Abschied ist ein schweres Wort.
Abschied ist ein schweres Wort.
Month: August 2011
H. Marsman
Ik ben beroofd en leeg, mijn schepen zijn verbrand, mijn stem verloor haar gloed en vindt geen weerklank meer in ‘t dode firmament, niets dan …
Seit die Mathematiker über die Relativitätstheorie
Seit die Mathematiker über die Relativitätstheorie hergefallen sind, verstehe ich sie selbst nicht mehr. (Albert Einstein)
Eric Hoffer – 21/8/2011
Normalmente sólo vemos lo que queremos ver; tanto es así, que a veces lo vemos donde no está. Frases de Eric Hoffer – 21/8/2011
Every person born into this world their work is born with them. -Lowell, James Russell
Every person born into this world their work is born with them. -Lowell, James Russell
I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. -Bacall, Lauren
I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. -Bacall, Lauren
Ryan Stevenson – perfection
“Perfection is no exaggeration.” ~Ryan Stevenson
Nolan Bushnell – shower
“Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something …
Cornelius Tacitus – frankness and generosity
“He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed, which turn to a man’s ruin unless tempered with discretion.” ~Cornelius Tacitus
Oliver Cromwell – stop
“He who stops being better, stops being good.” ~Oliver Cromwell
John Irving – writer
“The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn’t behave that way …
Bill Keane – hugs
“They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything” ~Bill Keane
Anne Dillard – courage
“You can’t test courage cautiously.” ~Anne Dillard
George Burns – something you love
“I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” ~George Burns
Vincent Cassel – You
“The only person standing in your way is you.” ~Vincent Cassel
Love Quotes
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.” ~Peter Ustinov “Love is metaphysical gravity.” ~R. Buckminster Fuller “Love is …
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -Carnegie, Andrew
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -Carnegie, Andrew
self-reliance
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. – Sophocles
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. -Viscott, David
In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. -Viscott, David
"Nemo me impune lacessit." – Unknown
“Nemo me impune lacessit.” – Unknown
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -Morley, John
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -Morley, John
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. -Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. -Aristotle
Für das Selbstbewusstsein der Schwarzen nicht nur in Amerika hat Ali vielleicht mehr getan als Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Patrice Lumumba und Bill Cosby zusammen. ~~~ Jan Phillip Reemtsma
Für das Selbstbewusstsein der Schwarzen nicht nur in Amerika hat Ali vielleicht mehr getan als Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Patrice Lumumba und Bill Cosby …
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering. -Landor, Walter Savage
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering. -Landor, Walter Savage
Es gibt keine reine Wahrheit, aber ebensowenig einen reinen Irrtum. ~~~ Friedrich Hebbel
Es gibt keine reine Wahrheit, aber ebensowenig einen reinen Irrtum. Friedrich Hebbel
Es ist schändlich, etwas anderes zu sagen, als man denkt.
Es ist schändlich, etwas anderes zu sagen, als man denkt.
I’m not confused, I’m just well mixed. -Frost, Robert
I’m not confused, I’m just well mixed. -Frost, Robert
Unser Leben ist das, wozu es unser Denken macht.
Unser Leben ist das, wozu es unser Denken macht. (Marcus Aurelius)
Ernesto Sábato – 20/8/2011
Dios existe, pero a veces duerme: sus pesadillas son nuestra existencia. Frases de Ernesto Sábato – 20/8/2011
I well believe it, to unwilling ears;None love the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
I well believe it, to unwilling ears;None love the messenger who brings bad news. -Sophocles
There’s no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. -Wharton, Edith
There’s no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. -Wharton, Edith
Der Sport ist ein sehr vernünftiger Versuch des modernen Zivilisationsmenschen, sich die Strapaze künstlich zu verschaffen. ~~~ Peter Bamm
Der Sport ist ein sehr vernünftiger Versuch des modernen Zivilisationsmenschen, sich die Strapaze künstlich zu verschaffen. Peter Bamm
All the world’s a stage, and all the clergymen critics. -Nunn, Gregory
All the world’s a stage, and all the clergymen critics. -Nunn, Gregory
A minute’s success pays the failure of years. -Browning, Robert
A minute’s success pays the failure of years. -Browning, Robert
Barbara Schapiro
“Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it’s just pure, unthinking delight.” Barbara Schapiro quotes
Laurence Sterne
“Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.” Laurence Sterne quotes
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. -Sarton, May
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. -Sarton, May
Francie Larrieu Smith – goal
“The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal.” ~Francie Larrieu Smith on Motivation
David Ulin – language
“We possess books we read, animating the waiting stillness of their language, but they possess us also, filling us with thoughts and observations, asking us …