Ralph W. Sockman
“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.” Ralph W. Sockman …
Month: May 2009
Aaron Douglas Trimble
“Nothing?s better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you.” Aaron Douglas Trimble quotes
Paul Hawken
“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.” Paul Hawken quotes
Erma Bombeck
“A friend doesn’t go on a diet because you are fat.” Erma Bombeck quotes
George Ade
“‘Whom are you?’ he asked, for he had attended business college.” George Ade quotes
David Shore
“Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth.” David Shore quotes
Carl Sandburg
“I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg quotes
Percy Cerutty
“Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it. Even if they do not consciously realize the how, the …
Edith Wharton
“Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one …
W. E. B. Du Bois
“Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life.” W. E. B. Du Bois quotes
Andre Malraux
“The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this …
John Wilson
“Oh for a book and a shady nook…” John Wilson quotes
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.” Arthur Hays Sulzberger quotes
V. S. Naipaul
“The world is always in movement.” V. S. Naipaul quotes
Jim Coudal
“The meek shall inherit the earth? Well… I don’t think so. If by meek you mean friendly and introverted, okay maybe, but if by meek …
Stone Gossard
“It’s a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.” Stone Gossard quotes
Helen Rowland
“One man’s folly is another man’s wife.” Helen Rowland quotes
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge quotes
Krishnamurti
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Krishnamurti quotes
Gilda Radner
“I always wanted a happy ending… Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, …
Robert Fortune
“One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.” Robert Fortune quotes
Douglas Adams
“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” Douglas Adams quotes
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
“Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.” Georg Christoph Lichtenberg quotes
Evita Peron
“Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun.” Evita Peron quotes
Pamela Ribon
“When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.” Pamela Ribon quotes
Lucretius
“The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.” Lucretius quotes
Duke Ellington
“Gray skies are just clouds passing over.” Duke Ellington quotes
Neil Gaiman
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, …
Jeff Foxworthy
“My whole career can be summed up with ‘Ignorance is bliss.’ When you do not know better, you do not really worry about failing.” Jeff …
John Muir
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” John Muir quotes
Virgil
“They succeed, because they think they can.” Virgil quotes
Howard Aiken
“Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.” Howard Aiken quotes
Stanislaw J. Lec
“People find life entirely too time-consuming.” Stanislaw J. Lec quotes
Salma Hayek
“I have gotten a lot more attention than…other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And this has happened to me ever since I was a …
Brendan Francis
“If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly …
Marshall McLuhan
“Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century.” Marshall McLuhan quotes
Dennis Banks
“The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.” Dennis Banks quotes
Rodney Dangerfield
“I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get.” Rodney Dangerfield quotes
James Madison
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” James Madison quotes
Demetri Martin
“I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.” Demetri …