It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not. -Griswold, Alfred Whitney
/
/
It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not. -Griswold, Alfred Whitney
It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not. -Griswold, Alfred Whitney
More Stories Like These
"If you start out wanting to be Julia Roberts, the odds are like winning the lottery. But if you want to be an actor there’s a world of possibilities out there…There’s a huge network of working actors who aren’t Julia Roberts." – Carol Goodheart
“If you start out wanting to be Julia Roberts, the odds are like winning the lottery. But if …
Antrim, Minna
An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself. Antrim, Minna quotes
"I mistrust total competence. I’ve always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through." – Michael Palin
“I mistrust total competence. I’ve always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get …
Character is our destiny. -Heraclitus
Character is our destiny. -Heraclitus
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. -Chinese Proverb
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. -Chinese Proverb
Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight -Takuboku, Ishikawa
Like a kite cut from the string, lightly the soul of my youth has taken flight -Takuboku, Ishikawa
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. -George Santayana
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. -George Santayana
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. -Bierce, Ambrose
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. -Bierce, Ambrose
"Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." – Voltaire
“Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.” – Voltaire
"Americans know something without a name is undermining the nation, turning the mind mushy when it comes to separating truth from falsehood and right from wrong." – Charlton Heston
“Americans know something without a name is undermining the nation, turning the mind mushy when it comes to …