Month: August 2009

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back. – William O. Douglas Quotes, Famous Quotes, William O. Douglas, …

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of the Many. – Hegel, Georg

“When you’re through changing, you’re through.” Bruce Barton quotes

“Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.” Drew Barrymore quotes

When people keep telling you that you can’t do a thing, you kind of like to try it. Smith, Margaret Chase quotes

Originality is the one thing unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. Mill, John Stuart quotes

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. Weil, Simone quotes

Draw your salary before spending it. Ward, Artemus quotes

We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for …

To live by one man’s will becomes the cause of all misery. Hooker, Richard quotes

“I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.” Roger Moore quotes

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. – Orison Swett Marden Quotes, Famous …

Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! – George Bernard Shaw Quotes, Famous Quotes, George Bernard …

It is rare indeed that there is not ample occasion for grumbling. – Wagstaff, John

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet. – Proverb, German

I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. – France, Anatole

T was just this time last year I died. by Emily Dickinson ‘T was just this time last year I died. I know I heard …

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all …

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Lee Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only …

Rose Family, The by Robert Lee Frost The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But now the theory goes That the apple’s …

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” Henri Matisse quotes

“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” E. O. Wilson quotes

“I’d never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room.” Mercedes McCambridge quotes

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. Burke, Edmund quotes

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. Bidault, George quotes

To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be. Unamuno, Miguel De quotes

Commuter — one who spends his life in riding to and from his wife; And man who shaves and takes a train, and then rides …

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded… Lorde, Audre quotes

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. Chesterfield, Lord quotes

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Curie, Madame Marie quotes

“Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over-except when they are different.” Nancy Banks-Smith quotes

Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with. – Ward, Artemus

A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing. – Bierce, Ambrose

I’m not a teacher: only a fellow-traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead — ahead of myself as well as you. – …

Camomile Tea by Katherine Mansfield Outside the sky is light with stars; There’s a hollow roaring from the sea. And, alas! for the little almond …

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain. – Maya Angelou Quotes, Famous Quotes, Maya Angelou, …

A Little Girl Lost by William Blake Children of the future age, Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, …

Because I could not stop for Death, by Emily Dickinson Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held …

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, …

A Divine Image by William Blake Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secresy the human …