May 2010 – Page 57 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention." – Doug Horton

“Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.” – Doug Horton

"Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least." – Lord Chesterfield

“Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.” – Lord Chesterfield

"You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"Now I am sober and there’s only the hangover and the memory of love ." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

“Now I am sober and there’s only the hangover and the memory of love .” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Writing isn’t hard. It isn’t any harder than ditch-digging. -Dennis, Patrick

"If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have? rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you." – Lao Tzu

“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. …

"It isn’t what I do, but how I do it. It isn’t what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it." – Mae West

“It isn’t what I do, but how I do it. It isn’t what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when …

"I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged" – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking." – Chinese Proverb

“Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking.” – Chinese Proverb

"This may be a blessing for some courses, … The attrition of the facilities hopefully will match the attrition of the population. The golfers that played at City Park or Eastover will want to play golf. So they will have to go to other facilities." – Robert Brown

“This may be a blessing for some courses, … The attrition of the facilities hopefully will match the attrition of the population. The golfers that …

"Let your performance do the thinking." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Let your performance do the thinking.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"Fear is the mother of foresight." – Thomas Hardy

“Fear is the mother of foresight.” – Thomas Hardy

"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself." – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things" – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count." – Winnie the Pooh

“You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling …

"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure." – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do" – Lord Chesterfield

“Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary …

"It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable." – Jane Austen

“It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable.” – Jane Austen

"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn." – John Lubbock

“The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.” – …

"I wouldn’t recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they’ve always worked for me." – Hunter S. Thompson

“I wouldn’t recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they’ve always worked for me.” – Hunter S. Thompson

"Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor’s fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We can’t socialize the doctors without socializing the patients. Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business. If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he’ll eat you last. (October 27, 1964)" – Ronald Reagan

“Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the …

"In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people" – Andre Maurois

“In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people” – Andre Maurois

"Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one." – Dr. Seuss

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” – Dr. Seuss

"Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other’s faults." – Richard Armour

“Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that …

"We had some lucky breaks and some bad luck." – Ai Miyazato

“We had some lucky breaks and some bad luck.” – Ai Miyazato

"This is a group of guys who worked hard to get back to the playoffs again. I believe we’re playing our best ball of the year right now. It’s great for a school like ours to have a team win two straight area championships." – Ab Argent

“This is a group of guys who worked hard to get back to the playoffs again. I believe we’re playing our best ball of the …

"Of no worldly good can the joy be perfect, unless it is shared by a friend" – Latin Proverb

“Of no worldly good can the joy be perfect, unless it is shared by a friend” – Latin Proverb

"Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." – Confucius

“Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.” – Confucius

"When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. — they’ll find something." – Doug Horton

“When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. — they’ll find something.” – Doug Horton

"I hope more Japanese players could come out even among the top 50." – Ai Sugiyama

“I hope more Japanese players could come out even among the top 50.” – Ai Sugiyama

Was nicht auf einer einzigen Manuskriptseite zusammengefasst werden kann, ist weder durchdacht noch entscheidungsreif. ~~~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

Was nicht auf einer einzigen Manuskriptseite zusammengefasst werden kann, ist weder durchdacht noch entscheidungsreif. Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it… I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent." – Andre Maurois

“The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) …

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." – William Shakespeare

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that …" – George Carlin

“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to …

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