Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: If More Politicians In This Country Were Thinking About the Next Generation Instead of the Next Election, It Might Be Better For the United States and the World

“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.” – Claude Pepper, senator and representative (8 Sep 1900-1989)

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Thought For the Day: There Exists A Law…Inborn In Our Hearts…If Our Lives Are Endangered…Any and Every Method of Protecting Ourselves Is Morally Right

“There exists a law, not written down anywhere but inborn in our hearts; a law which comes to us not by training or custom or reading but by derivation and absorption and adoption from nature itself; a law which has … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Only Zen You Find On the Tops of Mountains Is the Zen You Bring There

“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig, author and philosopher (6 Sep 1928-2017)

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Happy Labor Day to All!

It’s Labor Day, USA! Take some time off and do that work tomorrow. The rest of the world celebrates another day. I, for one, am glad that we distinguish ourselves. Soo.. crank up the barbecues, grill a few, drink a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The More Original A Discover, the More Obvious It Seems Afterward

“The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward.” -Arthur Koestler, novelist and journalist (5 Sep 1905-1983)

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Thought For the Day: The Rightness Of A Thing Isn’t Determined By the Amount of Courage It Takes

“The rightness of a thing isn’t determined by the amount of courage it takes.” -Mary Renault, novelist (4 Sep 1905-1983)

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Thought For the Day: Ah, Good Taste, What A Dreadful Thing! Taste Is the Enemy of Creativeness

“Ah, good taste, what a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.” – Pablo Picasso, painter and sculptor (1881-1973)

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Thought For the Day: Socialists Have Always Spent Much of Their Time Seeking New Titles For Their Beliefs, Because the Old Versions So Quickly Become Outdated and Discredited

“Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated and discredited.” – Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

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Thought For the Day: Genius Is the Gold In the Mine, Talent Is the Miner Who Works and Brings It Out

“Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.” -Marguerite Gardiner, writer (1 Sep 1789-1849)

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Sign of Success For A Teacher Is To Be Able To Say, “The Children Are Now Working As If I Did Not Exist”

“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” -Maria Montessori, educator (31 Aug 1870-1952)

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