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Thought For the Day: We Pay Our Debt To the Past In the Inheritance We Pay the Future

“We can pay our debt to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.” – John Buchan, poet, novelist, and politician (26 Aug 1875-1940)      

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Thought For the Day: Censorship Reflects A Society’s Lack of Self Confidence

“Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself.” – Justice Potter Stewart (1915-1985)    

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Thought For the Day: Greatness Is Made of Simplicity, Goodness and Truth

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” – Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 Sep 1828-1910)    

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Thought For the Day: You Have Turned All the Corners Left When You Run Into Yourself

“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.”  – Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1 Feb 1902-1967)      

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The Bass Line

In a continuing look at music that has helped shape our modern world, it seems to me that breaking this down into relevant works might be a good way of getting a good feel for this.  My youtube.com channel has … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: To Move Most Freely, It Is Best To Be Deeply Rooted

“To move freely you must be deeply rooted.” – Bella Lewitsky, dancer (13 Jan 1916-2004)      

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Thought For the Day: If Nike Is Ashamed Of America, We Should Be Ashamed of Nike

“If Nike is ashamed of America, we are ashamed of them. We also believe that those who know what sacrifice is all about are more likely to be wearing a military uniform than an athletic uniform.” – Jerry C. Davis … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Discuss Disagreements Do Not Argue

“Discussions are always better than arguments because an argument is to find out who is right, and a discussion is to find what is right.”  – Anonymous        

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Thought For the Day: What We Hate, We Graft Onto Our Souls

“In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.” – Mary Renault, novelist (4 Sep 1905-1983)    

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Thought For the Day: Allowing Small Things To Anger You Indicates the Size of Your Soul

“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?” – Sydney J. Harris    

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