Robert Redford
“If you stay in Beverly Hills too long you become a Mercedes.” Robert Redford quotes
Month: August 2010
Andy Rooney
“Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of …
Greg Evans
“Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can’t last.” Greg Evans quotes
What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Guccione, Bob
You have to penetrate a woman’s defenses. Getting into her head is a prerequisite to getting into her body. Guccione, Bob quotes
Trapp, June L.
The due process of law as we use it, I believe, rests squarely on the liberal idea of conflict and resolution. Trapp, June L. quotes
Fenton, James
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation. Fenton, James …
Tim Blair
“Thus far, the reputed idiot Bush has graduated from Yale and Harvard, made a stack of cash in the oil industry, become the first consecutive-term …
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. -Benjamin, Walter
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. -Benjamin, Walter
To understand is to perceive patterns. -Berlin, Sir Isaiah
To understand is to perceive patterns. -Berlin, Sir Isaiah
Ein guter Aphorismus ist die Weisheit eines ganzen Buches in einem einzigen Satz. ~~~ Theodor Fontane
Ein guter Aphorismus ist die Weisheit eines ganzen Buches in einem einzigen Satz. Theodor Fontane
Die Talente sind oft gar nicht so ungleich, im Fleiß und im Charakter liegen die Unterschiede. ~~~ Theodor Fontane
Die Talente sind oft gar nicht so ungleich, im Fleiß und im Charakter liegen die Unterschiede. Theodor Fontane
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. -Augustine, St.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. -Augustine, St.
Das Gegenteil von schlecht muss nicht gut
Das Gegenteil von schlecht muss nicht gut sein – es kann noch schlechter sein. (Paul Watzlawick)
Lucio Anneo Séneca – 14/8/2010
Igual virtud es moderarse en el gozo que moderarse en el dolor. Frases de Lucio Anneo Séneca – 14/8/2010
Wer nicht an die Zukunft denkt, wird keine haben. (John Galsworthy)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: John Galsworthy (14.8.1867 – 31.1.1933) Schriftsteller, Romanautor, weltberühmt durch die ‘Forsyte Saga’, Nobelpreis für Literatur/1932 (England, 1867 – …
"Believing in yourself, is an endless destination. Believing you have failed, is the end of your journey." – Sarah Meredith
“Believing in yourself, is an endless destination. Believing you have failed, is the end of your journey.” – Sarah Meredith
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Die Fähigkeit, das Wort "Nein" auszusprechen, ist der erste Schritt zur Freiheit. ~~~ Nicolas Chamfort
Die Fähigkeit, das Wort "Nein" auszusprechen, ist der erste Schritt zur Freiheit. Nicolas Chamfort
"I think the market kind of got walloped by the Merck verdict on Friday, and this may be a reflex rally we’re seeing now." – Bill Sutherland
“I think the market kind of got walloped by the Merck verdict on Friday, and this may be a reflex rally we’re seeing now.” – …
"If he is so smart, how come he is dead?" – Homer Simpson
“If he is so smart, how come he is dead?” – Homer Simpson
Man will wissen, dass im ganzen Lande seit 500 Jahren niemand vor Freude gestorben wäre. ~~~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Man will wissen, dass im ganzen Lande seit 500 Jahren niemand vor Freude gestorben wäre. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt. -Guerard, Albert
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt. -Guerard, Albert
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." – Douglas Adams
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to …
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. -Montesquieu, Charles De
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. -Montesquieu, Charles De
"The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It’s the ones that become the friendships that last." – Andrew Sullivan
“The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It’s the ones that become the friendships that …
No law reaches it, but all right-minded people observe it. -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
No law reaches it, but all right-minded people observe it. -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
Proverb, Turkish
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose. Proverb, Turkish quotes
Hovey, Richard
I do not know beneath what sky nor on what seas shall be thy fate; I only know it shall be high, I only know …
Wilson, Elizabeth
Postmodernism refuses to privilege any one perspective, and recognizes only difference, never inequality, only fragments, never conflict. Wilson, Elizabeth quotes
It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. -Epictetus
It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. -Epictetus
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry. -Porter, O. Henry
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry. -Porter, O. Henry
"You cannot help another person without simultaneously helping yourself." – Jeffrey Benjamin
“You cannot help another person without simultaneously helping yourself.” – Jeffrey Benjamin
Meine Aufgabe ist es, meine Hoffnungen zu
Meine Aufgabe ist es, meine Hoffnungen zu lehren, sich den Tatsachen anzupassen, und nicht, die Tatsachen dazu zu zwingen, mit meinen Hoffnungen übereinzustimmen. (Thomas Huxley)
Fénelon – 13/8/2010
El verdadero medio de ganar mucho consiste en no querer nunca ganar demasiado. Frases de Fénelon – 13/8/2010
Richtig verheiratet ist nur der Mann, der jedes Wort versteht, das seine Frau nicht gesagt hat. (Alfred Hitchcock)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Alfred Hitchcock (13.8.1899 – 29.4.1980) Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent, ‘Cocktail für eine Leiche’/1948, ‘Bei Anruf: Mord’/1954, ‘Über den Dächern von …
Physicians
Physician — One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well. – Bierce, Ambrose
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. -Carnegie, Dale
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. -Carnegie, Dale
Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge. -Mann, Horace
Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge. -Mann, Horace
"Be smart, but never show it." – Louis B. Mayer
“Be smart, but never show it.” – Louis B. Mayer