A life well-lived is if you bring brightness to the corner which you’re in. Dr. Russell Kirk, as conveyed by Charlie Kirk on The Charlie Kirk Show May 28, 2021 Photo by Zander Bederi on Unsplash.
Quote on A Life Well-Lived
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Mr. Rogers on Creating
There would be no art and there would be no science if human beings had no desire to create. And if we had everything we ever needed or wanted, we would have no reason for creating anything. So, the root of all art and all science there exists a gap--a gap between what the world… Continue reading Mr. Rogers on Creating
Quote: Tell Them
Our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities begin to show up in the polls. Peggy Noonan in Patriotic Grace: What It is and Why We Need It Now, c. 2008 We memorize factoids about celebrities. Finish a 007 movie marathon in a weekend.… Continue reading Quote: Tell Them
Quote on Anything
If you cease to believe in God, you will believe in anything. Chesterton Image by cdd20 on Pixabay.
Quote on the Importance of Failure
...failure is often a prerequisite to success. My message to you is not simply that you can succeed despite your failures but that you can succeed because of your failures.”-William Hung, Toastmaster, professional gamer, American Idol participant, and author of Champion by Choice Image by dfbailey at pixabay
Quote on the American Feast
“People hunger for hope.” It’s the reason people sing, pray, play, and celebrate together. We want to create and share the possibility of better. We wish to wallow in a joy-filled life. And whether Americans believe it or not, Hope is the reason immigrants still flock to the United States. Featured image by Brooke Lark… Continue reading Quote on the American Feast
Quote on Slavery of the Mind
While former President Obama and the Democrats agitate for a race war, we should recall two great men who believed character and action determined your way: Image of Booker T. Washington provided by Marina Amaral on Flickr Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, and Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and advisor to… Continue reading Quote on Slavery of the Mind
Quote on Government Overreach
"The state has no business telling people what to think. We're a republic. We're supposed to tell our officials what to think. It's totally contrary to our system of government for the government to tell us what we're supposed to do and think."-Jeffrey Tuomala, Liberty University law professor, "Historic Crossroads for Private Education: Boom or… Continue reading Quote on Government Overreach
Quote on Brainwashing
...in a successful manipulation of the mind, the person is no longer saying the opposite of what he thinks, but he thinks the opposite of what is true...specifically, this applies to ideologies."-Erich Fromm in the Afterword of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Image by Adrian V on flickr.
Quote on Unfree Thought
What I’m thinking in my head is my personal freedom and my rights. What does it have to do with anyone else? How can others control how my brain cells function?-college student and TikTok video creator Zhou Jianming on the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to force identical thought on all students Although he was criticizing… Continue reading Quote on Unfree Thought
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