Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains. Giovanni Ruffini
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.RankQuotations by Giovanni Ruffini
Month: November 2008
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. John Updike
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.RainQuotations by John Updike
I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old. Robert Frost
I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.RadicalsQuotations by Robert Frost
Radical simply means grasping things at the root. Angela Y. Davis
Radical simply means grasping things at the root.RadicalsQuotations by Angela Y. Davis
Our true nationality is mankind. H.G. Wells
Our true nationality is mankind.Race and RacismQuotations by H.G. Wells
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism. Ezra Pound
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.Race and RacismQuotations by Ezra Pound
And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let’s stop all the fight. John Lennon
And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let’s stop all the fight.Race and RacismQuotations by John Lennon
I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody’s wish. Michael Jordan
I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody’s wish.Race and RacismQuotations by Michael Jordan
Racism? But isn’t it only a form of misanthropy? Joseph Brodsky
Racism? But isn’t it only a form of misanthropy?Race and RacismQuotations by Joseph Brodsky
Some, for renown, on scraps of learning dote, and think they grow immortal as they quote. Edward Young
Some, for renown, on scraps of learning dote, and think they grow immortal as they quote.QuotationsQuotations by Edward Young
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. Lord Peter Wimsey
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.QuotationsQuotations by Lord Peter Wimsey
I not only use all the brains I have but all I can borrow. Woodrow T. Wilson
I not only use all the brains I have but all I can borrow.QuotationsQuotations by Woodrow T. Wilson
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. Alfred North Whitehead
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.QuotationsQuotations by Alfred North Whitehead
Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. Orson Welles
Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.QuotationsQuotations by Orson Welles
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished. The Talmud
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.QuotationsQuotations by The Talmud
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly. Simeon Strunsky
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.QuotationsQuotations by Simeon Strunsky
It is better to be quotable than to be honest. Tom Stoppard
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.QuotationsQuotations by Tom Stoppard
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for. Alexander Smith
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.QuotationsQuotations by Alexander Smith
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. George Bernard Shaw
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.QuotationsQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good. Seneca
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.QuotationsQuotations by Seneca
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool. Joseph Roux
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.QuotationsQuotations by Joseph …
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book — it is a plaything. Thomas Love Peacock
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book — it is a plaything.QuotationsQuotations by Thomas Love Peacock
The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying. John Morely
The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.QuotationsQuotations by John Morely
I quote others in order to better express myself. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I quote others in order to better express myself.QuotationsQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations. H. L. Mencken
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.QuotationsQuotations by H. L. Mencken
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. W. Somerset Maugham
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.QuotationsQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
Be careful — with quotations, you can damn anything. Andre Malraux
Be careful — with quotations, you can damn anything.QuotationsQuotations by Andre Malraux
He wrapped himself in quotations — as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. Rudyard Kipling
He wrapped himself in quotations — as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.QuotationsQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language. Samuel Johnson
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.QuotationsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. Samuel Johnson
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.QuotationsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear. Ihab Hassan
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.QuotationsQuotations by Ihab Hassan
I improve on misquotation. Cary Grant
I improve on misquotation.QuotationsQuotations by Cary Grant
Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.QuotationsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come. W. I. E. Gates
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.QuotationsQuotations by W. I. E. Gates
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. Clifton Fadiman
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.QuotationsQuotations by Clifton Fadiman
Our best thoughts come from others. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our best thoughts come from others.QuotationsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.QuotationsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one.QuotationsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Isaac Disraeli
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.QuotationsQuotations by Isaac Disraeli
Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs. Guy Debord
Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.QuotationsQuotations by Guy Debord