"Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge." – Leonardo da Vinci
“Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.” – Leonardo da Vinci
Month: May 2010
"If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow." – John Wayne
“If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.” – John Wayne
"One person can make a difference and every person should try." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“One person can make a difference and every person should try.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly" – Isaac Asimov
“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly” – Isaac Asimov
"It is uncommon to fire all six shots of a revolver with great suddenness when one would probably be sufficient, but many things in the life of Herbert West were uncommon." – H. P Lovecraft
“It is uncommon to fire all six shots of a revolver with great suddenness when one would probably be sufficient, but many things in the …
"And yet Its still moves" – Galileo Galilei
“And yet Its still moves” – Galileo Galilei
"The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago." – Edgar Allan Poe
“I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active …
"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves." – Dalai Lama
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” – Dalai Lama
"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time." – Charles Dickens
“I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one …
"We are star-stuff" – Dr. Carl Sagan
“We are star-stuff” – Dr. Carl Sagan
"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them." – Bruce Lee
“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” – Bruce Lee
"Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed." – Arthur Schopenhauer
“Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
"Play tricks with me, and I’ll crush you." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“Play tricks with me, and I’ll crush you.” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together." – Oprah Winfrey
“Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.” – Oprah Winfrey
"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace." – Buddha
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
"I am not young enough to know everything." – Oscar Wilde
“I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde
"Fear always springs from ignorance" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Fear always springs from ignorance” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs" – James Allen
“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs” – James Allen
"You don’t have to be optimistic, just trust yourself." – Yuval K.
“You don’t have to be optimistic, just trust yourself.” – Yuval K.
"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel" – Socrates
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel” – Socrates
"What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?" – Robert Fulghum
“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?” – Robert Fulghum
"Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul" – Pythagoras
“Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for …
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?" – Nelson Mandela
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our …
"take it or leave it" – Madonna
“take it or leave it” – Madonna
"the recipe was supposed to be from a chef on a location catering truck." – John Wayne
“the recipe was supposed to be from a chef on a location catering truck.” – John Wayne
"Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety." – Isaac Asimov
“It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.” – Isaac Asimov
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy." – Isaac Newton
“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” – Isaac Newton
"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste." – Henry Ford
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.” – Henry Ford
"All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." – H. P Lovecraft
“All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those …
"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." – Dr. Carl Sagan
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” – Dr. Carl Sagan
"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear." – Bruce Lee
“Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear.” – Bruce Lee
"don’t expect government to solve all their problems." – Barack Obama
“don’t expect government to solve all their problems.” – Barack Obama
"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people" – Arthur Schopenhauer
“We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people” – Arthur Schopenhauer
"the notorious canary-trainer" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“the notorious canary-trainer” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work." – Aldous Huxley
“Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.” – Aldous Huxley
"Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou." – Akhenaton
“Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that …
"If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another." – Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama
“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.” – Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama