May 2010 – Page 100 – Dictionary of Quotes

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"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." – Blaise Pascal

“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal

"The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come." – Peter Ustinov

“The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.” – Peter Ustinov

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." – Paul Boese

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” – Paul Boese

"We must take our Will and place it face to face with Wisdom, this will spawn Understanding, we will then feel and reflect Mercy and Loving Kindness but we must remember to keep this with Severity and Strength, this will bring us into Harmony with True Beauty and give us a sense of Victory. Victory then sends it’s Glory and Splendor which in return gives us a Foundation of Power to ultimately reach our eternal Kingdom" – Leif Ericsson Leo Veness

“We must take our Will and place it face to face with Wisdom, this will spawn Understanding, we will then feel and reflect Mercy and …

"Remember if you marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance, will neither last nor please thee one year: and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all." – Emily Dickinson

“Remember if you marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance, will neither last nor please thee one year: and …

No one knows what to say in the loser’s locker room. -Ali, Muhammad

"It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was." – Anne Sexton

“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” – Anne Sexton

"Man is the cruelest animal. At tragedies, bullfights, and crucifixions he has so far felt best on earth; and when he invented hell for himself, behold, that was his very heaven." – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Man is the cruelest animal. At tragedies, bullfights, and crucifixions he has so far felt best on earth; and when he invented hell for himself, …

"All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death." – Oscar Wilde

“All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death.” – Oscar Wilde

"It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child" – Pablo Picasso

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child” – Pablo Picasso

"Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever." – Keri Russell

“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” – Keri Russell

Allein sein zu müssen ist das Schwerste, allein sein zu können das Schönste. ~~~ Hans Krailsheimer

Allein sein zu müssen ist das Schwerste, allein sein zu können das Schönste. Hans Krailsheimer

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars." – Brian Littrell

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” – Brian Littrell

"I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend — I didn’t bother with him." – George Carlin

“I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend — I didn’t bother with him.” – George Carlin

"The highest form of wisdom is kindness" – The Talmud

“The highest form of wisdom is kindness” – The Talmud

Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know. -Twain, Mark

"You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to start all over again" – Joan Rivers

“You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to start all over again” – Joan Rivers

"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command." – Henri Frederic Amiel

“Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

Der Mensch bringt sogar die Wüsten zum Blühen. Die einzige Wüste, die ihm noch Widerstand bietet, befindet sich in seinem Kopf. ~~~ Ephraim Kishon

Der Mensch bringt sogar die Wüsten zum Blühen. Die einzige Wüste, die ihm noch Widerstand bietet, befindet sich in seinem Kopf. Ephraim Kishon

"Cocaine is God’s way of saying you’re making too much money." – Robin Williams

“Cocaine is God’s way of saying you’re making too much money.” – Robin Williams

"Rental formal wear of the sky-blue, brocade and shiny varieties is favored by upwardly mobile young gangsters drafted as groomsmen for weddings." – George V. Higgins

“Rental formal wear of the sky-blue, brocade and shiny varieties is favored by upwardly mobile young gangsters drafted as groomsmen for weddings.” – George V. …

"Teach your child to hold his tongue, he’ll learn fast enough to speak." – Benjamin Franklin

“Teach your child to hold his tongue, he’ll learn fast enough to speak.” – Benjamin Franklin

"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving." – Anatole France

“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn …

"A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him." – Brendan Francis

“A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.” – Brendan Francis

"Beware the fury of a patient man." – John Dryden

“Beware the fury of a patient man.” – John Dryden

"The next thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The next thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it." – Benicio Del Toro

“Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles …

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

"After your death you will be what you were before your birth." – Arthur Schopenhauer

“After your death you will be what you were before your birth.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

"I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child." – Dan Quayle

“I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child.” – Dan Quayle

"I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back…" – Paulette Sedgwick

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back…” …

"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." – Groucho Marx

“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” – Groucho Marx

"We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence…on pain of liquidation." – George Bernard Shaw

“We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence…on pain of liquidation.” – George Bernard Shaw

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