"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin .. it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring" – S. J. Perelman
“Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin .. it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring” – S. J. Perelman
Month: May 2010
Ein Pessimist zu sein hat den Vorteil, dass man entweder ständig recht behält oder angenehme Überraschungen erlebt. ~~~ George Will
Ein Pessimist zu sein hat den Vorteil, dass man entweder ständig recht behält oder angenehme Überraschungen erlebt. George Will
"Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt." – William Shakespeare
“Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.” – William Shakespeare
"The only difference between friends and lovers is about four minutes." – Scott Roeben
“The only difference between friends and lovers is about four minutes.” – Scott Roeben
"I have written a raucous valentine to a poet’s dream and agony." – Ben Hecht
“I have written a raucous valentine to a poet’s dream and agony.” – Ben Hecht
"You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one." – John Wooden
“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.” – John Wooden
"Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy, than by service; love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present." – John Lubbock
“Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy, than by service; love …
"(Regarding his prayers to keep Hurricane Gloria away from Virginia Beach) It was ‘extremely important because I felt that if I couldn’t move a hurricane, I could hardly move a nation" – Pat Robertson
“(Regarding his prayers to keep Hurricane Gloria away from Virginia Beach) It was ‘extremely important because I felt that if I couldn’t move a hurricane, …
"Even if you think the flame has died, there’s at least one lyric that’ll hit that last hot spot, and then you’ll find yourself as fucked as you were the day you lied and said you never wanted to see her again." – John Mayer
“Even if you think the flame has died, there’s at least one lyric that’ll hit that last hot spot, and then you’ll find yourself as …
"The Fidelity alliance will significantly enhance our distribution footprint." – Steve Black
“The Fidelity alliance will significantly enhance our distribution footprint.” – Steve Black
"I positively adore Miss Dombey; – I-I am perfectly sore with loving her." – Charles Dickens
“I positively adore Miss Dombey; – I-I am perfectly sore with loving her.” – Charles Dickens
"You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections: There is nothing like it in this world." – Charlotte Bronte
“You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections: There is nothing like it in this world.” – Charlotte Bronte
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” …
"The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive." – Albert Einstein
“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” – Albert Einstein
"If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours." – Ray Kroc
“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success …
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." – Doug Larson
“Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” – Doug Larson
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity" – Dale Carnegie
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by …
"Fear is the question. Love is the answer." – Rain Bojangles
“Fear is the question. Love is the answer.” – Rain Bojangles
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t." – Erica Jong
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” – Erica Jong
"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." – Maya Angelou
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” …
"Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them" – Chinese Proverbs
“Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them” – Chinese Proverbs
"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity." – Albert Einstein
“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an …
"There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch." – Bette Davis
“There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. …
"I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy." – Franz Kafka
“I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.” – Franz Kafka
"How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being." – Oscar Wilde
“How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human …
"Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result." – Bobby Robson
“Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result.” – Bobby Robson
"The future is always beginning now." – Mark Strand
“The future is always beginning now.” – Mark Strand
"We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought." – Bertrand Russell
“We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.” – Bertrand Russell
"Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader’s toolkit" – Howard Gardner
“Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader’s toolkit” – Howard Gardner
"Take me home. Take me home and leave me there. Think I’m gonna cry, don’t know why. Think I’m gonna sing myself a lullaby. Feel free to listen. Feel free to stare." – Ani Difranco
“Take me home. Take me home and leave me there. Think I’m gonna cry, don’t know why. Think I’m gonna sing myself a lullaby. Feel …
"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." – William A. Foster
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice …
"Farewell, too little and too lately known, / Whom I began to think and call my own." – John Dryden
“Farewell, too little and too lately known, / Whom I began to think and call my own.” – John Dryden
"My motto is this: The way you live in a house and the way you sell a house are totally different. If I were to put my house on the market, it wouldn’t resemble where I live now. You want it to look like a model home." – Donna Freeman
“My motto is this: The way you live in a house and the way you sell a house are totally different. If I were to …
"Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand." – Mae West
“Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.” – Mae West
"Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy" – Japanese Proverb
“Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy” – Japanese Proverb
"There is a syndrome in sports called ”paralysis by analysis.”" – Arthur Ashe
“There is a syndrome in sports called ”paralysis by analysis.”” – Arthur Ashe
"People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say visually." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say …
"The minute I think I’m getting mellow, I’m retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?" – Woody Hayes
“The minute I think I’m getting mellow, I’m retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?” – Woody Hayes
"Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not." – George Bernard Shaw
“Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Funerals are pretty compared to death" – Tennessee Williams
“Funerals are pretty compared to death” – Tennessee Williams