Year: 2009

Thomas Szasz on Society

Punishment is now unfashionable… because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to …

Jascha Heifetz

“No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.” Jascha …

Augustine, St.

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. Augustine, St. quotes

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies. Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G. quotes

Kennedy, John F.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. Kennedy, John F. quotes

Leonard

“I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm, your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy, golden storm, yes many loved before …

John Madden on Sports

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. – John Madden Quotes, Famous Quotes, John Madden, Sports

Rejection

Any man who does not accept the conditions of human life sells his soul. – Baudelaire, Charles

Walt Whitman on Poetry

To have great poets, there must be great audiences. – Walt Whitman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Walt Whitman, Poetry

Thurber, James

Love is what you’ve been through with somebody. Thurber, James quotes

Wittgenstein, Ludwig

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. Wittgenstein, Ludwig quotes

Shaw, George Bernard

You cannot have power for good without having power for evil too. Even mother’s milk nourishes murderers as well as heroes. Shaw, George Bernard quotes

Thoreau, Henry David

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward. Thoreau, Henry David quotes

Baldwin, James

The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of the people who produced him. Baldwin, James quotes

Dreams

Keep true to the dreams of your youth. – Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

Neighbors

A good neighbor sometimes cuts your morning up to mince-meat of the very smallest talk, then helps to sugar her bohea at night with your …

Discipline

Self-command is the main discipline. – Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Leslie Nielsen

“Doing nothing is very hard to do … you never know when you’re finished.” Leslie Nielsen quotes

Kathleen Casey Theisen

“Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it.” Kathleen Casey Theisen …

Freya Madeline Stark

“There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.” Freya Madeline Stark quotes

Burk Hudson

“Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education.” Burk Hudson quotes

Franz Liszt

“Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.” Franz Liszt quotes

Bierce, Ambrose

Prophecy: The art and practice of selling one’s credibility for future delivery. Bierce, Ambrose quotes

Agassiz, Louis

I cannot afford to waste my time making money. Agassiz, Louis quotes

Johnson, Paul

The most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family. Johnson, Paul quotes

Anacharsis

Wise men argue cases, fools decide them. Anacharsis quotes

Quijote, Don

Where one door closes, another opens. Quijote, Don quotes

Brown, Les

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them. Brown, Les quotes

Stephen

“Music is expression of harmony in sound. Love is the expression of harmony in life.” Stephen quotes

Problems

Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. – Einstein, Albert

Ellen Herman

“Joel: That’s the movies, Ed. Try reality./ Ed: No thanks.” Ellen Herman quotes

Dalton Camp

“Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.” Dalton Camp quotes

Maria Irene Fornes

“When I’m not doing something that comes deeply from me, I get bored. When I get bored I get distracted and when I get distracted, …

Tom Wolfe

“Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.” Tom Wolfe quotes