John Blake
“The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.” John Blake quotes
Year: 2009
Tennessee Williams
“The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.” Tennessee Williams quotes
William Butler Yeats
“Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” William Butler Yeats quotes
Beauty is not caused. It is. -Dickinson, Emily
Beauty is not caused. It is. -Dickinson, Emily
Rossetti, Christina
Love shall be our token; love be yours and love be mine. Rossetti, Christina quotes
Johnson, James Weldon
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives it most distinctive characteristics. Johnson, James Weldon quotes
Dune, Frank Herbert
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. Dune, Frank Herbert quotes
Allen, James
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next …
Steele, Sir Richard
Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. Steele, Sir Richard quotes
Chazal, Malcolm De
Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. Chazal, Malcolm De quotes
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. -Gibran, Kahlil
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. -Gibran, Kahlil
James Dean
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” James Dean quotes
Jim
“The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.” Jim quotes
Public sentiment is everything, with it nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed. -Lincoln, Abraham
Public sentiment is everything, with it nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed. -Lincoln, Abraham
The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live –moreover, the only one. -Cioran, E. M.
The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live –moreover, the only one. -Cioran, E. M.
May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live! -Proverb, Scottish
May God bless you to live as long as you want to; and want to as long as you live! -Proverb, Scottish
Faint hearts never win fair ladies. -Proverb, Danish
Faint hearts never win fair ladies. -Proverb, Danish
Anna Quindlen
“Think of life as a terminal illness, because, if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.” …
We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been. -Eliot, George
We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been. -Eliot, George
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley
To always be loved one must ever be agreeable. Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley quotes
Alt, Carol
When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they’re trying. It’s terrible! But when you smile, it’s so much sexier! Alt, Carol quotes
Proverb, Italian
Substance is not enough, accident is also required. Proverb, Italian quotes
What is, is; and what ain’t, ain’t -Granville, Joseph E.
What is, is; and what ain’t, ain’t -Granville, Joseph E.
When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are. -Johnson, Earvin ”Magic”
When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are. -Johnson, Earvin ”Magic”
Violence
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Hardin, Salvor
I was taught that the way of progress I neither swift nor easy. -Curie, Madame Marie
I was taught that the way of progress I neither swift nor easy. -Curie, Madame Marie
When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. -Hammer, Dr. Armand
When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. -Hammer, Dr. Armand
The mind is not a hermit’s cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse. -Cooley, Charles Horton
The mind is not a hermit’s cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse. -Cooley, Charles Horton
Barbra Streisand
“You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.” Barbra Streisand quotes
Catherine Deneuve
“Love is suffering. One side always loves more.” Catherine Deneuve quotes
Stephen Gardiner
“Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the unknown.” Stephen Gardiner quotes
There is no delight in owning anything unshared. -Seneca
There is no delight in owning anything unshared. -Seneca
Munger, Robert
Evangelism is the spontaneous overflow of a glad and free heart in Jesus Christ. Munger, Robert quotes
Hazlitt, William
They are the only honest hypocrites, their life is a voluntary dream, a studied madness. Hazlitt, William quotes
Kierkegaard, Soren
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important Kierkegaard, Soren quotes
Cousins, Norman
The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness. Cousins, Norman quotes
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. -Bachelard, Gaston
Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books. -Bachelard, Gaston
Baslo
“Half of the world’s misery comes from ignorance. The other half comes from intelligence.” Baslo quotes
Older people shouldn’t eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get. -Orben, Robert
Older people shouldn’t eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get. -Orben, Robert
Discretion
Better a living dog than a dead lion. – Proverb