Ogden, Tom
I use many props. The props act as cue cards reminding me of what to say next. Ogden, Tom quotes
Month: September 2009
Post, Laurens Van du
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to …
Harrison, Barbara Grizzuti
Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. Harrison, …
Jacob August Riis
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as …
Edmund Burke on Politics
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. – Edmund Burke …
Dishonesty
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – Bancroft, George
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Peace
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes, Famous Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Peace
Mark Steven Johnson
“Everything you do in life, every choice you make, has a consequence. When you do things without thinkin’, then you ain’t makin’ the choice. The …
Torquato Tasso
“Any time not spent on love is wasted.” Torquato Tasso quotes
Edgard Varese
“An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.” Edgard Varese quotes
Joey Adams
“Marriage is give and take. You’d better give it to her or she’ll take it anyway.” Joey Adams quotes
Richard Schickel
“Memory is the personal journalism of the soul.” Richard Schickel quotes
Charlemagne
To have another language is to possess a second soul. Charlemagne quotes
Ataturk, Kemal
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten. Ataturk, Kemal quotes
Ross, Percy
Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean. Ross, Percy quotes
Law, William
If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. Law, William …
Pritchett, V. S.
The State, that craving rookery of committees and subcommittees. Pritchett, V. S. quotes
Plautus, Titus Maccius
Courage in danger is half the battle. Plautus, Titus Maccius quotes
Irving, Washington
A woman’s life is a history of the affections. Irving, Washington quotes
Woolf, Leonard Sidney
There is nothing to which men cling more tenaciously than the privileges of class. Woolf, Leonard Sidney quotes
Louis Pasteur
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur quotes
Bernadette
“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.” Bernadette quotes
Sinclair Lewis on Business
People will buy anything that is ‘one to a customer.’ – Sinclair Lewis Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sinclair Lewis, Business
Harry Emerson Fosdick on Change
Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. – Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes, Famous Quotes, …
Contentment
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. – La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Marlo Thomas
“Never face facts; if you do, you’ll never get up in the morning.” Marlo Thomas quotes
Mickey Mantle
“If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” Mickey Mantle quotes
Austin Dobson
“Love comes unseen; we only see it go.” Austin Dobson quotes
David Gerrold
“Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.” David Gerrold quotes
Block, Henry
We like to test things… no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. Block, Henry quotes
Ibsen, Henrik
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right. Ibsen, Henrik quotes
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty. Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De quotes
Kissinger, Henry
There can’t be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. Kissinger, Henry quotes
Bogart, Humphrey
The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go. Bogart, Humphrey quotes
Otto, Herbert A.
Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. Otto, Herbert A. …
Keller, Helen
It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it …
Sound of the Trees, The by Robert Lee Frost
Sound of the Trees, The by Robert Lee Frost I wonder about the trees. Why do we wish to bear Forever the noise of these …
Lily Tomlin on Government
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. …