Year: 2009

Dignity

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand. – Santayana, George

Ethel Mumford

“Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.” Ethel Mumford quotes

Vladimir Nabokov

“The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.” Vladimir Nabokov quotes

Margaret Thatcher

“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.” Margaret Thatcher quotes

Lincoln, Abraham

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my ax. Lincoln, Abraham quotes

Borman, Frank

Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell. Borman, Frank quotes

Caird, Mona

We are governed not by armies, but by ideas. Caird, Mona quotes

GK Chesterton

“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.” GK Chesterton quotes

Love Quote 0028

Love is when you don’t want to go to sleep, because reality is better than a dream. – Tahnee Murray

Finance

We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital. – Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” Anthelme Brillat-Savarin quotes

Lamb, Charles

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth. Lamb, Charles quotes

Sade, Marquis De

Religions are the cradles of despotism. Sade, Marquis De quotes

Kocher, Gerhard

Do not forget: in medicine, there are more important things than life and death: dollars and cents. Kocher, Gerhard quotes

Andrew Carnegie

“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” Andrew Carnegie quotes

Jim Hightower

“Do something. If it doesn’t work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.” Jim Hightower quotes

Sir Henry Taylor

“The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.” Sir Henry Taylor quotes

Baltasar Gracian

“The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the …

Anish Kapoor

“Artists don’t make objects. Artists make mythologies.” Anish Kapoor quotes

John Lennon

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” John Lennon quotes

Philips, Ambrose

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! But beauty faded has no second spring. Philips, Ambrose quotes

Alley, Kirstie

You are not in business to be popular. Alley, Kirstie quotes

Reagan, Ronald

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. Reagan, Ronald quotes