"You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it." – Art Buchwald
“You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it.” – Art Buchwald
Month: May 2010
Rudy Kousbroek
Beelden uit mijn herinnering zijn even nutteloos als foto’s van eten voor iemand die honger heeft. Rudy Kousbroek citaat
Ich glaube, dass alle Menschen, die das Böse
Ich glaube, dass alle Menschen, die das Böse in der Welt verurteilen, auch verstehen müssen, dass dieses Böse ohne ihre eigene Mitschuld nicht existieren könnte. …
Nicolás Maquiavelo – 27/5/2010
En general, los hombres juzgan más por los ojos que por la inteligencia, pues todos pueden ver, pero pocos comprenden lo que ven. Frases de …
Alles selbst machen zu wollen, ist das Kennzeichen des Unbegabten. (Richard von Schaukal)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Richard von Schaukal (27.5.1874 – 10.10.1942) Lyriker, ästhetisierender Impressionismus (Österreich, 1874 – 1942). Bauernregel des Tages: Ein Bienenschwarm …
Ask
Better to ask twice than to lose your way once. – Proverb, Danish
Law Suits
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Bierce, Ambrose
It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it. -Fields, W. C.
It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it. -Fields, W. C.
"A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem." – Albert Einstein
“A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.” – Albert Einstein
"An old man in love is like a flower in winter" – Portuguese Proverb
“An old man in love is like a flower in winter” – Portuguese Proverb
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. -Dickens, Charles
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. -Dickens, Charles
Manch einer, der vor der Versuchung flieht, hofft doch heimlich, dass sie ihn einholt. ~~~ Giovanni Guareschi
Manch einer, der vor der Versuchung flieht, hofft doch heimlich, dass sie ihn einholt. Giovanni Guareschi
No person is important enough to make me angry. -Castaneda, Carlos
No person is important enough to make me angry. -Castaneda, Carlos
"Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it" – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
“Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
"There is little success where there is little laughter." – Andrew Carnegie
“There is little success where there is little laughter.” – Andrew Carnegie
"Death will extract me / a disappointed man / there can be no arriving." – Rg Gregory
“Death will extract me / a disappointed man / there can be no arriving.” – Rg Gregory
"In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that it may not actually come to pass while the article is still on the presses" – Calvin Trillin
“In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that …
He threatens many that hath injured one. -Jonson, Ben
He threatens many that hath injured one. -Jonson, Ben
"Sometimes I’m confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn’t obvious…" – Michael Stipe
“Sometimes I’m confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn’t obvious…” – Michael Stipe
"Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." – Shel Silverstein
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close …
"Don’t Let them fool you or even try to school you" – Bob Marley
“Don’t Let them fool you or even try to school you” – Bob Marley
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. -Phelps, William Lyon
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. -Phelps, William Lyon
"If my film makes one more person miserable, I’ve done my job" – Woody Allen
“If my film makes one more person miserable, I’ve done my job” – Woody Allen
"I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life’s luggage" – Elbert Hubbard
“I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life’s luggage” – Elbert Hubbard
German Proverb: Envy eats nothing, …
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart. German Proverb Proverb Link: Envy eats nothing, …See More: German Proverbs (2196 Proverbs) German Proverb: Envy eats nothing, …
"The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance." – Benjamin Franklin
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Fools are my theme; let satire be my song." – Lord Byron
“Fools are my theme; let satire be my song.” – Lord Byron
"The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little — or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives." – Anthony Trollope
“The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little — or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic …
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched. -Nathan, George Jean
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched. -Nathan, George Jean
Irv Kupcinet
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” Irv Kupcinet quotes
"He that would live in peace and at ease, Must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees" – Benjamin Franklin
“He that would live in peace and at ease, Must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees” – Benjamin Franklin
"Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances." – Charles Baudelaire
“Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.” …
"It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us." – Epicurus
“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.” – Epicurus
"One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain" – Bob Marley
“One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain” – Bob Marley
Clark, Ramsey
A right is not what someone gives you, it’s what no one can take away from you. Clark, Ramsey quotes
Bryant, William C.
Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger. Bryant, William C. quotes
Turgenev, Ivan
However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words. Turgenev, Ivan quotes
"My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something. I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they’re the same thing." – Al Pacino
“My weaknesses… I wish I could come up with something. I’d probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe …
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly …
Auch aus Steinen, die einem in den Weg gelegt werden, kann man Schönes bauen. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Auch aus Steinen, die einem in den Weg gelegt werden, kann man Schönes bauen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe