Stephen Crane
A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “That fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” Discuss …
Category: Quotes of the day
If they don’t depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips. -Penelope Fitzgerald
If they don’t depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips. -Penelope Fitzgerald
Mary Martin
Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes. Mary Martin quotes
Park Benjamin
Beauty and grace command the world. Park Benjamin quotes
No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. -Doug Horton
No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. -Doug Horton
Cast me not off in the time of my old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. –
Cast me not off in the time of my old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. –
Life’s a bitch, and life’s got lots of sisters. -Ross Presser
Life’s a bitch, and life’s got lots of sisters. -Ross Presser
The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. -George S. Patton
The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. -George S. Patton
Don’t be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. -Henry David Thoreau
Don’t be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. -Henry David Thoreau
"Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result" – Tom DeMarco
“Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result” – Tom DeMarco
Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. -George Bernard Shaw
Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. -George Bernard Shaw
there is no such thing as a harmless truth. -Gregory Nunn
there is no such thing as a harmless truth. -Gregory Nunn
"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill… we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one." – Plato
“In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill… …
Reginald W. Kaufman
Compromise is never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and the terror of a coward. Reginald W. Kaufman quotes
E. J. Hobsbawm
Historians are to nationalism what poppy-growers in Pakistan are to heroin-addicts: we supply the essential raw material for the market. E. J. Hobsbawm quotes
Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck. -George S. Clason
Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck. -George S. Clason
To win you have to risk loss. -Jean Claude Killy
To win you have to risk loss. -Jean Claude Killy
"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object." – Thomas Jefferson
“The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” – …
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. -Matthew Arnold
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. -Matthew Arnold
"I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious." – Thomas Jefferson
“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.” – Thomas Jefferson
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." – George Bernard Shaw
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise. -Laurence J. Peter
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise. -Laurence J. Peter
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." – Thomas Jefferson
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care …
Take not God’s name in vain; select a time when it will have effect. -Ambrose Bierce
Take not God’s name in vain; select a time when it will have effect. -Ambrose Bierce
Watch out when you’re getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain’t in luck. -Joel Chandler Harris
Watch out when you’re getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain’t in luck. -Joel Chandler Harris
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. -Oscar Levant
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. -Oscar Levant
Percy Ross
You’ve got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world’s most powerful — and neglected — secret to success and happiness. Percy Ross quotes
How can they expect a harvest of thought who have not had the seed time of character. -Henry David Thoreau
How can they expect a harvest of thought who have not had the seed time of character. -Henry David Thoreau
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. -Henry Ward Beecher
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. -Henry Ward Beecher
Plato was a bore. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato was a bore. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Timothy Dwight
Education ought everywhere to be religious education. Parents are bound to employ no instructors who will instruct their children religiously. To commit children to the …
If we knew what we were doing it wouldn’t be research. -Albert Einstein
If we knew what we were doing it wouldn’t be research. -Albert Einstein
"The most innovative adventure is to live life of your dream." – Dr Anil Kumar Sinha
“The most innovative adventure is to live life of your dream.” – Dr Anil Kumar Sinha
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. -Richard Rorty
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. -Richard Rorty
"Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed…. It is only fair to admit that he can exaggerate, but even his exaggeration has a rational basis. It is not founded on wit or fancy; it does not spring from any poetic imagination…." – Oscar Wilde
“Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed…. It is only fair to admit that …
Mary Roberts Rinehart
“I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.” Mary Roberts Rinehart quotes
Juliene Berk
“Habits…the only reason they persist is that they are offering some satisfaction…You allow them to persist by not seeking any other, better form of satisfying …
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands. -English Proverb
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands. -English Proverb
We like a man to come right out and say what he thinks, if we agree with him. -Mark Twain
We like a man to come right out and say what he thinks, if we agree with him. -Mark Twain
"We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it" – Dave Barry
“We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little …