Category Archives: The Thought for the Day/2018
The Thought for the Day/Horace
He is half done who has already begun. Horace Horace (65 BC-8 BC) was a poet who lived in the Roman Empire, whom History remembers as the one who gave us the famous quote carpe diem which literally translated means … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day/Louis L’Amour
I loved…above all the sense the author himself was having a wonderful time, writing something he thoroughly enjoyed. Louis L’Amour Education of a Wandering Man We will try to avoid monopolizing the entire week with Louis L’Amour (1908-88) quotes, but … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day/Louis L’Amour
Man must deal with himself. It is his reality he must face each morning when he rises. He must be, he must move, he must create. Louis L’Amour The Lonesome Gods It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Louis … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Dr David Myers
If you’re headed for the top, the pleasure of going by stairway will outlast that of a fast elevator ride. Dr. David Myers Usually, we like to offer some biographical information on the source for the day’s Thought, but we … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Nicholas Monserrat
It was an entrance made by a man whose every attitude, from the angle of his jaw to the firm tread of his feet, seemed to proclaim that the room was better for his presence. Nicholas Monsarrat/A Fair Day’s Work … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Gore Vidal
There is not much time for anyone, really. We must all move with such haste toward…our goals. – Gore Vidal, Lincoln Lincoln is a historical novel from Vidal’s Narratives of Empire, a series of seven historical novels that chronical America … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Bruce Henderson, Sam Summerlin
…to shine amid the brightness. – Bruce Henderson and Sam Summerlin, The Super Sleuths Bruce Henderson and Sam Summerlin (1928-2017) are American writers. Henderson has had a successful career writing books about history, particularly military history, while Summerlin had a … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Daniel Laird, The 14th Dalai Lama
He has a remarkable faith in the power of the truth. – Thomas Laird, The Story of Tibet: Conversations With the Dalai Lama. Thomas Laird is an American writer, journalist and photographer whose work particularly emphasizes Tibet. The Story of … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John Creasey
Cash down ‘ol boy, don’t blame anyone but the customer. – John Creasy, Day of Fear While nobody will mistake John Creasy (1908-73) for Gore Vidal or Henry David Thoreau around here, this is the second quote of his that … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Benjamin Franklin
I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, if he first forms a good plan, and makes the execution of that same plan his sole study and business. – Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography Benjamin Franklin … Continue reading