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Thought For the Day: Christmas Does Not Come From A Store
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” – Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas Never underestimate the power of Christmas … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Friendship Forms In the Kindness That Overflows
“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: To Foster A Better World, We Should Keep God’s Commandments
“I say that loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is not enough- that we as a Nation and as individuals will please God best by showing regard for the laws of God. There is no better way of fostering … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Well Being of Mankind Is Our Business
“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Battle To Be Yourself Is the Hardest, Best Battle Fought
“To be nobody but myself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.” – … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Work of Science Has Nothing To Do With Consensus
“The work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has results that are … Continue reading
Thought for the Day: When Books Are Allowed To Burn, Men Burn Next
“Whenever books are burned men also in the end are burned.” – Heinrich Heine, poet, journalist, and essayist (13 Dec 1797-1856)
Thought For the Day: All Opinions Are Not Equal
“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” – Douglas Adams, in The Salmon of Doubt (2002)
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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between Clever and Smart Is Important
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)
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Thought For the Day: A Government That Loses Control of Finances, Loses Its Destiny
“When the world looks at us today, they see an American government that cannot live within its means. They see an American government that continues to borrow money that will mortgage the future of generations to come. The world knows … Continue reading
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