Ambition can creep as well as soar. Edmund Burke
Ambition can creep as well as soar.AmbitionQuotations by Edmund Burke
Month: November 2008
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? Robert Browning
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?AmbitionQuotations by Robert Browning
‘Tis not what man does which exalts him, but what man Would do! Robert Browning
‘Tis not what man does which exalts him, but what man Would do!AmbitionQuotations by Robert Browning
What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me. Robert Browning
What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.AmbitionQuotations by Robert Browning
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Henry Ward Beecher
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.AmbitionQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Ambition — it is the last infirmity of noble minds. Sir James M. Barrie
Ambition — it is the last infirmity of noble minds.AmbitionQuotations by Sir James M. Barrie
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. Abraham Lincoln
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.AmbiguityQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
I fear explanations explanatory of things explained. Abraham Lincoln
I fear explanations explanatory of things explained.AmbiguityQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek. Benjamin Franklin
Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.AmbiguityQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means. Albert Camus
That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.AmbiguityQuotations by Albert Camus
No people do so much harm as those who go about doing good. Mandell Creighton
No people do so much harm as those who go about doing good.AltruismQuotations by Mandell Creighton
‘Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. George Washington
‘Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.AlliancesQuotations by George Washington
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. Thomas Jefferson
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.AlliancesQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
Coalitions though successful have always found this, that their triumph has been brief. Benjamin Disraeli
Coalitions though successful have always found this, that their triumph has been brief.AlliancesQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed. Samuel Butler
Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed.Quotations by Samuel Butler
Alimony — the ransom that the happy pay to the devil. H. L. Mencken
Alimony — the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.AlimonyQuotations by H. L. Mencken
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse. Arthur Baer
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.AlimonyQuotations by Arthur Baer
Without alienation, there can be no politics. Arthur Miller
Without alienation, there can be no politics.AlienationQuotations by Arthur Miller
There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it. Roland Barthes
There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.AlienationQuotations by Roland Barthes
The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober. William Butler Yeats
The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by William Butler Yeats
The piano has been drinking, not me. Tom Waits
The piano has been drinking, not me.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Tom Waits
I drink to make other people interesting. Source Unknown
I drink to make other people interesting.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Source Unknown
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer holder! Source Unknown
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer holder!Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Source Unknown
The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta. Source Unknown
The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Source Unknown
Many a woman drives a man to drink water. Source Unknown
Many a woman drives a man to drink water.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Source Unknown
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. Mark Twain
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Mark Twain
Sometimes too much drink is barely enough. Mark Twain
Sometimes too much drink is barely enough.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Mark Twain
Water is the only drink for a wise man. Henry David Thoreau
Water is the only drink for a wise man.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost. Jonathan Swift
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Jonathan Swift
Wine is bottled poetry. Robert Louis Stevenson
Wine is bottled poetry.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Robert Louis Stevenson
I’m not so think as you drunk I am. John Squire
I’m not so think as you drunk I am.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by John Squire
I’m only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. George Bernard Shaw
I’m only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil. William Shakespeare
O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by William Shakespeare
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. Seneca
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Seneca
It’s not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess. John Selden
It’s not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by John Selden
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness. Sir Walter Scott
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Sir Walter Scott
They make much of our drinking, but never think of our thirst. L. Schefer
They make much of our drinking, but never think of our thirst.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by L. Schefer
Drunkenness is temporary suicide. Bertrand Russell
Drunkenness is temporary suicide.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Bertrand Russell
I do not live in the world of sobriety. Oliver Reed
I do not live in the world of sobriety.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Oliver Reed
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink. Francois Rabelais
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.Alcohol and AlcoholismQuotations by Francois Rabelais