesman (3 Nov 1901-1976)

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Thought For the Day: The Very Word ‘Secrecy’ Is Repugnant In A Free and Open Society

Posted on November 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.” – John F. Kennedy

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Thought For the Day: Ten Million Ignorances Do Not Constitute One Knowledge

Posted on November 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Ten million ignorances do not constitute one knowledge.” – Clemens von Metternich (1773-1859)

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Thought For the Day: The Short Memories of the American Voters Is What Keeps Our Politicians In Office

Posted on October 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” – Will Rogers (1879-1935)

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Thought For the Day: The Only Thing One Can Give An Artist Is Leisure In Which To Work

Posted on October 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The only thing one can give an artist is leisure in which to work. To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation.” – Ezra Pound, poet (30 Oct 1885-1972)

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Thought For the Day: The Off-Ramp Out of Extreme Poverty Is, Ugh, Commerce, It’s Entrepreneurial Capitalism

Posted on October 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I ended up as an activist in a very different place from where I started. I thought that if we just redistributed resources, then we could solve every problem. I now know that’s not true. There’s a funny moment when … Continue reading →

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