"Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Year: 2010
"Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. The rest will be given." – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. The rest will be given.” – Mother Teresa …
"How do I work? I grope" – Albert Einstein
“How do I work? I grope” – Albert Einstein
Scottish Proverb: From saving …
From saving comes having. Scottish Proverb Proverb Link: From saving …See More: Scottish Proverbs (122 Proverbs) Scottish Proverb: From saving … quotes
"One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority." – Napoleon Bonaparte
“One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
"Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment." – Ansel Adams
“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.” – Ansel Adams
"The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!" – Robert Browning
“The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!” – Robert Browning
Roald Amundsen
“Adventure is just bad planning.” Roald Amundsen quotes
Rex Stout
“Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.” Rex Stout quotes
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic. -Carnegie, Dale
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic. -Carnegie, Dale
"Always do whatever’s next" – George Carlin
“Always do whatever’s next” – George Carlin
"Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost" – Voltaire
“Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct …
Schwartz, Elias
Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Think about it. Schwartz, Elias quotes
"We have scheduled a mediation session with the firefighter union and its representative for Friday, March 3. It is in the interest of the city and the union to settle the contract to avoid the time and cost of Act 312 Arbitration." – Bill Stewart
“We have scheduled a mediation session with the firefighter union and its representative for Friday, March 3. It is in the interest of the city …
Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
"At least I know it wasn’t built by some guy wanting to get done on Friday … or hung over on Monday." – Bill McAuliffe
“At least I know it wasn’t built by some guy wanting to get done on Friday … or hung over on Monday.” – Bill McAuliffe
"He was the computer. I would have a dinner with him, if the car wasn’t handling well on the Friday, and would explain to him what it was doing at different parts of the track. He would go back to the garage, and call the mechanics. And by Saturday morning the car would be fantastic. Only Colin Chapman could do that. Of all the engineers I worked with, all the team managers, Colin was a genius who had the intuition to do it." – Emerson Fittipaldi
“He was the computer. I would have a dinner with him, if the car wasn’t handling well on the Friday, and would explain to him …
Wenn du eine weise Antwort verlangst, musst du vernünftig fragen. ~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wenn du eine weise Antwort verlangst, musst du vernünftig fragen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"…the spring, the summer,<br/>The chilling autumn, angry winter, change<br/>Their wonted liveries; and the mazed world<br/>By their increase, now knows not which is which." – William Shakespeare
“…the spring, the summer,The chilling autumn, angry winter, changeTheir wonted liveries; and the mazed worldBy their increase, now knows not which is which.” – William …
"I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition." – Katharine Hepburn
“I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the …
The first requisite for immortality is death. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
The first requisite for immortality is death. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
Hinter jeder Frau im Nerz steht eine andere, die darüber witzelt, wo sie ihn her hat. ~~~ Inge Meysel
Hinter jeder Frau im Nerz steht eine andere, die darüber witzelt, wo sie ihn her hat. Inge Meysel
"When she was a senior, she blew her knee (ACL) out on Friday, Dec. 13. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the next year at SRJC she did it again." – Bill Cox
“When she was a senior, she blew her knee (ACL) out on Friday, Dec. 13. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the next year at SRJC she …
"Fridays are not ‘pants optional’" – Nancy Cartwright
“Fridays are not ‘pants optional'” – Nancy Cartwright
My reason is not framed to bend or stoop: my knees are. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
My reason is not framed to bend or stoop: my knees are. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
Jacinto Benavente – 26/6/2010
Como en las deudas, no cabe con las culpas otra honradez que pagarlas. Frases de Jacinto Benavente – 26/6/2010
Die wahre Lebenskunst besteht darin, im Alltäglichen das Wunderbare zu sehen. (Pearl Sydenstricker Buck)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (26.6.1892 – 6.3.1973) Romanschriftstellerin, Pulitzer-Preis 1932, Nobelpreis für Literatur/1938 für ‘Die gute Erde’ (USA, 1892 …
H Broun
Rond je eenentwintigste komen de meeste pessimistische buien zodra je je er toe zet dromen in werkelijkheid om te zetten. H Broun citaat
"No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it." – Henry Ward Beecher
“No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.” …
Selbstironie ist das klügste Stilmittel, um Unterhaltung zu machen. ~~~ Barbara Schöneberger
Selbstironie ist das klügste Stilmittel, um Unterhaltung zu machen. Barbara Schöneberger
"Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives." – A Sachs
“Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.” – A Sachs
"We’ll do a shoot-around and get used to (the Augusta Civic Center) on Friday. You always have to go somewhere." – Arnie Clark
“We’ll do a shoot-around and get used to (the Augusta Civic Center) on Friday. You always have to go somewhere.” – Arnie Clark
Wenn man Liebe nicht bedingungslos geben und nehmen kann, ist es keine Liebe, sondern ein Handel. ~~~ Emma Goldman
Wenn man Liebe nicht bedingungslos geben und nehmen kann, ist es keine Liebe, sondern ein Handel. Emma Goldman
"When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself." – Isaac Bashevis Singer
“When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. -McLaughlin, Mignon
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. -McLaughlin, Mignon
"There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you’re busy interrupting." – Mark Twain
“There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you’re busy interrupting.” – Mark Twain
"Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing." – Thomas J. Peters
“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” – Thomas J. Peters
Reality is neither good nor bad; it just is. -Dale, Arbie M.
Reality is neither good nor bad; it just is. -Dale, Arbie M.
Ein Augenblick des Glücks wiegt Jahrtausende des Nachruhms auf. ~~~ Friedrich II. der Große
Ein Augenblick des Glücks wiegt Jahrtausende des Nachruhms auf. Friedrich II. der Große
"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death." – Leonardo da Vinci
“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.” – Leonardo da Vinci