National enthusiasm is the nursery of genius. -Tuckerman
National enthusiasm is the nursery of genius. -Tuckerman
Category: Quotes of the day
Success is not forever and failure isn’t fatal. -Don Shula
Success is not forever and failure isn’t fatal. -Don Shula
Samuel Foote
What can he mean by coming among us? He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others. Samuel Foote quotes
Edward Bond
I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being …
Lisa St. Aubin De Teran
Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. Lisa …
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -German Proverb
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten. -German Proverb
There have been many great men that have flattered the people who never loved them. -William Shakespeare
There have been many great men that have flattered the people who never loved them. -William Shakespeare
Down you mongrel, Death! / Back into your kennel! -Edna St. Vincent Millay
Down you mongrel, Death! / Back into your kennel! -Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Because [the bias] is so subtle, it’s extremely effective." – Shanna Smith
“Because is so subtle, it’s extremely effective.” – Shanna Smith
Character develops itself in the stream of life. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Character develops itself in the stream of life. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Who feareth to suffer suffereth already, because he feareth. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Who feareth to suffer suffereth already, because he feareth. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Witold Gombrowicz
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” Witold Gombrowicz quotes
It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers — they help us to learn. -John Bradshaw
It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers — they help us to learn. -John Bradshaw
Charles F. Kettering
If you want to kill any idea in the world today, get a committee working on it. Charles F. Kettering quotes
Put a knife to thy throat, if you’re a man given to appetite. -Bible
Put a knife to thy throat, if you’re a man given to appetite. -Bible
We are rich only through what we give; and poor only through we refuse and keep. -Anne Sophie Swetchine
We are rich only through what we give; and poor only through we refuse and keep. -Anne Sophie Swetchine
Life is short, but it’s long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. -Josh Billings
Life is short, but it’s long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. -Josh Billings
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. -Oscar Wilde
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. -Oscar Wilde
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. -William Shakespeare
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. -William Shakespeare
What you think of me is none of my business. -Terry Cole-Whittaker
What you think of me is none of my business. -Terry Cole-Whittaker
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. -Sydney Smith
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. -Sydney Smith
Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. -William M. Thackeray
Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. -William M. Thackeray
Alexander Herzen
No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying. …
Thomas Hood
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. Thomas Hood quotes
Vita Sackville-West
Travel is the most private of pleasures. There is no greater bore than the travel bore. We do not in the least want to hear …
Serge Daney
If you can’t believe a little in what you see on the screen, it’s not worth wasting your time on cinema. Serge Daney quotes
Art Linkletter
Sometimes I’m asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven’t tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant. Art …
Life is a festival only to the wise. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a festival only to the wise. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must travel in the direction of our fear. -John Berryman
We must travel in the direction of our fear. -John Berryman
The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists. -Sam Ewing
The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists. -Sam Ewing
Critics are already made. -Lord Byron
Critics are already made. -Lord Byron
There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into power. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into power. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life itself is a quotation. -Jorge Luis Borges
Life itself is a quotation. -Jorge Luis Borges
Robert Brault
“I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult the calendar.” …
Oh! too convincing — dangerously dear — In woman’s eye the unanswerable tear! -Lord Byron
Oh! too convincing — dangerously dear — In woman’s eye the unanswerable tear! -Lord Byron
Leo Burnett
Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read. Leo Burnett quotes
Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan — spoiled. -Israel Zangwill
Scratch the Christian and you find the pagan — spoiled. -Israel Zangwill
Donald Barthelme
“The best way to live is by not knowing what will happen to you at the end of the day…” Donald Barthelme quotes
Success is the ability to rise above principle. -Gerald Barzan
Success is the ability to rise above principle. -Gerald Barzan