The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. -Malcolm Bradbury
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. -Malcolm Bradbury
Category: Quotes of the day
Donald Harington
There is only one way to come into this world; there are too many ways to leave it. Donald Harington quotes
Alan Lakein
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein quotes
Louis B Mayer
Be smart, but never show it. Louis B Mayer quotes
Lewis H. Lapham
Money is like fire, an element as little troubled by moralizing as earth, air and water. Men can employ it as a tool or they …
I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good. -Will Rogers
I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good. -Will Rogers
Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse. -Seneca
Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse. -Seneca
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. -Jane Austen
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. -Jane Austen
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. -Achaan Chah
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. -Achaan Chah
Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations. -Sir Richard Steele
Praise from an enemy is the most pleasing of all commendations. -Sir Richard Steele
"My presence of mind is frequently absent." – Rain Bojangles
“My presence of mind is frequently absent.” – Rain Bojangles
Love can do much, but duty more. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Love can do much, but duty more. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Harold Wilson
One man’s wage rise is another man’s price increase. Harold Wilson quotes
Candice Bergen
I may not be a great actress but I’ve become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side …
Augusto Roa Bastos
Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another. Augusto Roa Bastos quotes
Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories. -Denis Diderot
Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories. -Denis Diderot
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. -William Faulkner
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. -William Faulkner
it’s a sex object if you’re pretty and no love or love and no sex if you’re fat -Nikki Giovanni
it’s a sex object if you’re pretty and no love or love and no sex if you’re fat -Nikki Giovanni
They say you can’t do it, but sometimes it doesn’t always work. -Casey Stengel
They say you can’t do it, but sometimes it doesn’t always work. -Casey Stengel
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects. -Benjamin Haydon
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects. -Benjamin Haydon
Being an extrovert isn’t essential to evangelism–obedience and love are. -Rebecca M. Pippert
Being an extrovert isn’t essential to evangelism–obedience and love are. -Rebecca M. Pippert
I am as my creator made me and since He is satisfied, so am I. -Minnie Smith
I am as my creator made me and since He is satisfied, so am I. -Minnie Smith
Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much. -Walter Lippmann
Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much. -Walter Lippmann
Edmund Waller
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. Edmund Waller quotes
Paul Little
Some people think that God peers over the balcony of heaven trying to find anybody who is enjoying life. And when He spots a happy …
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It’s my concentration that has gotten me this far. -Chris Evert
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It’s my concentration that has gotten me this far. -Chris Evert
If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. -Bette Davis
If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. -Bette Davis
No language is rude that can boast polite writers. -Aubrey Beardsley
No language is rude that can boast polite writers. -Aubrey Beardsley
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen. -Samuel Johnson
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen. -Samuel Johnson
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. -Ellie Katz
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. -Ellie Katz
Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success. -Denis Waitley
Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success. -Denis Waitley
If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves? -Mary Astell
If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves? -Mary Astell
Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life. -Mahatma Gandhi
Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life. -Mahatma Gandhi
Ray D. Everson
You have to hatch ideas — and then hitch them. Ray D. Everson quotes
Willie Shoemaker
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. Willie Shoemaker quotes
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. -Dale Carnegie
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. -Dale Carnegie
It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change. -Mignon McLaughlin
It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change. -Mignon McLaughlin
Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em? -Alan James Bean
Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em? -Alan James Bean
A proverb is one man’s wit and all men’s wisdom. -John Russell
A proverb is one man’s wit and all men’s wisdom. -John Russell
Riots are the voices of the unheard. -King Jr. Martin Luther
Riots are the voices of the unheard. -King Jr. Martin Luther