e. e. cummings
“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” e. e. cummings quotes
Month: September 2009
Fiebig, Jim
Might does not make right, it only makes history. Fiebig, Jim quotes
Howard, Thomas
Hell is where everyone is doing his own thing. Paradise is where everyone is doing God’s thing. Howard, Thomas quotes
Atwood, Margaret
Never pray for justice, because you might get some. Atwood, Margaret quotes
Barrymore, Ethel
I never let them cough. They wouldn’t dare. Barrymore, Ethel quotes
Woolf, Virginia
When the shriveled skin of the ordinary is stuffed out with meaning, it satisfies the senses amazingly. Woolf, Virginia quotes
One of the benefits of a college education is to show the boy its little avail. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
One of the benefits of a college education is to show the boy its little avail. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Jean Baudrillard
“There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.” Jean Baudrillard quotes
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“It is easier to talk about money — and much easier to talk about sex — than it is to talk about power. People who …
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. -Adams, Henry Brooks
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. -Adams, Henry Brooks
William Faulkner on Art
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, …
Cats
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. – Davies, Robertson
Insanity
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit. – Emmons, Nathaniel
Joy
Joy runs deeper than despair – Boom, Corrie Ten
Victory lies with the truth. -Motto
Victory lies with the truth. -Motto
Some people are so fond of bad luck they run half way to meet it. -Jerrold, Douglas William
Some people are so fond of bad luck they run half way to meet it. -Jerrold, Douglas William
Wilhelm Reich on Government
The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social …
Vain, very vain is my search to find; that happiness which only centers in the mind. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Vain, very vain is my search to find; that happiness which only centers in the mind. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Jane Caminos
“A waist is a terrible thing to mind.” Jane Caminos quotes
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
“What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.” …
Jeanne Moreau
“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” Jeanne Moreau quotes
Hubert H. Humphrey
“Never give in and never give up.” Hubert H. Humphrey quotes
Who loves well, chastises well. -Proverb, French
Who loves well, chastises well. -Proverb, French
Ash, Mary Kay
We fall forward to succeed. Ash, Mary Kay quotes
Simonides
Painting is silent poetry and poetry spoken, painting. Simonides quotes
Lewis, C. S.
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. Lewis, C. S. quotes
Napoleon III
The army is the true nobility of our country. Napoleon III quotes
Iacocca, Lee
If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got. Iacocca, …
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -Eliot, George
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -Eliot, George
George Lucas
“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.” George Lucas quotes
We are always getting ready to live, but never living. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
We are always getting ready to live, but never living. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Bertrand Russell on War
War does not determine who is right – only who is left. – Bertrand Russell Quotes, Famous Quotes, Bertrand Russell, War
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to save it. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to save it. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them. -Diana, Princess of Wales
So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them. -Diana, Princess of Wales
Franklin D. Roosevelt on Success
There is nothing to fear but fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes, Famous Quotes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Success
Innovation
INNOVATION is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form. – Humprey, Watts
Gratitude
God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. – Walton, Izaak
To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration. -Cooley, Charles Horton
To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration. -Cooley, Charles Horton
Aeschylus
“It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.” Aeschylus quotes
Fred Thompson
“After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.” Fred Thompson quotes