Category Archives: The Thought for the Day
Selections from Gaylon’s personal quotebook! Plus exciting commentary from Gaylon
The Thought for the Day – J.C. Watts
The American dream is not about money. It is about using your abilities and being the best you can be. – Congressman J.C. Watts, United States Congressman, Republican National Convention, 8/13/96 We’ve been keeping our quotebook since 1988 and of … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Nietzsche
Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves? – Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche was a German writer and philosopher whose writings covered a broad spectrum, from philosophy to art, history, science and culture. He originally … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Gore Vidal
Each of us must endure the entire cycle from beginning to end. There is no way out. – Gore Vidal, Creation Both this author and this book have appeared numerous times in this feature so we won’t bore you with … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Jean-Francois Steiner
…but then since we have no more illusions, we are free to act – Jean-Francois Steiner, Treblinka Treblinka is a historical novel about the Nazi concentration camp of the same name, based on the testimony of some who survived it … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Omoro
When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick anything up. – Omoro Omoro is the father of Kunta Kinte, both characters in the book Roots by Alex Haley. As those familiar … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John F Kennedy
Well, we’ll hang on tight. – John F Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, telephone conversation with former president of the United States Dwight Eisenhower, October 22, 1962 October 22 was day seven of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John F Kennedy
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. – John F Kennedy Today’s Thought might be the most famous quote from a presidential inaugural, a speech that has produced its share … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Mahalia Jackson
It’s easy to be independent when you’ve got money. But to be independent when you haven’t got a thing- that is the Lord’s test. – Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer and civil right activist. Talented and … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – An Old Saying
Fortune favors the brave. – An old saying. Today is the 14th anniversary of China sending its first astronaut into space. Ten years later, in 2013, China was able to send an unmanned rover to the moon. China is the … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Schopenhauer
What is modesty but hypocritical humility…by means of which, in a world swelling with envy, a man seeks to obtain pardon for excellences and merits from those who have none?…No doubt when modesty was made a virtue it was a … Continue reading