January 2011 – Page 14 – Dictionary of Quotes

"People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen to you in life that’s unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it’s like watching television — you don’t feel anything." – Andy Warhol

“People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen to you in life that’s …

Don’t complain because you don’t have. Enjoy what you’ve got. -Judd, H. Stanley

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind. -Alger, William R.

"Scriptwriting [for film] is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the least understood and the least noticed." – Frank Capra

“Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the least understood and the least noticed.” – Frank Capra

Es kann das Volk sein eigener Tyrann sein, und es ist es oft gewesen. ~~~ Ludwig Börne

Es kann das Volk sein eigener Tyrann sein, und es ist es oft gewesen. Ludwig Börne

"I’ll buy you a hat, a really big one." – Johnny Depp

“I’ll buy you a hat, a really big one.” – Johnny Depp

I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers. -Truman, Harry S

"If only there were a longer time between epiphany and epitaph" – David Glaser

“If only there were a longer time between epiphany and epitaph” – David Glaser

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life. -Gandhi, Mahatma

Wir wollten in Bremen kein Gegentor kassieren. Das hat auch bis zum Gegentor ganz gut geklappt. ~~~ Thomas Häßler

Wir wollten in Bremen kein Gegentor kassieren. Das hat auch bis zum Gegentor ganz gut geklappt. Thomas Häßler

Alice Munro

“Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later.” Alice Munro quotes

"You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside." – Alan Cohen

“You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.” – Alan Cohen

Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact. -Dietrich, Marlene

An den Frieden denken heißt, an die Kinder denken. ~~~ Michail Gorbatschow

An den Frieden denken heißt, an die Kinder denken. Michail Gorbatschow

Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization. -Oakley, Ann

Wer über sich lachen kann, hat gut lachen.

Civilization is the lamb’s skin in which barbarism masquerades. -Aldrich, Thomas B.

Die Amerikaner hassen Musik, aber sie lieben Unterhaltung.

Die Amerikaner hassen Musik, aber sie lieben Unterhaltung. (Frank Zappa)

Arturo Graf – 7/1/2011

Tiene mejor conocimiento del mundo, no el que más ha vivido, sino el que más ha observado. Frases de Arturo Graf – 7/1/2011

Oft habe ich meine Rede bedauert, nie mein Schweigen. (Publilius Syrus)

Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Publilius Syrus (7.1.-90 – 31.12.-40) Dichter, verfaßte possenhafte Mimenspiele und Sentenzen (Rom, 90 – 40 v. Chr.). Bauernregel …

Nenne dich nicht arm, weil deine Träume nicht in Erfüllung gegangen sind; wirklich arm ist nur, der nie geträumt hat. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Nenne dich nicht arm, weil deine Träume nicht in Erfüllung gegangen sind; wirklich arm ist nur, der nie geträumt hat. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right. -Graham, Billy

"When I was in Mexico we celebrated the tradition of the king’s cake on epiphany as well." – Kevin O’Brien

“When I was in Mexico we celebrated the tradition of the king’s cake on epiphany as well.” – Kevin O’Brien

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. -Shaw, George Bernard

"It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward." – Dolores Ibarruri (Pasionaria)

“It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.” – Dolores Ibarruri (Pasionaria)

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us. -Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

If you’re a champion, you have to have it in your heart. -Evert, Chris

"Do not look where you fell but where you slipped" – Proverb

“Do not look where you fell but where you slipped” – Proverb

"A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors." – Henry Ward Beecher

“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.” – Henry Ward …

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