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Outlasting Division

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on July 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Art derives its power not by being timely but by being timeless, for timelessness outlasts division.
     —    David Von Drehle
From his article / opinion piece:  “Movie Stars and the Perils of the Podium“
Appearing In:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  23 January 2017
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Orange Comb-Overs Unite!

Posted in My Journal, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on July 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

It is not to be imagined in how many ways vanity defeats its own purpose.
    —    Lord Chesterfield
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Happy 8th Anniversary

Posted in Quotes, tagged , , , on July 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Nothing makes us so sleepy as the bell of our alarm clock.
     —     William Feather
[Marking time – birthdays, anniversaries, and alarm clocks…  For any of you who haven’t guessed, and I suspect (given the title) most of you have – today marks the 8th anniversary of my blog!  Thanks for stopping by.  Come again soon…    —    kmab]
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Effective Stimuli

Posted in Health, My Journal, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on July 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »

From my own research with exceptional cancer survivors, I know that profound psychological change is possible, especially when the patient is confronted with a life-threatening illness.  As one survivor in my sample said, “It was either change or die.  I learn quickly with that kind of stimuli.“
    —    Paul C. Roud, Ed. D
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
From a letter to Time Magazine responding to an article about the effect of attitude on surviving illnesses.
[The article was publish in the mid-1980’s.  Unfortunately, I didn’t record specific attribution data in my journal back then.    —    kmab]
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Giving Much

Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged , , , , on July 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

In the sphere of material things, giving means being rich.  Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
    —    Erich Fromm
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Two Views Of The Starting Line

Posted in Investing, My Journal, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on July 26, 2017| 2 Comments »

The foundation of wealth is the first decision well made.
    —    John Pierpont (J. P.) Morgan
It is very much easier for a rich man to invest and grow richer than for the poor man to begin investing at all.
    —    Barbara Ward
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Wealth Within

Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , on July 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The greatest wealth you can ever get will be in yourself.
     —     Horace Bushnell
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Hannity And Limbaugh

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on July 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
    —    Arnold H. Glasow
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Redemptive Power

Posted in Faith, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on July 23, 2017| 2 Comments »

Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, “Love your enemies.”  It is this:  that love has within it a redemptive power.  And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.  Just keep being friendly to that person.  Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long.  Oh, they react in many ways in the beginning.  They react with guilt feelings, and sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep loving them.  And by the power of your love they will break down under the load.  That’s love, you see.  It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says love.  There’s something about love that builds up and is creative.  There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive.  So love your enemies.
     ―     Martin Luther King Jr.
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Not Yet That Well-Organized

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , on July 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
     ―     J.K. Rowling
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Reliable Vision

Posted in Quotes, tagged , , , on July 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    —    Mark Twain
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Our Confident New President

Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on July 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
     —     Charles Darwin
From his book:  “The Descent of Man” (1871)
[Still / even after almost six months in office…    —    kmab]
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Garden Dreaming

Posted in Other Blogs, Quotes, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on July 19, 2017| 1 Comment »

if i fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it — i might be writing in my dreams.
    —    Terri Guillemetsqe
[Found at:  I Didn’t Have My Glasses On  at  http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com
The specific link:  http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2017/07/01/magical-writing/
… and thanks for introducing me to Terri’s site:  The Quote Garden    —    kmab]
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Have We Started Winning Yet?

Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »

He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong with the Russians and I tend to believe him.   He can’t collude with his own government.  Why do you think he is colluding with the Russians?
     —    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Dtd:  June 11, 2017
On CBS:  “Face the Nation“
Casting doubt on allegations that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin to swing the 2016 election, saying that Trump “Doesn’t collude with his own staff.“
     —    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
 June 6th, 2017
Quoted by the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio.
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Some Good

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , on July 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »

There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.
    —    J.R.R. Tolkien
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