"Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly" – Andre Maurois
“Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly” – Andre Maurois
Month: May 2010
"The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart" – Walter Lippmann
“The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the …
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more" – Anthony Robbins
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more” – Anthony Robbins
"Forget injuries; never forget kindness." – Confucius
“Forget injuries; never forget kindness.” – Confucius
"Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?" – William Shakespeare
“Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?” – William Shakespeare
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." – Lao Tzu
“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu
"One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? she asked. Where do you want to go? was his response. I don’t know, Alice answered. Then, said the cat, it doesn’t matter." – Lewis Carroll
“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? she asked. …
"I’m no angel, but I’ve spread my wings a bit." – Mae West
“I’m no angel, but I’ve spread my wings a bit.” – Mae West
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." – Abraham Lincoln
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Just as hope rings through laughter, it can also shine through tears." – Maya Angelou
“Just as hope rings through laughter, it can also shine through tears.” – Maya Angelou
"Amor Fati – “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Amor Fati – “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"There is nothing useless to men of sense" – Jean de La Fontaine
“There is nothing useless to men of sense” – Jean de La Fontaine
"Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain." – Doug Horton
“Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.” – Doug Horton
"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army." – George Herbert
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” – George Herbert
"You, and those like you, take your fill of pleasure on earth by making the life of such as me bitter and black with sorrow; and then it is a fine thing, when you have had enough of that, to think of securing your pleasure in heaven by becoming converted!" – Thomas Hardy
“You, and those like you, take your fill of pleasure on earth by making the life of such as me bitter and black with sorrow; …
"Music is only love looking for words" – Lawrence Durrell
“Music is only love looking for words” – Lawrence Durrell
"There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich." – Marlene Dietrich
“There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist" – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"You must embrace the man you hate, if you cannot be justified in knocking him down" – Lord Chesterfield
“You must embrace the man you hate, if you cannot be justified in knocking him down” – Lord Chesterfield
"The rest may reason and welcome; ’tis we musicians know." – Robert Browning
“The rest may reason and welcome; ’tis we musicians know.” – Robert Browning
"Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." – Bible
“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” – Bible
"No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness." – Georges Bernanos
“No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.” – Georges Bernanos
"Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself" – Henry Ward Beecher
“Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself” – Henry Ward Beecher
"I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don’t mean one who’s polished, I just mean one who’s through" – Richard Armour
“I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don’t mean one who’s polished, I just mean one who’s through” – Richard Armour
"A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies" – Aristotle
“A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies” – Aristotle
"A man’s capacity is the same as his breadth of vision" – Arabian Proverb
“A man’s capacity is the same as his breadth of vision” – Arabian Proverb
"I don’t know very much, but what I do know I know better than anybody, and I don’t want to argue about it. I know what I think about an actor or an actress, and am not interested in what anybody else thinks." – James Agate
“I don’t know very much, but what I do know I know better than anybody, and I don’t want to argue about it. I know …
"I don’t feel tired at all, and want to keep with the rhythm I have right now." – Ai Miyazato
“I don’t feel tired at all, and want to keep with the rhythm I have right now.” – Ai Miyazato
"The opportunity side is poorly addressed and poorly exploited." – Ab Stevels
“The opportunity side is poorly addressed and poorly exploited.” – Ab Stevels
"Patience is the key to paradise" – Turkish Proverb
“Patience is the key to paradise” – Turkish Proverb
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare …
"We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added" – Ronald Reagan
“We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added” – Ronald Reagan
"The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples" – Walter Lippmann
“The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples” – Walter Lippmann
"Dum spiro, spero (Latin), "While I breath, I hope"" – Latin Proverb
“Dum spiro, spero (Latin), “While I breath, I hope”” – Latin Proverb
"When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears" – Anthony Robbins
“When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears” – Anthony Robbins
"I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand." – Confucius
“I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.” – Confucius
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be happy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness." – Woody Allen
“To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; …
"I am a woman in process. I’m just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull." – Oprah Winfrey
“I am a woman in process. I’m just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life …
"The love of heaven makes one heavenly." – William Shakespeare
“The love of heaven makes one heavenly.” – William Shakespeare