Die Gelassenheit ist eine anmutige Form des Selbstbewusstseins. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Die Gelassenheit ist eine anmutige Form des Selbstbewusstseins. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Month: January 2011
If you can’t get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. -Hastings, Max
If you can’t get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. -Hastings, Max
"To retire is to die." – Pablo Casals
“To retire is to die.” – Pablo Casals
"When I look at you I see flawless perfection-I know somedays you think my eye needs more training- but it doesnt-I know what I see-you are a flawless beauty and time only serves to prove this right.You are my one true love-the one I have prayed for-the one I struggled and fought to believe could ever exist-and you are here.It was worth it-waiting for you has been worth it-fighting for you has been worth it.You have redefined happiness for me-I am overjoyed that you chose me.I love you." – Unknown
“When I look at you I see flawless perfection-I know somedays you think my eye needs more training- but it doesnt-I know what I see-you …
John Huston – picture
“The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world. A picture …
Selbstmord ist die aufrichtigste Form der Selbstkritik.
Selbstmord ist die aufrichtigste Form der Selbstkritik.
Who saves his country violates no law. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Who saves his country violates no law. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Die Traurigkeit ist das Los der tiefen Seelen
Die Traurigkeit ist das Los der tiefen Seelen und der starken Intelligenzen. (Alexandre Vinet)
Anatole France – 17/1/2011
El azar es el seudónimo de Dios cuando no quiere firmar. Frases de Anatole France – 17/1/2011
Es ist leichter, den ersten Wunsch zu unterdrücken, als die folgenden zu erfüllen. (Benjamin Franklin)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Benjamin Franklin (17.1.1706 – 17.4.1790) Schriftsteller, Naturwissenschafter, Politiker, ab 1785 Gouverneur von Pennsylvania (USA, 1706 – 1790). Bauernregel …
some people sell their soul for something as little as ice water and don’t even drink it -BPBEE
some people sell their soul for something as little as ice water and don’t even drink it -BPBEE
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. -Phaedrus
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. -Phaedrus
"I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn’t last long." – Shelley Winters
“I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn’t last long.” – Shelley Winters
"We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person." – William Somerset Maugham
“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to …
Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist der beste Beweis für ein gutes Gedächtnis. ~~~ Selma Lagerlöf
Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist der beste Beweis für ein gutes Gedächtnis. Selma Lagerlöf
You must see first before you can believe. -Holliwell, Raymond
You must see first before you can believe. -Holliwell, Raymond
Thought for Today – Power To Tolerate
You have the power to tolerate anyone and any situation. But tolerance is not just suffering in silence. It means going beyond any personal discomfort …
"Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it." – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Didion, Joan
Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power. Didion, Joan quotes
Confidante. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. -Bierce, Ambrose
Confidante. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. -Bierce, Ambrose
Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, läßt sich ausnutzen.
Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, läßt sich ausnutzen.
Das Leben ist voller Leid, Krankheit, Schmerz – und zu kurz ist es übrigens auch … ~~~ Woody Allen
Das Leben ist voller Leid, Krankheit, Schmerz – und zu kurz ist es übrigens auch … Woody Allen
Carl Orff
Het mooiste gedenkteken voor een componist is, dat hij repertoire houdt. Duits. Das schönste Denkmal für einen Komponisten ist, wenn er im Spielplan bleibt. Carl …
"If you continuously speak down AT people, be careful; at one point or another you may find yourself needing to look up at them…" – N. S. Cole
“If you continuously speak down AT people, be careful; at one point or another you may find yourself needing to look up at them…” – …
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. -Brown, John Mason
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. -Brown, John Mason
Dass mir mein Hund das Liebste sei, sagst
Dass mir mein Hund das Liebste sei, sagst du, oh Mensch, sei Sünde, mein Hund ist mir im Sturme treu, der Mensch nicht mal im …
Victor Hugo – 16/1/2011
Una fe: he aquí lo más necesario al hombre. Desgraciado el que no cree en nada. Frases de Victor Hugo – 16/1/2011
Mut steht am Anfang des Handelns, Glück am Ende. (Demokrit)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Demokrit (16.1.-460 – 31.12.-371) Philosoph, Begründer der Atomismus-Theorie (Griechenland, 460 – 371 v. Chr.). Bauernregel des Tages: Wirft …
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future. -Dickson, Paul
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future. -Dickson, Paul
Höflichkeit ist die Blüte der Menschlichkeit. Wer nicht höflich genug, ist auch nicht menschlich genug. ~~~ Joseph Joubert
Höflichkeit ist die Blüte der Menschlichkeit. Wer nicht höflich genug, ist auch nicht menschlich genug. Joseph Joubert
Daily Quote – Mother Teresa
It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters. Mother Teresa quotes
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. -Burke, Edmund
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. -Burke, Edmund
Herrschen ist Unsinn, aber regieren ist Weisheit. Man herrscht also, weil man nicht regieren kann. ~~~ Johann Gottfried Seume
Herrschen ist Unsinn, aber regieren ist Weisheit. Man herrscht also, weil man nicht regieren kann. Johann Gottfried Seume
Wink at small faults, for you have great ones yourself. -Proverb, Scottish
Wink at small faults, for you have great ones yourself. -Proverb, Scottish
"Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding" – Chinese Proverbs
“Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding” – Chinese Proverbs
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." – Dr. Carl Sagan
“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten …
Miracles
Don’t believe in miracles — depend on them. – Peter, Laurence J.
If a man falls once, all will tread upon him. -Fuller, Thomas
If a man falls once, all will tread upon him. -Fuller, Thomas
Helen Keller – blind state
“I have walked with people whose eyes are full of light, but who see nothing in wood, sea or sky, nothing in the city streets, …
Francis Gay – place in life
“There is a place in life for forgetting, as well as for remembering. Resentments and slights, past misfortunes or handicaps, mistakes which cannot be remedied …