Phyllis Diller
“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” Phyllis Diller quotes
Year: 2009
Schwartz, David J.
There is a good side to every situation. Schwartz, David J. quotes
Patton, George S.
I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. Patton, George S. quotes
Gide, Andre
The abominable effort to take one’s sins with one to paradise. Gide, Andre quotes
Froude, James A.
The secret of a person’s nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it. Froude, James …
Mencken, H. L.
Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian. Mencken, H. L. quotes
Wise, Stephen S.
Vision looks inwards and becomes duty. Vision looks outwards and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upwards and becomes faith. Wise, Stephen S. quotes
Collier, Jeremy
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. Collier, Jeremy quotes
Germaine Greer
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” Germaine Greer quotes
Archilocus
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Archilocus quotes
Love Quote 0025
A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home. – Anonymous – http:///
Army and Navy
How happy is the sailor’s life, from coast to coast to roam; in every port he finds a wife, in every land a home. – …
Edward L. Flom
“One of the hardest tasks of leadership is understanding that you are not what you are, but what you’re perceived to be by others.” Edward …
Elmer G. Letterman
“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.” Elmer G. Letterman quotes
Sophocles
“What you cannot enforce, do not command.” Sophocles quotes
John Zorn
“I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.” John Zorn quotes
Pat Buckley
“I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.” Pat Buckley quotes
La Bruyere, Jean De
A man can keep a secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others. La Bruyere, Jean De quotes
Proverb, American
Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse. Proverb, American quotes
Brecht, Bertolt
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart. Brecht, Bertolt quotes
Packer, David
Make a technical contribution; innovate, don’t emulate. Packer, David quotes
Strauss, Robert
It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired. Strauss, Robert quotes
Chaplin, Charlie
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. Chaplin, Charlie quotes
Lichtenberg, Georg C.
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. Lichtenberg, Georg C. quotes
Herder, Johann Gottfried Von
Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others. Herder, Johann …
Mel Gibson
“The only way to maintain a moderate sum of happiness in this life, is not to worry about the future or regret the past too …
Hirst, F. W.
If there were no bad speculations there could be no good investments; if there were no wild ventures there would be no brilliantly successful enterprises. …
Wilde, Oscar
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution. Wilde, Oscar quotes
Pascal, Blaise
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth. Pascal, Blaise quotes
Hubbard, Kin
A loafer always has the correct time. Hubbard, Kin quotes
Dickens, Charles
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Dickens, Charles quotes
Meynell, Alice
Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. Meynell, Alice quotes
Sully
The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves. Sully quotes
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Eisenhower, Dwight D. quotes
Byron, Lord
Poetry should only occupy the idle. Byron, Lord quotes
Ed Gardner
“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.” Ed Gardner quotes
Epicurus
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.” Epicurus quotes
Contradiction
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. – Orwell, George
Reality
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. – Cocteau, Jean
Taste
Bad taste is a species of bad morals. – Bovee, Christian Nevell