Month: August 2009

Proverb, Native American

We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Proverb, Native American quotes

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them. La Rochefoucauld, Francois De quotes

Einstein, Albert

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor. Einstein, Albert quotes

Proverb

If the young knew and the old could, there is nothing that couldn’t be done. Proverb quotes

Zelda

“I don’t want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.” Zelda quotes

Martin Buxbaum on Age

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. – Martin …

Success

I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. – Cosby, Bill

Praise

The advantage of doing one’s praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places. – Butler, …

Parents and Parenting

There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents. – Yankwich, Leon R.

Passion

Chase your passion, not your pension. – Waitley, Denis

Giving

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. – Hubbard, Elbert

Health

As a remedy against all ills; poverty, sickness, and melancholy only one thing is absolutely necessary; a liking for work. – Baudelaire, Charles

Reliance

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad. – Lavater, …

Miss Piggy

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a …

Francesca da Rimini

“Come dress yourself in love, let the journey begin.” Francesca da Rimini quotes

Diane Arbus

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” Diane Arbus quotes

Mel Brooks

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” Mel Brooks quotes

Mia Hamm

“Success breeds success.” Mia Hamm quotes

Shinn, George

There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others. Shinn, George quotes

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. Emerson, Ralph Waldo quotes

Porchia, Antonio

Certainties are arrived at only on foot. Porchia, Antonio quotes

Milne, A. A.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. Milne, A. A. quotes

Bevan, Aneurin

Reactionary: A man walking backwards with his face to the future. Bevan, Aneurin quotes

Dyer, Wayne

Self-worth comes from one thing — thinking that you are worthy. Dyer, Wayne quotes

Bucaro, Frank C.

Don’t wait for someone to take you under their wing. Find a good wing and climb up underneath it. Bucaro, Frank C. quotes

Paine, Thomas

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Paine, Thomas quotes

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.” Jackie Joyner-Kersee quotes

Truth

Truth can be a dangerous thing. It is quite patient and relentless. – Richards, R. Scott

Psychiatry

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine. – Szasz, Thomas

Birth

Good birth is a fine thing, but the merit is our ancestors. – Plutarch

Acting and Actors

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. – Davis, Bette

Heinrich Heine on Marriage

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle. – Heinrich Heine Quotes, Famous Quotes, Heinrich Heine, Marriage

Will Rogers on Government

Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven’t had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since …

Fathers

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Addison, Joseph

Learning

He who refuses to learn deserves extinction. – Hillel, Rabbi

Business

Feedback is the breakfast of champions. – Blanchard, Ken

Computers

As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error. – Weisert