Gordon Wallace JrQuote #8 | If you think education is expensive, look at the cost of ignorance.Recently, I read “Educated” by Tara Westover. Early this year, I read Malcolm X’s Autobiography. If you haven’t read either, I highly…2 min read·Oct 24, 2023----
Gordon Wallace JrQuote #7 | If you’re just playing the averages, then, on average, it won’t work.Many of us eventually adopt the idea that life is a game. Probably because it is a comfort to explain what we fail to comprehend, or…2 min read·Mar 22, 2023----
Gordon Wallace JrMy alma mater was books…This quote comes from Malcolm X. No matter your opinion of him, Ossie Davis summarizes it the best “ I never doubted that Malcolm X, even…2 min read·Feb 13, 2023----
Gordon Wallace JrDream big young man, because God ain’t small.Quality relationships are valued by many, yet so few of us have them. I wish that were not the case, but knowing that makes me grateful for…2 min read·Feb 2, 2023----
Gordon Wallace JrAdversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.Words delivered with perfect timing can last a lifetime. Similar to dining, most people will leave remembering the experience. The tone…4 min read·Jan 6, 2023----
Gordon Wallace JrBe ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.This particular quote is one of my favorites. It comes from Horace Mann, the first great American public education advocate. Here is a link…3 min read·Dec 27, 2022--3--3
Gordon Wallace JrThe value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live…Starting strong, this is blog number two in a collection of stories. If this is the first piece you’ve come across, welcome, and here is a…2 min read·Dec 20, 2022----
Gordon Wallace JrYou cannot shape your destiny without knowledge of your history.Hi! If you are reading this, thank you for clicking this blog. This is the first of, hopefully, a long line of blogs to come over the…4 min read·Dec 15, 2022----