Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Republic Was Not Established By Cowards, and Cowards Will Not Preserve It

Posted on December 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it.” – Elmer Davis (1890-1958)

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Thought For the Day: Never Doubt That A Small Group of Thoughtful Citizens Can Change the World. Indeed It Is the Only Thing That Ever Has

Posted on December 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)

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Thought For the Day: Measure What Can Be Measured and Make Measurable What Cannot Be Measured

Posted on December 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Measure what can be measured and make measurable what cannot be measured.” – Galileo Galilei

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Thought For the Day: In Science Consensus Is Irrelevant. What Is Relevant Is Reproducible Results

Posted on December 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Let’s be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Ought, Every Day At Least, To Hear A Little Song, Read A Good Poem, See A Fine Picture and, It It Were Possible, Speak a Few Reasonable Words

Posted on December 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if it were possible, speak a few reasonable words.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832)

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Thought For the Day: All Information Is Imperfect. We have To Treat It With Humility

Posted on December 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility.” – Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974)

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Thought For the Day: There Can Be No Public or Private Virtue Unless the Foundation of Action Is the Practice of Truth

Posted on December 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” – George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906)

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Thought For the Day: Those Intoxicated By the Advance of Knowledge So Often Become the Enemies of Freedom

Posted on December 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that ‘the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the advance of science.’ Unfortunately, the popular effect of this scientific advance has been a belief, seemingly shared by … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Blessed Is the Season Which Engages the Whole World In A Conspiracy of Love

Posted on December 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie

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Thought For the Day: The Real Index of Civilization Is When People Are Kinder Than They Need To be

Posted on December 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.”-Louis de Bernieres, novelist (b. 8 Dec 1954)

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