By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned; By strangers honored, and by strangers mourned. Alexander Pope
By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned; By strangers honored, and by strangers mourned.StrangersQuotations by Alexander Pope
Month: November 2008
Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity. Germaine Greer
Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity.StrangersQuotations by Germaine Greer
The first law of story-telling. Every man is bound to leave a story better than he found it. Mrs. Humphrey Ward
The first law of story-telling. Every man is bound to leave a story better than he found it.Story and Story-TellingQuotations by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.Story and Story-TellingQuotations by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. Raymond Chandler
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.Story and Story-TellingQuotations by Raymond Chandler
One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. Jean De La Bruyere
One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.Story and Story-TellingQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. Walter Benjamin
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.Story and Story-TellingQuotations by Walter Benjamin
The only reason to invest in the market is because you think you know something others don’t. R. Foster Winans
The only reason to invest in the market is because you think you know something others don’t.Stock MarketQuotations by R. Foster Winans
Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we’re in. Ronald Reagan
Status quo, you know, that is Latin for the mess we’re in.Status QuoQuotations by Ronald Reagan
The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed. Clark Kerr
The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed.Status QuoQuotations by Clark Kerr
Fit yourself for the best society, and then, never enter it. John Ruskin
Fit yourself for the best society, and then, never enter it.StatusQuotations by John Ruskin
No matter her past, when a chambermaid marries a lord she becomes a lady. Latin Proverb
No matter her past, when a chambermaid marries a lord she becomes a lady.StatusQuotations by Latin Proverb
At a round table there is no dispute about place. Italian Proverb
At a round table there is no dispute about place.StatusQuotations by Italian Proverb
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.StatusQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Mark Twain
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.StatisticsQuotations by Mark Twain
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up, and the kind you make up. Rex Stout
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up, and the kind you make up.StatisticsQuotations by Rex Stout
A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. Joseph Stalin
A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.StatisticsQuotations by Joseph Stalin
He used statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts; for support rather than illumination. Andrew Lang
He used statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts; for support rather than illumination.StatisticsQuotations by Andrew Lang
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics. Fletcher Knebel
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.StatisticsQuotations by Fletcher Knebel
Round numbers are always false. Samuel Johnson
Round numbers are always false.StatisticsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I could prove God statistically. George Gallup
I could prove God statistically.StatisticsQuotations by George Gallup
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Benjamin Disraeli
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.StatisticsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Statistics are no substitute for judgment. Henry Clay
Statistics are no substitute for judgment.StatisticsQuotations by Henry Clay
Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment. Jean Baudrillard
Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.StatisticsQuotations by Jean Baudrillard
The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful. Oscar Wilde
The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful.StateQuotations by Oscar Wilde
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.StateQuotations by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.StateQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion. Henri Frederic Amiel
If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.StateQuotations by Henri Frederic Amiel
The stars are the apexes of what triangles! Henry David Thoreau
The stars are the apexes of what triangles!StardomQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
I am big. It’s the pictures that got small. Gloria Swanson
I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.StardomQuotations by Gloria Swanson
God makes stars. I just produce them. Samuel Goldwyn
God makes stars. I just produce them.StardomQuotations by Samuel Goldwyn
No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard. Robert Frost
No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.StardomQuotations by Robert Frost
You’re not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi. Humphrey Bogart
You’re not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.StardomQuotations by Humphrey Bogart
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. William Blake
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.StardomQuotations by William Blake
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. Joseph Addison
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.StardomQuotations by Joseph Addison
Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person. J. D. Griffin
Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.StabilityQuotations by J. D. Griffin
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise! Wallace Stevens
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!SpringQuotations by Wallace Stevens
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. William Shakespeare
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.SpringQuotations by William Shakespeare
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. John Wooden
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.SportsQuotations by John Wooden
Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. Mike Singletary
Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.SportsQuotations by Mike Singletary