Tag Archives: Two

First Principles: One Useless Man Is A Shame, Two Is A Law Firm, and Three Is A Congress

Posted on October 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.” – John Adams

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The Brave Man

Posted on September 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Brave Manby Michael DoyleThe brave man knowsIt’s now or never. The cautious man thinksThat’s not so clever.Sometimes it’s simply time To throw caution to the wind.In these times, it’s time to liveHowever it is, that dreams end. She looked … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Two Drowning People Cannot Save Each Other. All They Can Do Is Drag Each Other Down

Posted on July 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Two drowning people can’t save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.” – Carsten Jensen, in “We the Drowned”

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Thought For the Day: The Two Most Important Days In Your Life Are the Day You Are Born and the Day You Find Out Why

Posted on May 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why..” – Mark Twain

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Shifting Through the Ashes

Posted on February 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Shifting Through the Ashesby Michael DoyleStanding here talking close togetherYou say it’s for worse or for betterShifting through the ashes of an argumentCan you tell me, baby, where the money’s spent?You laugh and concede it as a steady needWaiting for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Good Government Implies Two Things; First, Fidelity To the Objects of the Government; Secondly, A Knowledge of the Means, By Which Those Objects Can Be Best Attained

Posted on December 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.” – Joseph Story (1833)

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Thought For the Day: A Writer Needs Three Things, Experience, Observation, and Imagination, Any Two of Which, At Times Any One of Which, Can Supply the Lack of the Others

Posted on September 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.” – William Faulkner, novelist (25 Sep 1897-1962)

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In A Less Than Perfect World

Posted on August 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In A Less Than Perfect Worldby Michael DoyleI look out into my living roomIt gives me hope instead of gloomTo see my daughters study by preferenceAnd not out of some required deferenceMaybe I did one or two things rightTo be … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In Any Given Moment We Have Two Options: To Step Forward Into Growth Or Step Back Into Safety

Posted on July 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” -Abraham Maslow

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Thought For the Day: There Are Two Kinds of Music. Good Music, and the Other Kind

Posted on April 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.” – Duke Ellington

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