Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions of us, forms our true honor. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions of us, forms our true honor. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
Year: 2009
Jack Cleary on Death
I’m not afraid of death; but dying scares the hell out of me. – Jack Cleary Quotes, Famous Quotes, Jack Cleary, Death
Determination
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results. – Allen, James
Impudence is the worst of all human diseases. -Euripides
Impudence is the worst of all human diseases. -Euripides
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. -Branden, Nathaniel
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. -Branden, Nathaniel
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem quotes
Douglass, Frederick
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me. Douglass, Frederick quotes
Mathews, William
In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages. Mathews, William quotes
Lee, Robert E.
Let the tent be struck. Lee, Robert E. quotes
Arnold, Sir Edwin
Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison. Arnold, Sir Edwin quotes
Benet, Stephen Vincent
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. Benet, Stephen …
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. -Jerome, Jerome K.
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. -Jerome, Jerome K.
Michael
“The purpose of parenting is to provide steady and wide-ranging opportunities for a child. The child does the rest.” Michael quotes
We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon. -Adenauer, Konrad
We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon. -Adenauer, Konrad
Groucho Marx on Humor
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. – Groucho Marx Quotes, Famous Quotes, Groucho Marx, Humor
I write plays for people who wouldn’t be seen dead in the theatre. -Keeffe, Barrie
I write plays for people who wouldn’t be seen dead in the theatre. -Keeffe, Barrie
The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious. -Rostand, Jean
The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious. -Rostand, Jean
William James on History
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we …
Bad manners make a journalist. -Wilde, Oscar
Bad manners make a journalist. -Wilde, Oscar
In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. -Char, Rene
In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. -Char, Rene
Gandhi, Indira
There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group because …
Allen, Charles L.
The Christian is not one who has gone all the way with Christ. None of us has. The Christian is one who has found the …
Lao-Tzu
To lead people walk behind them. Lao-Tzu quotes
Macaulay, Thomas B.
He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes. Macaulay, Thomas B. quotes
Kennedy, Edward
Frankly, I don’t mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is. Kennedy, Edward quotes
Grant, Phillip C.
A reward cannot be valued if it is not understood Grant, Phillip C. quotes
Marcos, Imelda
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it’s so petty. Marcos, Imelda quotes
All literature is gossip. -Capote, Truman
All literature is gossip. -Capote, Truman
Archimedes
“Give me a place to stand on and I will move the earth.” Archimedes quotes
Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. -Aristotle
Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. -Aristotle
Gail Sheehy on Change
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. – Gail Sheehy Quotes, Famous Quotes, Gail Sheehy, Change
People do no change with the times, they change the times. -Shaw, P.K.
People do no change with the times, they change the times. -Shaw, P.K.
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. -Butler, Samuel
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness. -Butler, Samuel
Mark Twain on Jobs & Working
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. – Mark Twain Quotes, Famous Quotes, Mark Twain, Jobs & Working
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. -Parker, Dorothy
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. -Parker, Dorothy
William Cowper
“Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.” William Cowper quotes
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet. -Proverb, German
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet. -Proverb, German
Mead, Shepherd
If we want to make something really superb on this planet, there is nothing whatever that can stop us. Mead, Shepherd quotes
Warren, Earl
The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual. Warren, Earl quotes
Tennyson, Lord Alfred
I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved …