Scott Alexander
Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully. Scott Alexander quotes
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Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. -Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. -Harriet Beecher Stowe
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want. -Jonathan Swift
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want. -Jonathan Swift
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. -Henri B. Stendhal
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. -Henri B. Stendhal
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One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. – Michael Korda
I’m sixty years of age. That’s 16 Celsius. -George Carlin
I’m sixty years of age. That’s 16 Celsius. -George Carlin
George Borrow
If you must commit suicide… always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never be …
Sidney Poitier
If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you’re not going to get very far. You simply won’t. The journey has been …
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. -Robert Cecil
Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are. -Robert Cecil
The are of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation. -William Hazlitt
The are of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation. -William Hazlitt
Dream big and dare to fail. -Norman D. Vaughan
Dream big and dare to fail. -Norman D. Vaughan
James Frank Dobie
“Putting on the spectacles of science in expectation of finding an answer to everything looked at signifies inner blindness.” James Frank Dobie quotes
We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. -John Webster
We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. -John Webster
Cities are the abyss of the human species. -Jean Jacques Rousseau
Cities are the abyss of the human species. -Jean Jacques Rousseau
Robert Lindner
It is a characteristic of all movements and crusades that the psychopathic element rises to the top. Robert Lindner quotes
Thomas Brackett Reed
To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion. Thomas Brackett …
Elisabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. …
Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand. -David Summers
Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand. -David Summers
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. -Oliver Goldsmith
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. -Oliver Goldsmith
Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity. -Kin Hubbard
Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity. -Kin Hubbard
Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features. -William Hazlitt
Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features. -William Hazlitt
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. -Wayne Dyer
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. -Wayne Dyer
All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. -Arnold Bennett
All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. -Arnold Bennett
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes
Mike Piazza
I’m not trying to prove anybody wrong, I’m just trying to prove something to myself. Mike Piazza quotes
I’m so compulsive about losing weight, I weigh myself after I cough. -Elayne Boosler
I’m so compulsive about losing weight, I weigh myself after I cough. -Elayne Boosler
"I don’t think in the long run it is in our favor to keep the Gaza Strip tightly closed with people starving inside, … Our policy to allow them to work in Israel after a screening, to earn money — I think it is a correct policy. But the procedures have to be reviewed." – Ephraim Sneh
“I don’t think in the long run it is in our favor to keep the Gaza Strip tightly closed with people starving inside, … Our …
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. -Albert Einstein
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. -Albert Einstein
"Withdrawing from Gaza offers real political opportunities for peace," – Yossi Beilin
“Withdrawing from Gaza offers real political opportunities for peace,” – Yossi Beilin
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. -African Proverb
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. -African Proverb
"I don’t think we can classify it legally as an international border now because Gaza is not free of occupation." – Saeb Erekat
“I don’t think we can classify it legally as an international border now because Gaza is not free of occupation.” – Saeb Erekat
The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. -English Proverb
The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. -English Proverb
What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"There is no Israeli presence in Gaza, so carrying arms n the streets and having militias isn’t justified." – Rafiq Husseini
“There is no Israeli presence in Gaza, so carrying arms n the streets and having militias isn’t justified.” – Rafiq Husseini
Delegating means letting others become the experts and hence the best. -Timothy Firnstahl
Delegating means letting others become the experts and hence the best. -Timothy Firnstahl
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the Spirit. -Oprah Winfrey
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the Spirit. -Oprah Winfrey
He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things. -Edward F. Halifax
He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things. -Edward F. Halifax
Abe Lemons
I don’t jog, if I die I want to be sick. Abe Lemons quotes
Rush Limbaugh
Poverty is not the root cause of crime. Rush Limbaugh quotes
Claire Danes
I’m totally going through a rebel period right now. It’s sort of waning, but … ach, I’m allowed, right? It’s OK, right? Claire Danes quotes