scheming daemons
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Thu Jan-28-10 02:27 AM
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Sometimes.. Words *ARE* Actions |
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Words, used properly, can change minds and create new opinions
Changed minds can begin to build consensus and momentum around ideas
Consensus-building and momentum create movements
Movements create majorities
Majorities create action
Here's some famous people who knew/know the power of words (for both good and bad):
Moses Jesus St. Paul Mohammed Confuscus Sun Tzu Martin Luther Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Karl Marx Teddy Roosevelt Ghandi Franklin Delano Roosevelt Adolf Hitler John Kennedy Ronald Reagan
Words, powerful words, ARE actions... create actions.
Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck certainly know the power of words.
It's the reason they fear Obama so much.
Don't be so quick to dismiss "words".
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Common Sense Party
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Thu Jan-28-10 02:31 AM
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1. Words and actions must be in harmony, of course. |
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If you say one thing but do another, pretty soon your words won't matter much.
Or if you say one thing but don't follow it up with actions, it's worthless.
Yes, the words are nice, they make us feel happy inside, but they MUST be paired with correct, bold actions.
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Thu Jan-28-10 09:11 AM
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We need to believe that those words will be acted upon.
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Thu Jan-28-10 01:11 PM
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8. Exactly - knr for your reply. n/t |
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Thu Jan-28-10 02:45 AM
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Clio the Leo
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Thu Jan-28-10 08:55 AM
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3. As always, Writer gets it! NT |
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Thu Jan-28-10 09:41 AM
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your words cause me to recommend this thread.
:hi:
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Thu Jan-28-10 12:36 PM
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Thu Jan-28-10 01:01 PM
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words are extremely powerful....
that is the only thing we have on this site, after all. look at how riled some get just participating here.
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Thu Jan-28-10 02:42 PM
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Edited on Thu Jan-28-10 02:44 PM by Blue_Roses
when said in the context of passion...and I saw passion in our President last night. Passion for a nation who is struggling and desperately looking to him for help. He definitely responded. He kicked ass.
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Thu Jan-28-10 02:45 PM
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10. Of course, they are.. |
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That meme that some have around here of "just words" is way past old.
All they have are their cheap shots.
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Edited on Thu Jan-28-10 04:10 PM by LatteLibertine
Honestly, sometimes I forget President Obama truly does need us and he can not get this done alone. I plan on continuing to support him for the rest of his term then I will evaluate if further support is warranted. IMO we shouldn't put the guy in office and say, "There you go, Now it's all you." He did say it wouldn't be quick or easy and he never claimed to be able to do it alone.
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