Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Actions of Men Are the Best Interpreters of Their Thoughts

“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” – John Locke, philosopher (29 Aug 1632-1704)

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Thought For the Day: But You Have To Give Your Whole Life To A Cello. When I Realized That, I Went Back To the Guitar and Just Turned the Volume Up A Bit Louder

“But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.” – Ritchie Blackmore

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Thought For the Day: The Universe Is A Symphony of Vibrating Strings…We Are Nothing But Melodies. We Are Nothing But Cosmic Music Played Out On Vibrating Strings and Membranes

“What is the universe? The universe is a symphony of vibrating strings…we are nothing but melodies. We are nothing but cosmic music played out on vibrating strings and membranes.” – Michio Kaku I’m not sure I believe Kaku. But I … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: All That Happens To Us, Including Our Humiliations, Our Misfortunes, Our Embarrassments, All Is Given To Us As Raw Material, As Clay, So That We May Shape Our Art

“All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.” – Jorge Luis Borges

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Thought For the Day: People Are Always Talking On Their Phones, Or Looking At Their Phones, Because They Don’t Want To Be Alone With Their Thoughts

“People are always talking on their phones, or looking at their phones, because they don’t want to be alone with their thoughts.” – Martin Amis

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Thought For the Day: Our Greatest Weakness Lies In Giving Up. The Most Certain Way To Succeed Is Always To Try Just One More Time

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison

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Thought For the Day: Music Is A Higher Revelation Than All Wisdom and Philosophy. Music Is the Electrical Soil In Which the Spirit Lives, Thinks, and Invents

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents.” – Ludwig van Beethoven

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Thought For the Day: A Single Act of Kindness Throws Out Roots In All Directions, and the Roots Spring Up and Make New Trees

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart

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Thought For the Day: Thousands of Tired, Nerve-Shaken, Over-Civilized People Are Beginning To Find Out That Going To the Mountains Is Going Home; That Wildness Is A Necessity

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir

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Thought For the Day: Make Sure That Nobody Pays Back Wrong For Wrong, But Always Strive To Do What Is Good For Each Other and For Everyone Else

““Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:15

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