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A Remaining Unfulfilled Promise

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Although it’s out of fashion, I remain an American Exceptionalist.   This country really is different, in ways that make it, in words used by presidents too numerous to list, “a city on a hill,” a beacon for the optimistic and the innovative.  That’s not to say I think America is perfect – I doubt anyone could get this far in the book and think that’s my view – as a nation born not of ethnicity or dynastic conquest but rather built on the foundation of an ideal, it holds a special promise.  It remains a promise unfulfilled, but one I believe is within our grasp.
    —     Scott Galloway
From his book:  “Adrift – America In 100 Charts“
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Stay Open To Progress

Posted in Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 11, 2025| 2 Comments »

It may not always feel like you’re making progress, but you are.  Every time you decide to get up with a smile on your face, you’re making progress.  Whenever you choose to keep going when all you want to do is give up, that’s progress.  When you open your mind and consider things in a way that you never have before, you’re moving forward.  The vast majority of progress isn’t made in big noticeable steps, but in the millions of small decisions you make on a daily basis that keep you moving in the right direction.  So don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t seem like you’re getting anywhere.  The long trail behind you shows just how far you’ve come.
The above quote was taken from a blog I used to follow…  The quote is from (circa) 17 January 2018
The site was:  missfloetry.wordpress.com
Unfortunately, the site has been deleted by the site owner.    —    kmab
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A Future I Hope To Visit

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , on August 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

One day, I hope we will know the answers to all these questions.  But there are other challenges, other big questions on the planet which must be answered, and these will also need a new generation who are interested and engaged, and have an understanding of science.  How will we feed an ever-growing population?  Provide clean water, generate renewable energy, prevent and cure disease and slow down global climate change?  I hope that science and technology will provide the answers to these questions, but it will take people, human beings with knowledge and understanding, to implement these solutions.  Let us fight for every woman and every man to have the opportunity to live healthy, secure lives, full of opportunity and love.  We are all time travellers, journeying together into the future.  But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit.  Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds.  It can be done.
    —     Stephen Hawking
From his book: “Brief Answers to the Big Questions“
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When You Want To Change The Future

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on April 5, 2024| 2 Comments »

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
    ––     Colleen Wilcox
[Happy Birthday to my sister who has been teaching (and changing the future for the better) for over 30 years!   —  Love ya,  kmab & Hil]
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Apply To People You Know

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on December 23, 2023| 2 Comments »

Isn’t the idea of ‘never give up’ one of them things we always talk about in sports?  And shouldn’t that apply to people too?
    —     Ted Lasso
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I Hear It, Too

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on December 21, 2023| 2 Comments »

You say impossible, but all I hear is ‘I’m possible.’
    —    Ted Lasso
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I Can’t Decide If I Am Young Or Old

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on September 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
    —    Mark Twain
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Mountain Or Molehill?

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 19, 2023| 2 Comments »

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
    —     Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two Views On Contentment

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
    —     Joseph Addison
What I always hated and detested and cursed above all things was this contentment, this healthiness and comfort, this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity.
    —     Hermann Hesse
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Every Time It Gets Better

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Perhaps most striking, though, is [Dr. Paul] Farmer’s insistence that his optimism is, in fact, logical.  “When you settle on a problem, devote the resources to it and have at least some ability to incorporate new information, every time, it gets better,” he says.  “I don’t have any experience, anywhere, where you just apply yourself, along with others, and then do not see progress.  My optimism has pretty honest roots.
“Although,” Farmer adds after a brief pause, “I would probably be an optimist even if not.”
    —    Jamie Ducharme
Interviewing Dr. Paul Farmer
In the “TheBrief Time with…”  article:  “Even the pandemic hasn’t made public health icon Paul Farmer lose hope“
Appearing in:  “Time Magazine“;   dtd:  14 December 2020
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Maybe Faith Is Based On Hope

Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism.  It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
    —    Václev Havel
[Happy Birthday, Mom!
You raised me with optimism, hope and faith…  Love, Kevin]
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One Person

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on July 17, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The cynic says, ‘One man can’t do anything.’  I say, ‘Only one man can do anything.’
    —    John W. Gardner
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Social Distancing

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on May 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »

No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn.
    —    Hal Borland
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Let’s Make It So

Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 23, 2020| 2 Comments »

Unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.
    —    Noam Chomsky
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When Looking Around

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , on March 10, 2020| 2 Comments »

I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.
    —    Charlotte Brontë
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