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Resolutions and man's imbecility
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Eighteenth century author Samuel Johnson wrote of the business of
making resolutions, "Every man naturally persuades himself that he
can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but
by length of time and frequency of experiment."
In other words, give us enough time and even the more stubborn
among us will come to understand that the definition of imbecility
accepted down through the ages is repeatedly making the same mistake
with expectations of a different result.
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Urban Resolutions
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Resolutions 2006.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin
; PART of the preparations for the New Year is resolving to make our dreams come true, at least to do something about it. Resolutions come from our effort to be better, to come closer to what makes us happier, and what we believe is more important in our lives. We all want to be happy and to be
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TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS STICK, LET CO-WORKERS BE YOUR CONSCIENCE
The Boston Globe
; New Year's resolutions - like campaign promises - sound great at first, caked as they are with earnestness and optimism. But few people actually believe they'll last. Let's face it. We're not very good at keeping commitments to ourselves. If you tell yourself you're going to lose 20 pounds, and
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Here are some strategies to help keep the resolutions you made
Dayton Daily News
; ... trainer and fitness consultant. She owns Custom Fitness Personal Training Services. Write to her in care of the Dayton Daily News or contact her at 878-9018 or by e-mail at OHTrainer@aol.com. Her Web site is http://marjie.hypermart.net. (c) 2005 Marjie Gilliam
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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS EASY TO MAKE, BUT DIFFICULT TO KEEP.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: James Bemis Commentary There are things that last so long they're measured in thousands of years, like the millennium. Other things last long enough to be measured in hundreds of years, like centuries. Then there are things whose existence can be measured in days. New Year's resolutions are
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Redlanders see the old year out with resolutions for 1907
Redlands Daily Facts
; ... E. Ward, L.D. Schaffer - Resolved that we will never butt into the auto game again. No more Shepherds in ours. Albert Willows - I want the "Sankey" to wash out twice this coming year. E-mail News Editor Betty Tyler at btyler@redlandsdailyfacts.com
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 "Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV)")
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Wish lists for 2006: Local leaders explain why they do, or don?t, make resolutions.
Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV)
; ... if I make it through. Copyright (c) 2006, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 (worldwide), fax (213) 237-65 ...
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Make health resolutions that are possible to keep
Dayton Daily News
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Resolutions
The Journal Record
; A few years ago I taught a Sunday School class on New Year's resolutions. My lesson was about goal-setting in a biblical context. After class, one laid-back guy braced me. "Hey, Priest -- don't you know some of us don't make New Year's resolutions because we take seriously the verse in Matthew 6:34
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New Year's resolutions always should be made
The Topeka Capital-Journal
; See RESOLUTIONS, page 7 Resolutions Have you made a New Year's resolution? Have you chosen at least one aspect of your life that you have determined to improve in 2001? I haven't. It isn't that I don't see room for improvement; I am sure I could do better in many ways. Perhaps that is the problem.
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