Year: 2009

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

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

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

Robert Anthony

“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Robert Anthony quotes

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 …

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

Giuseppe Mazzini

“The family is the country of the heart.” Giuseppe Mazzini quotes

William James

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” William James quotes

Italian Proverb

“It is not enough to aim; you must hit.” Italian Proverb quotes

Eleanor H. Porter

“It’s funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn’t it?” Eleanor H. Porter quotes

Marya Mannes

“All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.” Marya Mannes quotes

Ken Hill

“Music is an art form. It is a way to wordlessly communicate.” Ken Hill quotes

Clarence Day

“We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.” Clarence Day quotes