Tag Archives: We

Thought For the Day: We Are So Vain That We Even Care For the Opinion of Those We Don’t Care For

Posted on September 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer (13 Sep 1830-1916)

We Are Who We Are

Posted on September 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

We Are Who We Areby Michael DoyleWe are who we areNot from our ancestorsBut because of who we cultivateAs our souls travel among the starsScratched and scrapped in our courageSearching for hope we might encourageTo remove the malignant tumorThat spreads … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Hope That We Shall Crush In Its Birth the Aristocracy of Our Monied Corporations Which Dare Already To Challenge Our Government To A Trial of Strength

Posted on September 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: Were We Directed From Washington When To Sow, and When To Reap, We Should Soon Want Bread

Posted on August 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.” -Thomas Jefferson (1821)

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Thought For the Day: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is us

Posted on August 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” -Walt Kelly, cartoonist (25 Aug 1913-1973

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Thought For the Day: We Are Social Creatures To the Inmost Center of Our Being

Posted on July 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We are social creatures to the inmost center of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.” -Karl Popper, philosopher and … Continue reading →

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El Shaddai

Posted on May 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

El Shaddaiby Michael Doyle He is my refuge of my safetyIn how I put my trust in theeKeeping my peace and trustIn He who is always just El Shaddai quietly advancesIn all of life’s circumstancesAll of the world makes us … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Don’t Have An Option of Living With Inflation and Its Attendant Tragedy. We Have An Alternative and That Is the Program For Economic Recovery

Posted on May 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We don’t have an option of living with inflation and its attendant tragedy. We have an alternative, and that is the program for economic recovery.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: We Must Do A Little Thinking Every Day and Not Pass Up the Front Page For the Sports Page As We Did Before. Vigilance Pays Interest and Compounds Into Peace

Posted on May 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Henceforward we must do a little civil thinking every day And not pass up the front page for the sports page as we did before. Vigilance pays interest and compounds into peace.” – Norman Corwin

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Thought For the Day: We Are As Liable To Be Corrupted By Book As We Are By Companions

Posted on April 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We are as liable to be corrupted by books as we are by companions.” – Henry Fielding

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