Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state. -Ambrose Bierce
Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state. -Ambrose Bierce
Category: Quotes of the day
I wonder whether if I had an education I should have been more or less a fool that I am. -Alice James
I wonder whether if I had an education I should have been more or less a fool that I am. -Alice James
Isak Dinesen
I don’t believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the …
Irvine Robbins
You look at any giant corporation, and I mean the biggies, and they all started with a guy with an idea, doing it well. Irvine …
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it. -Baltasar Gracian
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it. -Baltasar Gracian
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. -Reinhold Niebuhr
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. -Reinhold Niebuhr
It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are. -James Mackintosh
It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are. -James Mackintosh
The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity. -Sholem Asch
The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity. -Sholem Asch
Coolio
I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book. Coolio quotes
Angela Carter
The bed is now as public as the dinner table and governed by the same rules of formal confrontation. Angela Carter quotes
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
She discovered with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while …
Madame de Girardin
Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls. Madame de Girardin quotes
Life is a little gleam of time between two eternity s. -Thomas Carlyle
Life is a little gleam of time between two eternity s. -Thomas Carlyle
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. -Pierre Burton
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. -Pierre Burton
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money. -Benjamin Franklin
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money. -Benjamin Franklin
The history of a soldier’s wound beguiles the pain of it. -Laurence Sterne
The history of a soldier’s wound beguiles the pain of it. -Laurence Sterne
Ella Higginson
Forgive you? — Oh, of course, dear, a dozen times a week! We women were created forgiveness but to speak. Ella Higginson quotes
Doug Floyd
You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Doug Floyd quotes
God makes stars. I just produce them. -Samuel Goldwyn
God makes stars. I just produce them. -Samuel Goldwyn
There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. -James Boswell
There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. -James Boswell
There just isn’t any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying. -Joel Rosenberg
There just isn’t any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying. -Joel Rosenberg
Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. -Earl Nightingale
Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. -Earl Nightingale
Let us choose to believe something good can happen. -J. Martin Kohe
Let us choose to believe something good can happen. -J. Martin Kohe
"If you read between the lines, in a dry and subtle way, (the Times report) raises tremendous concerns about the leadership at the paper, … Miller basically hijacked the newspaper." – Greg Mitchell
“If you read between the lines, in a dry and subtle way, (the Times report) raises tremendous concerns about the leadership at the paper, … …
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. -William Penn
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. -William Penn
Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Lesley Conger
“Every act of dishonesty has at least two victims: the one we think of as the victim, and the perpetrator as well. Each little dishonesty …
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life. -Les Brown
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life. -Les Brown
"Joy is a subtle elf; I think one’s happiest when he forgets himself." – Cyril Tourneur
“Joy is a subtle elf; I think one’s happiest when he forgets himself.” – Cyril Tourneur
What shall he fear that does not fear death. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
What shall he fear that does not fear death. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Stewart E. White
Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure …
He who praises every body, praises nobody. -Samuel Johnson
He who praises every body, praises nobody. -Samuel Johnson
"Sandy sees subtle nuances, the tilt of the head, how an ear looks, he picks up the tiny details that bring the sculptor to life." – Peggy Proctor
“Sandy sees subtle nuances, the tilt of the head, how an ear looks, he picks up the tiny details that bring the sculptor to life.” …
There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps. -Peter A. Cohen
There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps. -Peter A. Cohen
Fish and guests smell at three days old. -Danish Proverb
Fish and guests smell at three days old. -Danish Proverb
Your treasure house is within; it contains all you’ll ever need. -Hui-Hai
Your treasure house is within; it contains all you’ll ever need. -Hui-Hai
God created the flirt as soon as he made the fool. -Victor Hugo
God created the flirt as soon as he made the fool. -Victor Hugo
Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. -Benjamin Franklin
Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. -Benjamin Franklin
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. -Italian Proverb
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. -Italian Proverb
Joan Didion
The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. Joan Didion quotes