June 2011 – Page 4 – Dictionary of Quotes

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin quotes

Language is the dress of thought. -Johnson, Samuel

"They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men." – Clare Boothe Luce

“They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.” – Clare Boothe Luce

"Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience." – Calvin & Hobbes

“Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.” – Calvin & Hobbes

"To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano" – James Whistler

“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on …

"When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don’t learn nothing, cause hey, it’s not your fault, it’s his fault, over there." – Joe Strummer

“When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don’t learn nothing, cause hey, it’s not your fault, it’s his …

Crime when it succeeds is called virtue. -Seneca

Unsere höchsten Ziele müssen sein: Friede, Gerechtigkeit, Menschenwürde.

"When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all." – Theodore Roosevelt

“When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Wer in der Regierung sitzt, muss Brände sofort löschen. Die Opposition kann über die Verbesserung der Feuerwehr in Ruhe nachdenken. ~~~ Norbert Blüm

Wer in der Regierung sitzt, muss Brände sofort löschen. Die Opposition kann über die Verbesserung der Feuerwehr in Ruhe nachdenken. Norbert Blüm

"When you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack." – Winston Churchill

“When you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come …

Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers. -Lieberman, Gerald F.

Die Freiheit des Menschen liegt nicht darin,

Die Freiheit des Menschen liegt nicht darin, daß er tun kann, was er will, sondern das er nicht tun muß, was er nicht will. (Jean-Jacques …

Theodore Roosevelt – 26/6/2011

En cualquier momento de decisión lo mejor es hacer lo correcto, luego lo incorrecto, y lo peor es no hacer nada. Frases de Theodore Roosevelt …

"When all’s said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take it." – Charles de Lint

“When all’s said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take …

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the as if technique. -James, William

"He pointed at me and said, ‘that one won’t stand up.’ The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked me if the driver had asked me to stand up? I said, ‘yes.’ He asked me why I didn’t stand up, … I told him I didn’t think I should have to stand up. So I asked him: ‘Why do you push us around?’ And he told me, ‘I don’t know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.’" – Rosa Parks

“He pointed at me and said, ‘that one won’t stand up.’ The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked …

That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to. -Hardy, Thomas

"A man’s private thought can never be a lie; what he thinks, is to him the truth, always" – Mark Twain

“A man’s private thought can never be a lie; what he thinks, is to him the truth, always” – Mark Twain

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Foch, Ferdinand

Haltet die Bösen immer voneinander getrennt. Die Sicherheit der Welt hängt davon ab. ~~~ Theodor Fontane

Haltet die Bösen immer voneinander getrennt. Die Sicherheit der Welt hängt davon ab. Theodor Fontane

How many are the things I can do without! -Socrates

Sophia Loren

“Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.” Sophia Loren quotes

"First we make our habits, then our habits make us." – Charles C. Noble

“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” – Charles C. Noble

No one grows old by living. Only by losing interest in living. -Ray, Marie Beyon

"I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome" – Julius Caesar

“I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome” – Julius Caesar

Echte Freunde zeigen sich, wenn du in einen Skandal verwickelt bist. ~~~ Elizabeth Taylor

Echte Freunde zeigen sich, wenn du in einen Skandal verwickelt bist. Elizabeth Taylor

Carmichael

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” Carmichael quotes

"Who was the first guy that look at a cow and said," I think that I’ll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?" – Calvin & Hobbes

“Who was the first guy that look at a cow and said,” I think that I’ll drink whatever comes out of those things when I …

Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is doing a public service. -Stephen, Leslie

Zukunft ist die Zeit, in der man die ganze Vergangenheit kennen wird. Solange man die Vergangenheit nur teilweise kennt, lebt man in der Gegenwart. ~~~ Gabriel Laub

Zukunft ist die Zeit, in der man die ganze Vergangenheit kennen wird. Solange man die Vergangenheit nur teilweise kennt, lebt man in der Gegenwart. Gabriel …

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