Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Government Should Be A Referee, Not An Active Player

Posted on March 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government– in pursuit of good intentions tries to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Matter How Smart You Are, You’re Smarter If You Take the Easy Ways When They Are Available

Posted on March 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“No matter how smart you are, you’re smarter if you take the easy ways when they are available.” – Daniel Dennett

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Thought For the Day: Information is not knowledge. Knowledge Is Not Wisdom. Wisdom Is Not Truth. Truth Is Not Beauty. Beauty Is Not love. Love Is Not Music. Music Is the Best

Posted on March 27, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty.Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.” – Frank Zappa

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Task For Any Person Is To Find Meaning In His Or Her Own Life

Posted on March 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If There Are No Dogs In Heaven, Then When I Die I Want To Go Where They Went

Posted on March 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers

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Thought For the Day: The Timeless In You Is Aware of Life’s Timelessness. And Knows That Yesterday Is But Today’s Memory And Tomorrow is Today’s Dream

Posted on March 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” – Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet

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Thought For the Day: The Bible Was Not Given For Our Information But For Our Transformation

Posted on March 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.“ – Dwight Moody

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Thought For the Day: Politics As A Practice, Whatever Its Professions, Has Always Been the Systematic Organization of Hatreds

Posted on March 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. -Henry Adams, historian and teacher (16 Feb 1838-1918)

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Thought For the Day: Just Cause You Got the Monkey Off Your Back Doesn’t Mean That the Circus Has Left Town

Posted on March 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Just ‘cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean that the circus has left town.” – George Carlin

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Thought For the Day: The First Day of Spring Is One Thing, and the First Spring Day Is Another. The Difference Between Them Is Sometimes As Great As A Month

Posted on March 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” ~ Henry Van Dyke

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