Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. -Shaw, George Bernard
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. -Shaw, George Bernard
Year: 2010
"Most pitchers are too smart to manage." – Jim Palmer
“Most pitchers are too smart to manage.” – Jim Palmer
"A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast." – Friedrich von Schiller
“A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.” – Friedrich von Schiller
Michael Pritchard
“No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the …
Sir Richard Francis Burton
“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.” Sir Richard Francis Burton quotes
"I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him." – Chad Biddle
“I just stayed in a better stance. He hit four low singles (Wednesday) and I couldn’t get away from him.” – Chad Biddle
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out. -Burke, Michael
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out. -Burke, Michael
"Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only respond so quickly." – Jonathan Edwards
“Four of our stations ran out of at least one grade of gas (on Wednesday) before we could get them supplied again. You can only …
"I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe." – Daniel Kessler
“I hope this isn’t the last time we celebrate the anniversary of Roe.” – Daniel Kessler
"Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself." – Robert Collier
“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.” – Robert Collier
"I talk marriage; they talk weddings!" – Robert Farrar Capon
“I talk marriage; they talk weddings!” – Robert Farrar Capon
Hall, Milton
Your ability to learn depends partly on your ability to relinquish what you’ve held. Hall, Milton quotes
Armstrong, Robert
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. Armstrong, Robert quotes
Khrushchev, Nikita
When you are skinning your customers you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again. Khrushchev, Nikita quotes
Dix, Dorothy
In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do. Dix, …
"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea" – Sir Philip Sidney
“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea” – …
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. -Wanamaker, John
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. -Wanamaker, John
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. -Maclennan, Hugh
A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat. -Maclennan, Hugh
Manche Ehe ist ein Todesurteil, das jahrelang vollstreckt wird. ~~~ August Strindberg
Manche Ehe ist ein Todesurteil, das jahrelang vollstreckt wird. August Strindberg
"I’m expecting I’ll have at least 75 guys selling. I probably got 40 phone calls (Wednesday) about this." – Butch Behn
“I’m expecting I’ll have at least 75 guys selling. I probably got 40 phone calls (Wednesday) about this.” – Butch Behn
Ernst Hohenemser
Er zijn brieven, waarbij het vraagstuk, wat men erboven moet zetten zo moeilijk is, dat de brief nooit geschreven wordt. Ernst Hohenemser citaat
So überschlägt sich die Zeit wie ein Stein
So überschlägt sich die Zeit wie ein Stein vom Berge herunter, und man weiß nicht, wo sie hinkommt und wo man ist. (Johann Wolfgang von …
Thomas Jefferson – 19/8/2010
Una sola cosa nos explica bien la historia y es en qué consisten los malos gobiernos. Frases de Thomas Jefferson – 19/8/2010
Feder und Papier entzünden mehr Feuer als alle Streichhölzer der Welt. (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (19.8.1919 – 24.2.1990) Verleger des Wirschaftsmagazines FORBES (USA, 1919 – 1990). Bauernregel des Tages: Weht …
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When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing. – Wilson, Woodrow T.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. -Kennedy, John F.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. -Kennedy, John F.
Das deutsche Fernsehprogramm ist das beste der Welt. Gäbe es sonst die vielen Wiederholungen? ~~~ Jürgen von der Lippe
Das deutsche Fernsehprogramm ist das beste der Welt. Gäbe es sonst die vielen Wiederholungen? Jürgen von der Lippe
Der Durchschnittsmensch, der nicht weiß, was er mit diesem Leben anfangen soll, wünscht sich ein anderes, das ewig dauern soll. ~~~ Anatole France
Der Durchschnittsmensch, der nicht weiß, was er mit diesem Leben anfangen soll, wünscht sich ein anderes, das ewig dauern soll. Anatole France
Hate and anger is fear born without spirtual intervention…. -Blum, Donald
Hate and anger is fear born without spirtual intervention…. -Blum, Donald
Unmöglich kann ein naturhaftes Begehren vergeblich sein. ~~~ Thomas von Aquin
Unmöglich kann ein naturhaftes Begehren vergeblich sein. Thomas von Aquin
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. -Proverb, Chinese
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. -Proverb, Chinese
Es gibt alte Piloten und es gibt kühne Piloten, aber es gibt keine alten, kühnen Piloten. ~~~ André Kostolany
Es gibt alte Piloten und es gibt kühne Piloten, aber es gibt keine alten, kühnen Piloten. André Kostolany
"One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences." – O. A. Battista
“One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences.” – O. A. Battista
You are born modern, you do not become so. -Baudrillard, Jean
You are born modern, you do not become so. -Baudrillard, Jean
Alle großen Dinge sind einfach und viele können mit einem einzigen Wort ausgedrückt werden: Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit, Ehre, Pflicht, Gnade, Hoffnung. ~~~ Winston Churchill
Alle großen Dinge sind einfach und viele können mit einem einzigen Wort ausgedrückt werden: Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit, Ehre, Pflicht, Gnade, Hoffnung. Winston Churchill
Joseph Brodsky
“Life — the way it really is — is a battle not between bad and good but between bad and worse.” Joseph Brodsky quotes
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. -Brewster, Benjamin
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. -Brewster, Benjamin
"There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly." – Antisthenes
“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who …
I don’t mind how much my ministers talk — as long as they do what I say. -Thatcher, Margaret
I don’t mind how much my ministers talk — as long as they do what I say. -Thatcher, Margaret
"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." – Paulo Coelho
“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.” – Paulo Coelho