Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Beginnings and Endings Are Always Untidy

Posted on August 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.” -John Galsworthy, author, Nobel laureate (14 Aug 1867-1933)

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Thought For the Day: Admitting You Were Wrong Shows You Are Wiser Today Than Yesterday

Posted on August 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Never be ashamed to admit you are in the wrong – it’s just another way to say you are wiser today than yesterday.” – Jonathan Swift

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Thought For the Day: Half the Harm In the World Is Caused By People Who Want To Be Important

Posted on August 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them.” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965) … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Leadership Is Taking Care of Those In Your Charge

Posted on August 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.“ – Simon Sinek

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Thought For the Day: Let Kindness, Beauty and Truth Light Your Way

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” – Albert Einstein

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Thought For the Day: Self Respect Is the Armor Keeping Us Safe From Others

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (27 Feb 1807-1882)

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Thought For the Day: You Have To Start To Finish

Posted on August 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

One reason that many of us never finish is that we never start. – Coach Bronner

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Thought For the Day: Architecture Is Inhabited Sculpture

Posted on August 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Architecture is inhabited sculpture.” – Constantin Brancusi, sculptor (19 Feb 1876-1957)

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Thought For the Day: The Desire of the Woman Is For the Desire of the Man

Posted on August 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.” -Madame de Stael, writer (22 Apr 1766-1817)

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Thought For the Day: Musicians Paint On A Canvas of Silence

Posted on August 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” – Leopold Stokowski

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