Month: September 2009

Gravity

Gravity, I hate gravity I wish Sir Isaac Newton had never invented it! Dr. Jim Horne American Poet and Philosopher – Hgorne, Dr. Jim

Anais Nin on Art

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture …

Carl Jung

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung quotes

Natasha Bedingfield

“No one else can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where …

Stephen Ambrose

“The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.” Stephen …

Barbara de Angelis

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” Barbara de Angelis quotes

Winfrey, Oprah

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Winfrey, Oprah quotes

Olsten, William

Educated risks are the key to success. Olsten, William quotes

Proverb, Gaelic

A king’s son is no nobler than his company. Proverb, Gaelic quotes

Proverb, Arabian

Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy. Proverb, Arabian quotes

Faber, Frederick W.

Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory. Faber, Frederick W. quotes

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

A woman’s chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. Hawthorne, Nathaniel quotes

Jim Cramer on Business

Funny, but after trading for more than 15 years, I still am capable of forgetting a cardinal rule: The paper you own, in the end, …

Edwin Schlossberg

“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” Edwin Schlossberg quotes

Bill Lyon

“If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.” Bill Lyon quotes

William H. Mauldin

“I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.” William H. Mauldin quotes

Joyce Carol Oates

“In love there are two things – bodies and words.” Joyce Carol Oates quotes

Emily Carr

“Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.” Emily Carr quotes

Bobby Knight

“Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.” Bobby Knight quotes

Murray, Les

Some people are born to fatness. Others have to get there. Murray, Les quotes

Davy, Sir Humphrey

The most important of my discoveries has been suggested to me by my failures. Davy, Sir Humphrey quotes

Rogers, Will

The person with the best job in the country is the vice president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, …

Blok, Alexander

Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun! Blok, Alexander quotes

Ball, Ivern

He’s the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. Ball, Ivern quotes

Mann, Thomas

If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it. Mann, Thomas quotes

Parent, Gail

Fact: Girls who are having a good sex thing stay in New York. The rest want to spend their summer vacations in Europe. Parent, Gail …

Peter Wimsey

“A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.” Peter Wimsey quotes

Edward Gibbon on Business

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. – Edward Gibbon Quotes, Famous Quotes, Edward Gibbon, Business

Confidence

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. – Penn, William

Prayer

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. – …

Confession

To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it. – Syrus, Publilius

Colleges and Universities

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed. – Emerson, Ralph …

William Shakespeare on Peace

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. – William Shakespeare Quotes, Famous …

Animals

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest. – Russell, Bertrand

Thich Nhat Hanh

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” Thich Nhat …

Eva Gabor

“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” Eva Gabor quotes

Novalis

“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.” Novalis quotes

Thant, U.

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. Thant, U. quotes

Adams, Franklin P.

I find that a great part of the information I have, was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. Adams, …