Carey, George
I believe with all my heart that the Church of Jesus Christ should be a Church of blurred edges. Carey, George quotes
Month: November 2009
Brunner, Dr. Jerome
You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action. Brunner, Dr. Jerome quotes
Proverb, Spanish
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. Proverb, Spanish quotes
Moschitta, John
Learning why one great book is just like every other great book is the key to understanding literature Moschitta, John quotes
Clarke, James Freeman
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. Clarke, James Freeman quotes
Cooper, James F.
The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. Cooper, James F. quotes
Concentration
Concentrating on the essentials. We will then be accomplishing the greatest possible results with the effort expended. – Engstrom, Ted W.
Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life. -Proverb, Chinese
Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life. -Proverb, Chinese
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. -Hughes, Langston
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. -Hughes, Langston
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense. -O’Malley, Austin
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense. -O’Malley, Austin
Go to the ant, thou sluggard, learn to live, and by her busy ways, reform thy own. -Smart, Elizabeth
Go to the ant, thou sluggard, learn to live, and by her busy ways, reform thy own. -Smart, Elizabeth
Tommy Lasorda
“I figure wherever I am, that’s the place to be.” Tommy Lasorda quotes
Jeremy Taylor
“Love is friendship set on fire.” Jeremy Taylor quotes
Donald Judd
“Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved away.” Donald Judd quotes
Margaret Fuller
“Nature provides exceptions to every rule.” Margaret Fuller quotes
Eternity — waste of time. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
Eternity — waste of time. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
Hietzsche
“The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.” Hietzsche quotes
I could never bear to be buried with people to whom I had not been introduced. -Parkinson, Norman
I could never bear to be buried with people to whom I had not been introduced. -Parkinson, Norman
Davis, Bette
The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. Davis, Bette quotes
Brown, Norman O.
I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property. Brown, Norman O. quotes
Chapman, George
Danger, the spur of all great minds. Chapman, George quotes
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor quotes
Hugo, Victor
Progress is the stride of God. Hugo, Victor quotes
Dance and Dancing
On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there’s any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined. – Twain, Mark
Many a man’s strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. -Bacon, Francis
Many a man’s strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. -Bacon, Francis
Colleges don’t make fools, they only develop them. -Lorimer, Geroge
Colleges don’t make fools, they only develop them. -Lorimer, Geroge
God is definitely out of the closet. -Williamson, Marianne
God is definitely out of the closet. -Williamson, Marianne
John H. Patterson
“An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.” John H. Patterson quotes
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. -Galbraith, John Kenneth
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. -Galbraith, John Kenneth
Hosea Ballou
“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.” Hosea Ballou quotes
Benjamin Spock
“You know more than you think you do.” Benjamin Spock quotes
Who is so deaf or so blind as he that willfully will neither hear nor see? -Proverb, English
Who is so deaf or so blind as he that willfully will neither hear nor see? -Proverb, English
The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor. -Storey, Sir Richard
The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor. -Storey, Sir Richard
Unity
Necessity unites. – Proverb, German
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. -Reagan, Ronald
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. -Reagan, Ronald
Fate
Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order. – Seneca
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself. -Plato
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself. -Plato
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. -Wilde, Oscar
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. -Wilde, Oscar
Dylan Thomas
“Though lovers be lost love shall not.” Dylan Thomas quotes
Diogenes
“What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.” Diogenes quotes