Elie Wiesel – obligation
“Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life” ~Elie Wiesel
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Giacomo Leopardi – tolerance
“No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance” ~Giacomo Leopardi
William Warburton – Reason
“Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.” ~William Warburton on Reason
Jerry Seinfeld – movement
“To me, if life boils down to one thing, it’s movement. To live is to keep moving.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
Susan Deborah Quotes
“Every single word is loaded with a trillion contexts which continue to baffle and exasperate.” ~Susan Deborah “Age and wisdom, don’t always walk hand-in-hand. Maybe …
Thought for Today – Pure Heart
“Have a heart so pure it can sweeten a sour mood and elevate a falling star.” ~Thought for Today-UK
"Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists." – Dennis Prager
“Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.” – Dennis Prager
Ralph Nader – leaders
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~Ralph Nader
Austin O’Malley – platonic friendship
“Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces” ~Austin O’Malley
Gerry Spence – wonder than belief
“I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.” ~Gerry Spence
Thought for Today – Conflict
“In situations of conflict, I have to realise that the only weapons I need are a smile and a loveful attitude.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Penny Wong – move fast
“The world is moving fast. And if we will not move, it will move fast us.” ~Penny Wong, Minister of Finance and Deregulation, ACT Parliamentarian, …
Robert Service – promise
“A promise made is a debt unpaid.” ~Robert Service
Melanie Gustafson – future
“Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future.” ~Melanie Gustafson
Klemens Von Metternich – history
“The men who make history have not time to write it.” ~Klemens Von Metternich
William James – prejudice
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” ~William James (1842 – 1910)
Rene Descartes – mind
“In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate” ~Rene Descartes
F.Clark – litle things
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.” ~F.Clark
Milton Berle – minutes and hours
“A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours.” ~Milton Berle
Charles Lindbergh – think
“Isnt it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most? ~Charles Lindbergh
Janice Gibson – golf
“A business executive is someone who talks golf in the office and business on the golf course.” ~Janice Gibson
Rose Quotations
“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.” ~Persian Proverb “Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw …
Saul Bellow – illusion
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” ~Saul Bellow
Helen Fisher – open heart
“Keep an open heart. We are wired to find love.” ~Helen Fisher
Bernard Edmond – the courage to succeed
“To dream anything that you want to dream. That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is …
Ivan Panin – somewhere
“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love …
Tanica S Hall – This is Love
“When I cry you stay up with me at night.Before you think of yourself you think of me first.When i feel unattractive you remind me …
The Talmud – contents
“Examine the contents, not the bottle” ~The Talmud
Ugo Betti – peace
“There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.” ~Ugo Betti
"[Her] love and tenderness gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face my dead at last and write this play-write it with deep pity and understanding and forgiveness for all the four haunted Tyrones." – Eugene O’Neill
“ love and tenderness gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face my dead at last and write this play-write it with …
Thought for Today – Judge Not
“At times you may feel yourself to be the victim of other people’s bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities. Try not to judge them – things …
Charles Knowlton – Promise
“A promise is a pledge in advance to provide some reward or benefit. It’s value is in the giver being able to deliver on what …
Ellen Glasgow – feel young
“Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty.” ~Ellen Glasgow
Vinny Ferraro – kindness
“What if it all belongs – everything around you? Just see if you can approach every moment with kindness. Know what that does? That allows …
Arnold Toynbee – work and play
“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.” ~Arnold Toynbee
Deborah Thomas – right direction
“Each of us as part of society are responsible for steering ‘manners’ in the right direction.” ~Deborah Thomas
Thought for Today – Diamonds
“Your time is most valuable, and so you should not waste it. You should not waste time in wasteful thoughts. Every second of yours is …
Steve Jobs – follow your heart
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’ life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of …
Alexander Hamilton – national blessing
“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” ~Alexander Hamilton
Sir Edwin Arnold – dying and sighing
“One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.” ~Sir Edwin Arnold