The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. Jean Cocteau
The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders.ObedienceQuotations by Jean Cocteau
Month: November 2008
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.ObedienceQuotations by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Obedience is better than sacrifice. Bible
Obedience is better than sacrifice.ObedienceQuotations by Bible
A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man. H. L. Mencken
A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.NunsQuotations by H. L. Mencken
Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. Ambrose Bierce
Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.NunsQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
The base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land. Libby Houston
The base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land.Nuclear AgeQuotations by Libby Houston
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent. Charles De Gaulle
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.Nuclear AgeQuotations by Charles De Gaulle
Rest in peace. The Mistake shall not be repeated. Cenotoph
Rest in peace. The Mistake shall not be repeated.Nuclear AgeQuotations by Cenotoph
Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it cost them. John Updike
Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it cost them.NoveltyQuotations by John Updike
Always something new, seldom something good. German Proverb
Always something new, seldom something good.NoveltyQuotations by German Proverb
To the old, the new is usually bad news. Eric Hoffer
To the old, the new is usually bad news.NoveltyQuotations by Eric Hoffer
I don’t set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them. Dick Clark
I don’t set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.NoveltyQuotations by Dick Clark
An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it. Robert Bresson
An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it.NoveltyQuotations by Robert Bresson
The New is not a fashion, it is a value. Roland Barthes
The New is not a fashion, it is a value.NoveltyQuotations by Roland Barthes
For us, the best time is always yesterday. Tatyana Tolstaya
For us, the best time is always yesterday.NostalgiaQuotations by Tatyana Tolstaya
Remembrance of things past. William Shakespeare
Remembrance of things past.NostalgiaQuotations by William Shakespeare
I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine. Lou Reed
I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine.NostalgiaQuotations by Lou Reed
I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down the sky. Callimachus
I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down the sky.NostalgiaQuotations by Callimachus
The good old times — all times when old are good. Lord Byron
The good old times — all times when old are good.NostalgiaQuotations by Lord Byron
Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from. Jodie Foster
Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.NormalityQuotations by Jodie Foster
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works. Malcolm X
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.NonviolenceQuotations by Malcolm X
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence. Albert Camus
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.NonviolenceQuotations by Albert Camus
Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. [Matthew 5:39] Bible
Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. [Matthew 5:39]NonviolenceQuotations by Bible
Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence. Joan Baez
Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.NonviolenceQuotations by Joan Baez
Nonsense is good only because common sense is so limited. George Santayana
Nonsense is good only because common sense is so limited.NonsenseQuotations by George Santayana
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense. Robert Frost
Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense.NonsenseQuotations by Robert Frost
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter. Sir Max Beerbohm
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter.NonsenseQuotations by Sir Max Beerbohm
He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence. William Dean Howells
He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.NoiseQuotations by William Dean Howells
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. Dr. Jonas Salk
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.NightmaresQuotations by Dr. Jonas Salk
Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don’t have to go out and enjoy it. Logan Pearsall Smith
Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don’t have to go out and enjoy it.NightQuotations by Logan Pearsall Smith
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. Seneca
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.NightQuotations by Seneca
Shadows fall on even the brightest hours. Bryan Waller Proctor
Shadows fall on even the brightest hours.NightQuotations by Bryan Waller Proctor
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair. Ovid
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.NightQuotations by Ovid
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o clock is a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson
Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o clock is a scoundrel.NightQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Night is the mother of counsels. George Herbert
Night is the mother of counsels.NightQuotations by George Herbert
Shadow owes its birth to light. John Gay
Shadow owes its birth to light.NightQuotations by John Gay
The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment. Djuna Barnes
The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment.NightQuotations by Djuna Barnes
Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title. Thomas Paine
Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.NicknamesQuotations by Thomas Paine
No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames. Ralph Waldo Emerson
No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames.NicknamesQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon. Oscar Wilde
Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.NewspapersQuotations by Oscar Wilde