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THOUGHT-OF-THE-DAY ARCHIVE
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
- Marcus Aurelius

OCT 2022


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DATE THOUGHT OF THE DAY
10/1/22      "My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu
10/2/22      "We must either learn to live together as brothers or we are all going to perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
10/3/22      "Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time." - Lyndon B. Johnson
10/4/22      "People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
10/5/22      "Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny." - Steven Pressfield
10/6/22      "Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things." - Denis Diderot
10/7/22      "The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others." - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
10/8/22      "Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Virtue is doing it." - David Starr Jordan
10/9/22      "I attribute my success to this — I never gave or took any excuse." - Florence Nightingale
10/10/22      "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
10/11/22      "They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol
10/12/22      "Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time." - Lyndon B. Johnson
10/13/22      "There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun, the music in others' ears my symphony, the smile on others' lips my happiness." - Helen Keller
10/14/22      "My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu
10/15/22      "There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success." - Max Beerbohm
10/16/22      "A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle." - Kahlil Gibran
10/17/22      "The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." - Bertrand Russell
10/18/22      "Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." - Diana, Princess of Wales
10/19/22      "Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine." - Bruce Lee
10/20/22      "The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others." - Robert Baden-Powell
10/21/22      "The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation, and the first step towards co-operation lies in the hearts of individuals." - Bertrand Russell
10/22/22      "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." - Auguste Rodin
10/23/22      "They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol
10/24/22      "Never say no to adventures. Always say yes. Otherwise you will lead a very dull life." - Ian Fleming from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, 1969, p.57.
10/25/22      "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
10/26/22      "Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future; act now, without delay." - Simone de Beauvoir
10/27/22      "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
10/28/22      "Not to decide is to decide." - Harvey G. Cox from On Not Leaving it to the Snake, 1967. P.viii.
10/29/22      "Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change." - Frank Lloyd Wright
10/30/22      "The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
10/31/22      "Just remember this one thing: Life is like a dog-sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes." - Lewis Grizzard


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