Month: September 2009

A Little Boy Lost by William Blake

A Little Boy Lost by William Blake “Nought loves another as itself, Nor venerates another so, Nor is it possible to thought A greater than …

Anne Campbell

“Love means to commit yourself without guarantee.” Anne Campbell quotes

Alan Hovhaness

“I’ve always regarded nature as the clothing of God.” Alan Hovhaness quotes

Joan Crawford

“I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.” Joan Crawford quotes

Gladstone, William E.

Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right. Gladstone, William E. quotes

Lee, Spike

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here. Lee, Spike quotes

Wheatley, Margaret J.

The things we fear most in organizations — fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances — are the primary sources of creativity. Wheatley, Margaret J. quotes

Cioran, E. M.

One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland –and no other. Cioran, E. M. quotes

Adams, John

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. Adams, John quotes

Sydney Smith

“Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes …

Desmond Tutu on History

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail …

Genius

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve. – Trevor-Roper, H. R.

Milton Friedman on Government

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. – Milton Friedman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Milton Friedman, Government

Leaders and Leadership

It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back. – …

Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz

“Dude, marriage is the ‘get out of loneliness free’ card in the Monopoly game of life.” Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz quotes

Arthur Rimbaud

“Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.” Arthur Rimbaud quotes

Roman Polanski

“Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.” Roman Polanski quotes

Paul Dirac

“God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world.” Paul Dirac quotes

Jim Bishop

“Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.” Jim Bishop quotes

Sachs, A.

Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. Sachs, A. quotes

Disney, Walt

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Disney, …

Mccant, Jerry

You can never be happily married to another until you get a divorce from yourself. A successful marriage demands a certain death to self. Mccant, …

Miller, Harlan

I learned why they’re called wonder drugs — you wonder what they’ll do to you. Miller, Harlan quotes

Praise, Endless

How are you ever going to stop being weary until you’ve made your mind up to be strong. Praise, Endless quotes

Ellerbee, Linda

If men can run the world, why can’t they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose …

Immanuel Kant

“May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.” Immanuel Kant quotes

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome …

Sarah Brightman on Art

I have a love-hate relationship with performing. – Sarah Brightman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sarah Brightman, Art

Apathy

Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted. – Huxley, Aldous

Susannah McCorkle

“People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music.” Susannah McCorkle quotes

Gerard De Nerval

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” Gerard De Nerval quotes

Bob Dole

“The internet is a great way to get on the net.” Bob Dole quotes

Vittorio Alfieri

“First thoughts are not always the best.” Vittorio Alfieri quotes

Wolf, Naomi

The beauty myth moves for men as a mirage; its power lies in its ever-receding nature. When the gap is closed, the lover embraces only …

Brightman, Edgar Sheffield

If there is a God, man’s immortality is certain. If not, Immortality would not be worth having. Brightman, Edgar Sheffield quotes

Humphrey, Hubert H.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Humphrey, Hubert H. quotes