Polls
I did not enter the labor Party forty-seven years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr. Mori, Dr. Gallup and Mr. Harris. – Benn, …
Month: October 2009
Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. -Proverb, Swedish
Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. -Proverb, Swedish
Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well deceived. -Swift, Jonathan
Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well deceived. -Swift, Jonathan
Strategies
The best armor is to keep out of range. – Proverb, Italian
Temptation
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances. – Battista, Orlando A.
There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. -Hitchcock, Alfred
There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. -Hitchcock, Alfred
Aldo Leopold
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.” Aldo Leopold quotes
Anita Loos
“Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos quotes
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Julius Caesar
“As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can.” Julius Caesar quotes
Cowley, Abraham
Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion. Cowley, Abraham quotes
Proverb, Indian
An arch never sleeps. Proverb, Indian quotes
Adler, Mortimer J.
Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. Adler, Mortimer J. quotes
Reuther, Walter
If you’re not big enough to lose, you’re not big enough to win Reuther, Walter quotes
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin. -Eddy, Mary Baker
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin. -Eddy, Mary Baker
John Blofeld
“If being wealthy is taken to mean having the means to satisfy one’s every want, all but the very poor can become rich as thou …
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person. -Virgil
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person. -Virgil
Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle. -Mailer, Norman
Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle. -Mailer, Norman
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. -Mann, Horace
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. -Mann, Horace
I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother. -Saying, Indian
I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother. -Saying, Indian
David H. Comins
“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.” David H. Comins quotes
Melissa Etheridge
“Love is never wrong.” Melissa Etheridge quotes
Edouard Manet
“There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.” Edouard Manet quotes
Claude Monet
“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” Claude Monet quotes
Everett Dirksen
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” Everett Dirksen quotes
Plautus
“Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” Plautus quotes
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. -Gordimer, Nadine
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. -Gordimer, Nadine
Phelps, William Lyon
I am glad my ancestors arrived on the Mayflower, but I am gladder that there are nine generations between us. Phelps, William Lyon quotes
Fabricius, George
Death comes to all But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Fabricius, George quotes
McLaughlin, Mignon
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. McLaughlin, Mignon quotes
Stone, W. Clement
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. Stone, W. Clement quotes
Marden, Orison Swett
We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves. Marden, Orison Swett quotes
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. -Hayes, Helen
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. -Hayes, Helen
Richard
“You cannot get ahead while you are getting even.” Richard quotes
It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are. -Porter, O. Henry
It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are. -Porter, O. Henry
Circumstance
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances. – Livy, Titus
An idea is the only level which moves the world. -Corey, Arthur F.
An idea is the only level which moves the world. -Corey, Arthur F.
Love Quote 0027
The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. – Anonymous
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. -Shakespeare, William
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. -Shakespeare, William
Influence
People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced. – Eliot, T. S.