Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Look Up to the Stars, Not Down At Your Feet

Posted on March 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist.  Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The History of Science Has Been the Gradual Realization That Events Are Orderly

Posted on March 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.”  – Stephen Hawking Forget about … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Everyone Is As God Made Them … And Often Times Worse

Posted on March 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.”  –  Miguel de Cervantes Okay, so this thought is a bit tongue in cheek.  But, it does make a solid point.  Think on it, please?    

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Thought For the Day: The Beauty of A Garden Does Not Require Magic

Posted on March 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” -Douglas Adams, writer, dramatist, and musician (11 Mar 1952-2001) True enough, Mr. Adams, but why  ruin … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Become Responsible Forever For What You Have Tamed

Posted on March 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (1900-1944)      

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Thought For the Day: Always Have More Than One Thought

Posted on March 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one you have.” – Emile Chartier, philosopher (3 Mar 1868-1951)        

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Thought For the Day: Children Require Nurturing and Cultivation

Posted on March 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” – Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)          

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Thought For the Day: It Took Five Billion Years To Make Man

Posted on March 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It took less than an hour to make the atoms, a few hundred million years to make the stars and planets, but five billion years to make man!” – George Gamow, physicist and cosmologist (4 Mar 1904-1968)       … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: Looking Fear In Its Face Will Make You Braver, Stronger and More Confident

Posted on March 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. — Eleanor Roosevelt, (1884-1962) American First Lady and Political Activist      

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Thought For the Day: All Great People Eradicate Hypocrisy From Their Hearts

Posted on March 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.”  – Anatole France            

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