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Thought For the Day: Regret Is Stronger Than Gratitude

“Dead people receive more flowers than the living because regret is stronger than gratitude.” – Anne Frank      

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Thought For the Day: In Life’s Short Walk, Let’s Be Kind To Each Other

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” – Alice Childress, playwright, author, and actor (12 Oct 1916-1994)      

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Thought For the Day: Whatever Happened To Giving Peace A Chance?

“All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance.” – John Lennon   Contrast with: “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about.  That’s why I believe, if … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: True Honor Is Formed In Our Hearts Not In Other People’s Opinions

“Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, form our true honor.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)        

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Thought For the Day: Wisdom Is the Product of Lifetime Not Schooling

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but the product of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein        

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Thought For the Day: One of the Best Things To Do For the Creative Is To Stand Out of Their Light

“When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: “Only stand out of my light.” Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Person Has Memory Enough To Be A Successful Liar

“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” – Abraham Lincoln How quickly this is forgotten by persons in power seeking to ruin an honest man….    

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Thought For the Day: Even Seemingly Hopeless Moral Acts Can Overtime Gain Political Significance

“Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.” – Vaclav Havel, writer, Czech Republic president (5 Oct 1936-2011)    

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Thought For the Day: Everyone Smiles In the Same Language

“Everyone smiles in the same language.”  – George Carlin    

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Thought For the Day: A Country Habituated To Liars Takes Generations To Bring Truth Back

“Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.” – Gore Vidal, writer (3 Oct 1925-2012) A broken clock can be correct twice a day.  We who struggle so hard against the prevalent lies … Continue reading →

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