Anne Dillard – courage
“You can’t test courage cautiously.” ~Anne Dillard
Year: 2011
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 …
If life must not be taken too seriously — then so neither must death. -Butler, Samuel
If life must not be taken too seriously — then so neither must death. -Butler, Samuel
Autoren sollten stehend an einem Pult schreiben. Dann würden ihnen ganz von selbst kurze Sätze einfallen. ~~~ Ernest Hemingway
Autoren sollten stehend an einem Pult schreiben. Dann würden ihnen ganz von selbst kurze Sätze einfallen. Ernest Hemingway
Die Strafe für Täter müßte den Opfern gerecht werden, nicht nur dem Gesetz.
Die Strafe für Täter müßte den Opfern gerecht werden, nicht nur dem Gesetz.
Herman Finkers
In Almelo hebben we ook een berg… naja, berg, een heuvel… althans, ‘t is meer een glooiing in het landschap… Oke, ‘t is eigenlijk gewoon …
There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won t. -Billings, Josh
There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won t. -Billings, Josh
Wir lieben die Achtung nicht um der Achtung
Wir lieben die Achtung nicht um der Achtung willen, sondern einzig und allein nur wegen der Vorteile, die sie uns bringt. (Claude Adrien Helvétius)
You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane. -Proverb, Russian
You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane. -Proverb, Russian
One eye sees, the other feels. -Klee, Paul
One eye sees, the other feels. -Klee, Paul
Alice Roosevelt Longworth – youth
“The secret of eternal youth is arrested development.” ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth
James Gordon – willpower
“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” ~James Gordon
Thought for Today – Timeless Beauty
“Learn to go beyond words into silence, sit with your innermost self and experience the nourishing, timeless beauty of peace.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. -Howells, William Dean
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. -Howells, William Dean