No man is a failure who is enjoying life. -William Feather
No man is a failure who is enjoying life. -William Feather
Category: Quotes of the day
Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it is a business. -Tommy Henrich
Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it is a business. -Tommy Henrich
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes. -Pablo Picasso
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes. -Pablo Picasso
Let the path be open to talent. -Napoleon Bonaparte
Let the path be open to talent. -Napoleon Bonaparte
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it. -Henry Fielding
Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it. -Henry Fielding
Hidden talent counts for nothing. -Nero
Hidden talent counts for nothing. -Nero
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. -Alexander Pope
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. -Alexander Pope
I made a wrong mistake -Yogi Berra
I made a wrong mistake -Yogi Berra
People are slow to believe that, which if believed would work them harm. -Ovid
People are slow to believe that, which if believed would work them harm. -Ovid
Chance is the providence of adventurers. -Napoleon Bonaparte
Chance is the providence of adventurers. -Napoleon Bonaparte
"The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think." – James A. Garfield
“The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.” – James A. Garfield
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don’t treat me right — shame on you! -Louis Armstrong
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don’t treat me right — shame on you! -Louis Armstrong
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness. -John Muir
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness. -John Muir
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. -Fred Astaire
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. -Fred Astaire
"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody." – Franklin Pierce Adams
“Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.” – Franklin Pierce Adams
"It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting." – Tom Stoppard
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting.” – Tom Stoppard
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in. -Edgar Watson Howe
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in. -Edgar Watson Howe
David Lehman
Words can have no single fixed meaning. Like wayward electrons, they can spin away from their initial orbit and enter a wider magnetic field. No …
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. -Lord Alfred Tennyson
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. -Lord Alfred Tennyson
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are. -Muhammad Ali
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are. -Muhammad Ali
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. -Lord Chesterfield
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. -Lord Chesterfield
Success is the sweetest revenge. -Vanessa Williams
Success is the sweetest revenge. -Vanessa Williams
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off. -Jonathan Swift
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off. -Jonathan Swift
The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against unbelief. -Thomas Carlyle
The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against unbelief. -Thomas Carlyle
Jean Piaget
The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done …
I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get. -Sam Shoen
I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get. -Sam Shoen
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. -Oscar Levant
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. -Oscar Levant
Oh who can tell the range of joy or set the bounds of beauty? -Sara Teasdale
Oh who can tell the range of joy or set the bounds of beauty? -Sara Teasdale
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds -Remy De Gourmont
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds -Remy De Gourmont
Nudity is the uniform of the other side… nudity is a shroud. -Milan Kundera
Nudity is the uniform of the other side… nudity is a shroud. -Milan Kundera
Jules Verne
“Liberty is worth paying for.” Jules Verne quotes
Experience is a good school, but the fees are high. -Heinrich Heine
Experience is a good school, but the fees are high. -Heinrich Heine
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. -Hilaire Belloc
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. -Hilaire Belloc
Martin Buber
The one who count are those persons who-though they may be of little renown-respond to and are responsible for the continuation of the living spirit. …
Helen Ver Standig
People say it takes so much courage to become an entrepreneur. I think it takes far more courage to work for somebody else, to get …
Anthony Starr
“Sport is imposing order on what was chaos.” Anthony Starr quotes
Comte de Buffon
“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” Comte de Buffon quotes
Nothing endures but personal qualities. -Walt Whitman
Nothing endures but personal qualities. -Walt Whitman
"Our schedule is unaffected by some of the recent changes that they’ve announced." – Jeff Shue
“Our schedule is unaffected by some of the recent changes that they’ve announced.” – Jeff Shue
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -John Morley
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. -John Morley