Lucan
“The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.” Lucan quotes
Month: November 2009
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes. -Nehru, Jawaharlal
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes. -Nehru, Jawaharlal
Watts, Isaac
For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. Watts, Isaac quotes
Chase, Edna W.
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess. Chase, Edna W. quotes
Miyake, Issey
Design is not for philosophy — it’s for life. Miyake, Issey quotes
Mansfield, Katherine
I want to be all that I am capable of becoming. Mansfield, Katherine quotes
Dulles, John Foster
Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression. Dulles, John Foster quotes
Emmons, Nathaniel
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit. Emmons, Nathaniel quotes
Benson, Arthur Christopher
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortune, but its fears. Benson, Arthur Christopher quotes
Approval
The best ballplayer’s the one who doesn’t think he made good. He keeps trying to convince you. – Stengel, Casey
If youth but knew; if age but could. -Estienne, Henri
If youth but knew; if age but could. -Estienne, Henri
A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He’ll beat you all at piety. -Johnson, Samuel
A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He’ll beat you all at piety. -Johnson, Samuel
One crime has to be concealed by another. -Seneca
One crime has to be concealed by another. -Seneca
Jonathan Carroll
“You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later, when you’re sure …
Sidney Sheldon
“Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.” Sidney Sheldon quotes
Natalie Wood
“The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.” Natalie Wood quotes
Abraham Maslow
“If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” Abraham Maslow quotes
One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going. -Priestley, J. B.
One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going. -Priestley, J. B.
Where thou art, that is home. -Dickinson, Emily
Where thou art, that is home. -Dickinson, Emily
Crockett, Davy
Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have. Crockett, Davy quotes
Beecher, Henry Ward
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? Beecher, Henry Ward quotes
Salk, Lee
When it gets dark enough you can see the stars. Salk, Lee quotes
Levant, Oscar
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Levant, Oscar quotes
Tolstoy, Count Leo
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth. Tolstoy, Count Leo quotes
Brothers, Dr. Joyce
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means you’ve become a comfortable, trusted element in another person’s life. Brothers, Dr. Joyce quotes
Dictionaries
Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to be quite true. – Johnson, Samuel
Recession
I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished. – Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Big mouthfuls often choke. -Proverb, Italian
Big mouthfuls often choke. -Proverb, Italian
We are what we believe we are -Cardozo, Benjamin N.
We are what we believe we are -Cardozo, Benjamin N.
Gambling
I came to the conclusion long ago that all life is six to five against. – Runyon, Damon
Tennessee Williams said if he got rid of his demons, he would lose his angels. -Williams, Dakin
Tennessee Williams said if he got rid of his demons, he would lose his angels. -Williams, Dakin
Jimmy Breslin
“Rage is the only quality which has kept me, or anybody I have ever studied, writing columns for newspapers.” Jimmy Breslin quotes
Mary C. Taylor
“Painting in watercolor is like walking a tight-rope; one must achieve a perfect balance between what the paint wants to do and what the artist …
Old age is an insult. It’s like being smacked. -Durrell, Lawrence
Old age is an insult. It’s like being smacked. -Durrell, Lawrence
Madame de Stael
“We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.” Madame de Stael quotes
Twyla Tharp
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” Twyla Tharp quotes
Louis D. Brandeis
“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.” Louis D. Brandeis quotes
The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Success is the one unpardonable sin against one’s fellows. -Bierce, Ambrose
Success is the one unpardonable sin against one’s fellows. -Bierce, Ambrose
Villiers, George
The world’s a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray. Villiers, George quotes