Gray skies are just clouds passing over. -Ellington, Duke
Gray skies are just clouds passing over. -Ellington, Duke
Month: January 2011
Für einen Vater, dessen Kind stirbt, stirbt die Zukunft. Für ein Kind, dessen Eltern sterben, stirbt die Vergangenheit. ~~~ Berthold Auerbach
Für einen Vater, dessen Kind stirbt, stirbt die Zukunft. Für ein Kind, dessen Eltern sterben, stirbt die Vergangenheit. Berthold Auerbach
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. -Seneca
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. -Seneca
Childhood
Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and see those mysteries which the books of the learned never …
Die ersten Entschließungen sind nicht immer die klügsten, aber gewöhnlich die redlichsten. ~~~ Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Die ersten Entschließungen sind nicht immer die klügsten, aber gewöhnlich die redlichsten. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
"I don’t know if it was a hangover, but we just came out too passive." – Bruce Larner
“I don’t know if it was a hangover, but we just came out too passive.” – Bruce Larner
A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. -Steinem, Gloria
A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. -Steinem, Gloria
"Perhaps the market hasn’t figured out it’s January. The market has a bit of a 2000 hangover." – Maureen McCarthy
“Perhaps the market hasn’t figured out it’s January. The market has a bit of a 2000 hangover.” – Maureen McCarthy
Charles Robert
“A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn’t there.” Charles Robert quotes
Man knows more than he understands. -Adler, Alfred
Man knows more than he understands. -Adler, Alfred
Each shot is important. -Player, Gary
Each shot is important. -Player, Gary
Flower-Power = Unser Dorf soll schöner werden
Flower-Power = Unser Dorf soll schöner werden
To fight fear, act. To increase fear — wait, put off postpone. -Schwartz, David J.
To fight fear, act. To increase fear — wait, put off postpone. -Schwartz, David J.
Bei gleicher Umgebung lebt doch jeder in
Bei gleicher Umgebung lebt doch jeder in einer anderen Welt. (Arthur Schopenhauer)
Ernest Hemingway – 2/1/2011
Ahora: una palabra curiosa para expresar todo un mundo y toda una vida. Frases de Ernest Hemingway – 2/1/2011
F. Saunders
Dean Swift stelde voor belasting te heffen op vrouwelijke schoonheid en iedere vrouw haar eigen aanslag te laten bepalen. De belasting zou met opgewektheid worden …
"Some of the drug companies now market, ‘We have no hangover effect.’ But they’ll tell you, ‘Give yourself the full eight hours of sleep’ because they know if you wake up sooner, you’re going to have the hangover effect." – Dr. Hitesh Makkar
“Some of the drug companies now market, ‘We have no hangover effect.’ But they’ll tell you, ‘Give yourself the full eight hours of sleep’ because …
If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen. -Khrushchev, Nikita
If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen. -Khrushchev, Nikita
I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning. -Richard, Little
I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning. -Richard, Little
"In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in<br/>friendship, never in want." – Old Irish toast
“In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out infriendship, never in want.” – Old Irish toast
Daily Quote – Aristotle
No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. Aristotle quotes
Kein Weg ist lang, mit einem Freund an der Seite. ~~~ Anonym
Kein Weg ist lang, mit einem Freund an der Seite. Anonym
Mona Lisa is the only beauty who went through history and retained her reputation. -Rogers, Will
Mona Lisa is the only beauty who went through history and retained her reputation. -Rogers, Will
Richtig verheiratet ist der Mann erst dann, wenn er jedes Wort versteht, das seine Frau nicht gesagt hat. ~~~ Alfred Hitchcock
Richtig verheiratet ist der Mann erst dann, wenn er jedes Wort versteht, das seine Frau nicht gesagt hat. Alfred Hitchcock
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. -Bacon, Francis
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. -Bacon, Francis
"Do ye not comprehend that we are worms born to bring forth the angelic butterfly that flieth unto judgment without screen?" – Dante Alighieri
“Do ye not comprehend that we are worms born to bring forth the angelic butterfly that flieth unto judgment without screen?” – Dante Alighieri
The heart is half a prophet. -Proverb, Yiddish
The heart is half a prophet. -Proverb, Yiddish
"The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life." – Henry Mille
“The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.” – Henry Mille
Die Liebe hat nicht nur Rechte, sie hat auch immer recht. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Die Liebe hat nicht nur Rechte, sie hat auch immer recht. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Lautreamont, Isidore Ducasse, Comte De
The great universal family of men is a utopia worthy of the most mediocre logic. Lautreamont, Isidore Ducasse, Comte De quotes
Dan Quisenberry
“I’ve seen the future, and it’s much like the present — only longer.” Dan Quisenberry quotes
Don Herold
“There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.” Don Herold quotes
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
"For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice." – T.S. Eliot
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot
"A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one." – Dimitri Shostakovich
“A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one.” – Dimitri Shostakovich
Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. -Hightower, Cullen
Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. -Hightower, Cullen
Die guten Vorsätze von Silvester sind an Neujahr ungenießbar!
Die guten Vorsätze von Silvester sind an Neujahr ungenießbar!
"What can be said in New Year rhymes,<br/>That’s not been said a thousand times?<br/>The new years come, the old years go,<br/>We know we dream, we dream we know.<br/>We rise up laughing with the light,<br/>We lie down weeping with the night.<br/>We hug the world until it stings,<br/>We curse it then and sigh for wings.<br/>We live, we love, we woo, we wed,<br/>We wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead.<br/>We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,<br/>And that’s the burden of a year." – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“What can be said in New Year rhymes,That’s not been said a thousand times?The new years come, the old years go,We know we dream, we …
Renate Rubinstein
De bevolking bestaat uit twee groepen : zij die aan hun kinderen en kleinkinderen graag iets willen nalaten, en zij die van hun ouders en …
"Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!" – Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!” – Sri …