"I hope you invite me (back) before then." – Barack Obama
“I hope you invite me (back) before then.” – Barack Obama
Month: May 2010
"Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge." – Isaac Friedmann
“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” – Isaac Friedmann
"Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners." – Laurence Sterne
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” – Laurence Sterne
"The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession." – Sherlock Holmes
“The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.” – Sherlock Holmes
"I’ve always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that’s the real test." – Robert Fulghum
“I’ve always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that’s the real test.” – Robert Fulghum
"“It is said that no-one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones,” Mr Mandela has said." – Nelson Mandela
““It is said that no-one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it …
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"Correction does much, but encouragement does more." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world’s ills will be cured." – Henry Ford
“There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the …
"Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes … We cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. The book is written in the mathematical language … without whos" – Galileo Galilei
“Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes … We cannot understand it if we do not first learn the …
"The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher." – Dalai Lama
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” – Dalai Lama
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." – Dr. Carl Sagan
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” – Dr. Carl Sagan
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought." – Buddha
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” – Buddha
"We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don’t have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren’t going to work." – Barack Obama
“We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don’t have troops for an invasion and surgical strikes aren’t going to work.” – …
"There is something curiously boring about somebody else’s happiness" – Aldous Huxley
“There is something curiously boring about somebody else’s happiness” – Aldous Huxley
"The first duty of love is to listen." – Paul Tillich
“The first duty of love is to listen.” – Paul Tillich
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration – courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth" – Henry Louis Mencken
“Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration – courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth” – Henry …
So lange man dich lobt, glaube nur immer,
So lange man dich lobt, glaube nur immer, dass du noch nicht auf deiner eigenen Bahn, sondern auf der eines andern bist. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
"Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability." – George Bernard Shaw
“Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.” – George Bernard Shaw
""I have done that," says my memory. "I cannot have done that" — says my pride, and remains adamant. At last — memory yields." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“”I have done that,” says my memory. “I cannot have done that” — says my pride, and remains adamant. At last — memory yields.” – …
"Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death" – Moliere
“Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death” – Moliere
"I cannot say that there is any reason to fear death; I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s been through it come back to complain about the experience." – Colin Gorman
“I cannot say that there is any reason to fear death; I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s been through it come back to complain about …
Montesquieu
Cuando se busca tanto el modo de hacerse temer se encuentra siempre primero el de hacerse odiar. Frases de Montesquieu
Man muß die Menschen so belehren, als ob man sie nicht belehrte, und unbekannte Dinge vortragen, als seien sie nur vergessen. (Alexander Pope)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Alexander Pope (21.5.1688 – 30.5.1744) Schriftsteller, Übersetzer, Herausgeber, Dichter, ‘Pastorals’, ‘Essay on Criticism’, ‘The Rape of the Lock …
Work is a part of life, not the point of it. -Adams, Sean
Work is a part of life, not the point of it. -Adams, Sean
"And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together." – Robert Fulghum
“And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and …
"Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten" – Pythagoras
“Wisdom thoroughly learned will never be forgotten” – Pythagoras
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." – Nelson Mandela
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” – Nelson Mandela
"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I’d type a little faster." – Isaac Asimov
“If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I’d type a little faster.” – Isaac Asimov
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice." – Henry Ford
“Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.” – Henry Ford
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so." – Galileo Galilei
“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” – Galileo Galilei
"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study" – Francis Bacon Sr.
“Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"No one thinks of how much blood it costs." – Dante Alighieri
“No one thinks of how much blood it costs.” – Dante Alighieri
"Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life." – Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama
“Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life.” – Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama
"There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth" – Charles Dickens
“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth” – Charles Dickens
"Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works." – Dr. Carl Sagan
“Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.” – Dr. Carl Sagan
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." – Buddha
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” – Buddha
"As you think, so shall you become." – Bruce Lee
“As you think, so shall you become.” – Bruce Lee