Every man’s memory is his private literature. -Huxley, Aldous
Every man’s memory is his private literature. -Huxley, Aldous
Month: December 2009
John Wayne
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne quotes
I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me. -Christie, Agatha
I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me. -Christie, Agatha
Werner Karl Heisenberg
“Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.” Werner Karl Heisenberg quotes
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. -Johnson, Samuel
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. -Johnson, Samuel
Browning, Robert
‘Tis not what man does which exalts him, but what man Would do! Browning, Robert quotes
I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of food. -Bombeck, Erma
I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of food. -Bombeck, Erma
Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it. -Brown, Les
Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it. -Brown, Les
Bureaucracy
Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true. – Blake, William
Debt
Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay. – …
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum. -Tutu, Bishop Desmond
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum. -Tutu, Bishop Desmond
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. -Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. -Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle
Lemuel Washburn
“What a queer thing is Christian salvation! Believing in firemen will not save a burning house; believing in doctors will not make one well, but …
George MacDonald
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” George MacDonald quotes
Christian Nestell Bovee
“Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.” Christian Nestell Bovee quotes
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence. -Seneca
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence. -Seneca
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Pollock, Jackson
Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn’t have as far to fall. Pollock, Jackson quotes
Chomsky, Noam
If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all. Chomsky, Noam quotes
Braiker, Harriet
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. Braiker, Harriet quotes
Gray, Thomas
Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations. Gray, Thomas quotes
Jeffrey, Lord
The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects. Jeffrey, Lord quotes
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. -Gracian, Baltasar
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. -Gracian, Baltasar
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Identity
I’m not Jack Nicholson. I’m not Brando. But I do mumble. – Toro, Benicio Del
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time. -Whipple, Edwin P.
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time. -Whipple, Edwin P.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire. -Horace
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire. -Horace
Simone de Beauvoir
“To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.” Simone de Beauvoir quotes
Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored. -Sanders, George
Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored. -Sanders, George
I do pity unlearned people on a rainy day. -Falkland, Lucius C.
I do pity unlearned people on a rainy day. -Falkland, Lucius C.
Nixon, Richard M.
The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up. Nixon, Richard M. quotes
Extremists think communication means agreeing with them. -Rosten, Leo
Extremists think communication means agreeing with them. -Rosten, Leo
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion. -Moliere
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion. -Moliere
Edward Chapin
“A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there …
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up. -Nash, Ogden
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up. -Nash, Ogden
Alexa Junge
“If you take a pill to make everything better, then you don’t know when things are fucked up. If you don’t know when things are …
Martin Sage and Sybil Adelman
“In Kyudo philosophy, you don’t aim–you become one with the target. Then, in fact, there’s nothing to aim at. I find it works well with …
I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things. -Disney, Walt
I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things. -Disney, Walt
Andy Goldsworthy
“Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.” Andy Goldsworthy quotes
James Brown
“I’m kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.” James Brown quotes