Robert Half
“Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.” Robert Half quotes
Month: November 2009
One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it. -Canetti, Elias
One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it. -Canetti, Elias
Robert Kennedy
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert Kennedy quotes
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. -Eliot, T. S.
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. -Eliot, T. S.
Berger, John
Men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at. Berger, John quotes
Pancoast, Mal
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. Pancoast, Mal quotes
Macdonald, George
How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. Macdonald, George quotes
Stevens, Abel
Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts. Stevens, Abel quotes
It is not wise to be wiser than necessary. -Quinault, Philippe
It is not wise to be wiser than necessary. -Quinault, Philippe
Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you. -Brooke, Rupert
Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you. -Brooke, Rupert
I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. -Wagner, Jane
I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. -Wagner, Jane
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help -Manners, Miss
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help -Manners, Miss
Petrarch
“Love is the crowning grace of humanity.” Petrarch quotes
Gregory Bateson
“Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions.” Gregory Bateson quotes
Murray Walker
“And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.” Murray Walker quotes
David Sarnoff
“Nobody can be successful if he doesn’t love his work, love his job.” David Sarnoff quotes
The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. -Engel, Sigmund Z.
The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. -Engel, Sigmund Z.
I have to live for others and not for myself: that’s middle-class morality. -Shaw, George Bernard
I have to live for others and not for myself: that’s middle-class morality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Ellis, Havelock
We cannot be sure that we ought not to regard the most criminal country as that which in some aspects possesses the highest civilization. Ellis, …
Rice-Davies, Mandy
My life has been one long descent into respectability. Rice-Davies, Mandy quotes
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. -Ardele, Jean Anouilh
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. -Ardele, Jean Anouilh
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. -Proverb, Spanish
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. -Proverb, Spanish
Trust not too much to an enchanting face. -Virgil
Trust not too much to an enchanting face. -Virgil
Alvin Toffler
“Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.” Alvin Toffler quotes
John L. Motley
“Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.” John L. Motley quotes
The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be. -Kempis, Thomas
The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be. -Kempis, Thomas
Geoffrey Chaucer
“Love is blind.” Geoffrey Chaucer quotes
Robert Anthony
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Robert Anthony quotes
Faith is not contrary to reason -Eddy, Sherwood
Faith is not contrary to reason -Eddy, Sherwood
Jimmy Johnson
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” Jimmy Johnson quotes
Heroditus
“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable …
I think every woman’s entitled to a middle husband she can forget. -Johns, Adela Rogers St.
I think every woman’s entitled to a middle husband she can forget. -Johns, Adela Rogers St.
Marquis, Don
When you can’t have anything else, you can have virtue. Marquis, Don quotes
Proverb, Jewish
What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth. Proverb, Jewish quotes
Greer, Germaine
The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough. Greer, Germaine quotes
Bronte, Emily
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. Bronte, Emily quotes
Stevenson, Robert Louis
You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where …
Phillips, Wendell
Write on my gravestone: Infidel, Traitor.–infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people. Phillips, Wendell quotes
I have more zits now than I did as a teenager. Stress zits. -Thiessen, Tiffani-Amber
I have more zits now than I did as a teenager. Stress zits. -Thiessen, Tiffani-Amber
Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile. -Proverb, Chinese
Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile. -Proverb, Chinese