Category Archives: The Thought for the Day
Selections from Gaylon’s personal quotebook! Plus exciting commentary from Gaylon
The Thought for the Day – Deng Ming Dao
Whether we remain ash or become the phoenix is up to us. – Deng Ming Dao, 365 Tao 365 Tao, a book of daily spiritual meditations grounded in the Tao spiritual discipline, is a regular contributor to The Thought for … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Miles Unger
On the most obvious level, he represents the Herculean task the artist has set for himself, one in which he expects to emerge victorious…. – Miles Unger, Michelangelo, A Life In Six Masterpieces Miles Unger is an American writer who tends … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Roger Bannister
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. – Roger Bannister Roger Bannister is an English distance runner who will live down the ages as the first man to run the … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Grantland Rice
Amid world beating hearts The tumult and the shouting starts – Grantland Rice, The Start Grantland Rice was an American sportswriter, well … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Rodney King
Can’t we all just get along? – Rodney King Similar to others featured here, like Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln for instance, Rodney King probably does not need an introduction. King was leading an unremarkable life when his 1991 beating at … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Deng Ming-Dao
…the ultimate opponent is the warrior’s own self…To actually overcome one’s own defects is the nature of victory. – Deng Ming Dao, 365 Tao Deng Ming-Dao is an American writer and artist. He has written several books about the Chinese … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Henry David Thoreau
No man ever followed his genius till it misled him.. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden To help kick the anniversary this week of the publishing of Walden into really high gear, we have another quote from that book for The … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Henry David Thoreau
Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden Today marks the 163rd anniversary of the publishing of Walden. Though far from a best seller – it took a few … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Evan Thomas
America was the world’s policeman, too materialistic and perhaps even a little lazy, but all in all very much the world’s last, best hope. – Evan Thomas, Ike’s Bluff Evan Thomas is an American historian and writer. The subjects of … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Master Li
The wise man has no ambitions. Therefore, he has no failures. He who never fails always succeeds. And he who always succeeds is all-powerful. – Master Li, Creation by Gore Vidal Regular readers of The Thought for the Day know … Continue reading