Aesop is known for his fables that contain bits of wisdom, and in today’s Thursday Thought quote he offers some words to live by.
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Obama on Change
In today’s Thursday Thought, Barack Obama warns what happens when we wait around for somebody else.
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” — Barack Obama
Simple Wisdom from a Simple Woman
I think Saint/Mother Teresa was one of the wisest women ever to live. In today’s Thursday Thought, she looks into our homes.
The Enemy
Today’s Thursday Thought quote calls into question who “the enemy” really is…or isn’t.
“We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation, for those it calls ‘enemy,’ for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers. I think of them, too, because it is clear to me that there will be no meaningful solution until some attempt is made to know them and hear their broken cries.” Martin Luther King, Jr. (From his speech “When Silence Is Betrayal,” given at Riverside Church, New York, April 4, 1967.)
Culture and Contempt, Chavez Style
This Saturday is Caesar Chavez Day in California, Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, and Nebraska. It celebrates the legacy of an American farm-worker who led his fellow workers toward claiming their civil rights. Along with Dolores Huerta, he started the United Farm Workers. This day was established as one in which we focus on doing service for the community. In today’s Thursday Thought quote, he reminds us of an important fact that should be everyone’s mindset.
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” — Cesar Chavez
Privacy and the Smoking Gun
I was so anxious to give you the information about Facebook yesterday, that I forgot to post a “Thursday Thought” quote. So I’ll do it today. I think this one is appropriate:
“Privacy is dead, and social media hold the smoking gun.” — Pete Cashmore, Mashable CEO
Run-of-the-Mill Humans
Stephen Hawking was a great scientist. He had the world and future figured out and lived long enough to see some of it confirmed. Sometimes he commented on humanity, as well. Such as in today’s Thursday Thought quote.
“We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.” –Stephen Hawking
Eleanor Roosevelt in Hot Water
Eleanor Roosevelt gives us today’s Thursday Thought quote. Considering all she went through, I believe she knew what she was talking about.
Those Outspoken Kids
Kids marching peacefully. Kids respectfully making demands of lawmakers. Kids standing up for what is right and just and humanitarian and common sense. They already understand what Bishop Belo means by today’s Thursday Thought quote.
“Under your shoulders. Dear young people of the entire world, weigh the responsibility to transform tomorrow’s world into a society where peace, harmony and fraternity reign.” — Bishop Carlos Belo, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner