Year: 2010

Fliegende Blätter

Er zijn boeken, die men koopt, maar niet leest; ook boeken, die men leest, maar niet koopt; eindelijk boeken, die men noch leest noch koopt, …

Madness

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. – Aristotle

Mobs

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led. – Poe, Edgar Allan

Eric A. Burns

“Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. …

Jim Davis

“Life is like a Ferrari, it goes too fast. But that’s ok, because you can’t afford it anyway.” Jim Davis quotes

Gould, Gerald

For God’s sake, if you sin, take pleasure in it, and do it for the pleasure… Gould, Gerald quotes

Talmud, The

The burden is equal to the horse’s strength. Talmud, The quotes

Russell, Walter

When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by the illusions of our senses. Russell, Walter quotes

Beecher, Lyman

No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. Beecher, Lyman quotes

Disraeli, Isaac

The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Disraeli, Isaac quotes

Obscenity

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art. – Wilde, Oscar

Pain

Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. – Moore, Mary Tyler

Hillary Clinton

“Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.” Hillary Clinton quotes