"[John Foster Dulles] invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly." – Richard Armour
“ invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly.” – Richard Armour
Category: Famous Quotes by Authors
Famous Quotes by Authors :
James Agate Arabian Proverb Aristotle Richard Armour Jane Austen Henry Ward Beecher Georges Bernanos Bible Jacques BeNigne Bossuet Emily Bronte H. Jackson Brown Jr. Robert Browning John Buchan Lord Chesterfield Chinese Proverb Chuang Tzu Samuel Taylor Coleridge Denis Diderot Marlene Dietrich Diogenes of Sinope Lawrence Durrell Wayne Dyer Henry Van Dyke Ralph Waldo Emerson English Proverb Epictetus Benjamin Franklin French Proverb Thomas Hardy George Herbert Doug Horton Jean De La Fontaine Walter Savage Landor Latin Proverb Walter Lippmann Andre Maurois Comte De Mirabeau Octavio Paz Francis Picabia Ronald Reagan Antoine De Saint-Exupery William Shakespeare George Bernard Shaw Percy Bysshe Shelley Spanish Proverb Harriet Beecher Stowe Turkish Proverb Voltaire
"Your destiny is that of a man, and your vows those of a god." – Voltaire
“Your destiny is that of a man, and your vows those of a god.” – Voltaire
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." – Ronald Reagan
“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” – Ronald Reagan
"All beliefs are bald ideas." – Francis Picabia
“All beliefs are bald ideas.” – Francis Picabia
"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." – Walter Lippmann
“A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.” – Walter …
"There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer" – Walter Savage Landor
“There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer” – Walter Savage Landor
"Love is a given, hatred is acquired." – Doug Horton
“Love is a given, hatred is acquired.” – Doug Horton
"Love teaches even asses to dance" – French Proverb
“Love teaches even asses to dance” – French Proverb
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." – Epictetus
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus
"There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher." – Henry Van Dyke
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” – …
"Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact." – Marlene Dietrich
“Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison" – Lord Chesterfield
“Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness its poison” – Lord Chesterfield
"How well I know what I mean to do / When the long, dark autumn-evenings come." – Robert Browning
“How well I know what I mean to do / When the long, dark autumn-evenings come.” – Robert Browning
"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong." – Richard Armour
“Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.” – Richard …
"In large quantities, that’s dangerous to wildlife." – Don Stowe
“In large quantities, that’s dangerous to wildlife.” – Don Stowe
"Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men." – Spanish Proverb
“Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men.” – Spanish Proverb
"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"What cannot be removed, becomes lighter through patience" – Latin Proverb
“What cannot be removed, becomes lighter through patience” – Latin Proverb
"Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance" – Jean de La Fontaine
“Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance” – Jean de La Fontaine
"Character is easier kept than recovered" – English Proverb
“Character is easier kept than recovered” – English Proverb
"Luck marches with those who give their very best" – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Luck marches with those who give their very best” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance." – Henry Ward Beecher
“Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.” – Henry Ward Beecher
"In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial." – Richard Armour
“In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial.” – Richard Armour
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" – Voltaire
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” – Voltaire
"Those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know." – Turkish Proverb
“Those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know.” – Turkish Proverb
"To change one’s mind is rather a sign of prudence than ignorance" – Spanish Proverb
“To change one’s mind is rather a sign of prudence than ignorance” – Spanish Proverb
"My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed – my dearest pleasure when free." – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed – my dearest pleasure when free.” – …
"Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world." – George Bernard Shaw
“Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Men have forgotten this truth,” said the fox. “But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” – Antoine …
"The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help." – Ronald Reagan
“The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” – Ronald Reagan
"The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries." – Francis Picabia
“The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries.” – Francis Picabia
"The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past." – Andre Maurois
“The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.” – Andre Maurois
"There is nothing on earth divine except humanity." – Walter Savage Landor
“There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.” – Walter Savage Landor
"Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it." – Doug Horton
“Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.” – Doug Horton
"War makes thieves and peace hangs them." – George Herbert
“War makes thieves and peace hangs them.” – George Herbert
"The absent are always in the wrong" – English Proverb
“The absent are always in the wrong” – English Proverb
"It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with" – Henry Van Dyke
“It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with” – Henry …
"To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation" – Chinese Proverbs
“To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation” – Chinese Proverbs
"You must look into people, as well as at them" – Lord Chesterfield
“You must look into people, as well as at them” – Lord Chesterfield