Our animals can help us assess our country’s greatness, as today’s Thursday Thought quote points out.
Come back to read Saturday’s blog for an eye-opening example.
Today’s Thursday Thought may cause us to look at people differently:
Today’s short Thursday Thought quote comes from Washington the man, not the place, although people working for us in the place should take heed:
Today’s Thursday Thought comes from the multi-talented German immigrant who passed away yesterday, Mike Nicols. His quote offers an interesting view of what Americans hope for and dream of:
In today’s Thursday Thought, Nelson Mandela has an interesting theory on how we come to love and hate:
Edmund Burke took away a favorite excuse people use not to get involved when he wrote today’s Thursday Thought quote:
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little,”
School’s out, kids are home–many weeks stretch out. Here’s a summertime quote that contains a solution for many parents.
“A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” (Raymond Duncan)
[Saturday is the 1st day of summer. Enjoy!]
I love my computer and understand my friends’ umbilical-cord tie to iPads and such, but I can’t help agreeing with Alan M. Eddison, director of Green Earth Affairs headquarters based in Zimbabwe:
Modern technology
Owes ecology
An apology.
These next five days will bring untold stress to people who have not yet filed their taxes. If you’re confused and frustrated, know that even people who should feel comfortable with it have expressed their own dismay. Here, for example, is what William Simon, Secretary of the Treasury under Nixon, had to say:
“The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.”
Happy Thoughtful Thursday!