Like a ball bated back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within. -Upanishad, Yogabindu
Like a ball bated back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within. -Upanishad, Yogabindu
Month: December 2009
Possessions
Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us. – …
Emotions
All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual. – Balzac, Honore De
The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value -Fisher, Irving
The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value -Fisher, Irving
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy. -Woolworth, F. W.
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy. -Woolworth, F. W.
Christopher Marlowe
“Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.” Christopher Marlowe quotes
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Hedge, Francis Herbert
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Hedge, Francis Herbert
Jameson Green
“Telling the truth will lead you to freedom; telling the lies will lead you to slavery.” Jameson Green quotes
Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he’s going to vote against me. -Truman, Harry S
Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he’s going to vote against me. -Truman, Harry S
Randi, James
People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave. Randi, James quotes
Olivier, Sir Lawrence
Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength. Olivier, Sir Lawrence quotes
Burgess, Anthony
The trouble began with Forster. After him it was considered ungentlemanly to write more than five or six novels. Burgess, Anthony quotes
Munch, Edvard
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. Munch, Edvard quotes
Popoff, Frank
Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change. Popoff, Frank quotes
Evil be to him who evil thinks. -Edward II
Evil be to him who evil thinks. -Edward II
Losers look at what they are going through. Winners look where they are going to. -Anonymous
Losers look at what they are going through. Winners look where they are going to. -Anonymous
Importance
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back. – Dyer, Wayne
So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
Liberace
“Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself.” Liberace quotes
Piet Mondrian
“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.” Piet Mondrian quotes
Fritz Kunkel
“To be mature means to face, and not evade, every fresh crisis that comes.” Fritz Kunkel quotes
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. -Shakespeare, William
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. -Shakespeare, William
M. Scott Peck
“Ultimately love is everything.” M. Scott Peck quotes
Charles de Lint
“The best artists know what to leave out.” Charles de Lint quotes
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. -Wilde, Oscar
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. -Wilde, Oscar
Benjamin Tillet
“God help the man who won’t marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her.” Benjamin Tillet …
John
“There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not any more what …
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. -Chandler, Raymond
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. -Chandler, Raymond
Howe, Nathaniel
The way to be nothing is to do nothing. Howe, Nathaniel quotes
Jones, John Paul
Whoever can surprize well must Conquer. Jones, John Paul quotes
Burroughs, William S.
Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination. Burroughs, William …
Hall, Randall
Maturity is knowing when to be immature. Hall, Randall quotes
Sociology
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is …
Honesty
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. – Lyly, John
Popularity
Popularity? It’s glory’s small change. – Hugo, Victor
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. -Churchill, Winston
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. -Churchill, Winston
Custom
Custom reconciles us to everything. – Burke, Edmund
The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin. -Nash, Ogden
The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin. -Nash, Ogden
Clive James
“Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it’s in Hamburger Technology.” Clive James quotes
John Berry
“The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.” John Berry quotes