Something To Think About Archive

Mark Twain once observed that “Not all horses were born equal. A few were born to win.”

Doctor William Menninger believed that there are “Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity. Personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom and charity.”

Author John Steinbeck believed that “It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.”

The extraordinary use of Executive Orders by the last several Administrations, each creating laws as they see fit, often cancelling those of their predecessors, rather than going through the legislative process brings to mind statesman philosopher Seneca who said: “He who has great power should use it lightly.”

“This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home;” notes writer Tamra Bolton. “This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom.”

According to Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, “Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you.”

It’s been said that “No two people are alike, and both are glad of it.”

Thomas Edison believed that “Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the one thing that he can’t afford to lose.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt might as well have been talking about the mess at the border when he said: “One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment. If it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”

Every President since Ronald Reagan has proposed some form of immigration reform. The last four to do so, Presidents George W. Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden, failed to pass legislation despite controlling both houses of Congress at some point in the term. To now blame the current Congress as the reason for failures at the border is disingenuous, although their performance is It’s been noted that “Half effort does not produce half results. It produces no results.” certainly less than stellar, but NO Congress has acted responsibly on the issue since Bill Clinton, no matter which party was in control.

Author Alan Patton once noted that “Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.”

According to a Chinese Proverb: If you are old, give advice; if you are young, take it.

It’s been said that “There are only two kinds of people who fail: Those who listen to nobody, and those who listen to everybody.”

Aristotle said: “We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.”

According to political commentator Walter Lippmann, “He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.”

Given the outflow of Californians to other states, like Texas, Florida and Idaho among others, why is Gavin Newsome taking to Twitter and running around the country with his “Campaign for Democracy” attacking the policies of so-called “Red States.” Instead, he should stay home and get the state legislature and certain municipalities to stop the self-destruction and change the very policies that are driving Californians away and to those very same “Red States.”

Kierkegaard said: “Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.”

Humorist Josh Billings claimed that “The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.”

Historian Will Durant believed that we should “Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do today.”

As author James Michener once observed, “We are never prepared for what we expect.”