"Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens." – Malcolm Cowley
“Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens.” – Malcolm Cowley
Category: Quotes of the day
"An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces: if he does he gets beyond his hearers." – William Hazlitt
“An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces: if he does he gets beyond his hearers.” – William Hazlitt
"It requires as much caution to tell the truth as to conceal it." – Baltasar Gracian
“It requires as much caution to tell the truth as to conceal it.” – Baltasar Gracian
"Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine Kind words and kind deeds" – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden …
"Every step of life shows much caution is required." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Every step of life shows much caution is required.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"The scars of others should teach us caution." – St. Jerome
“The scars of others should teach us caution.” – St. Jerome
"It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires …
"You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you’re battling with everything you have. That’s the real fun of the game." – Dan Dierdorf
“You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you’re battling with everything you have. That’s the real fun …
"The idealists and visionaries, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds and express their ardor and faith in some supreme deed, have advanced mankind and have enriched the world" – Emma Goldman
“The idealists and visionaries, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds and express their ardor and faith in some supreme deed, have advanced mankind …
"This is a man who was shaped and molded on the prairie and has distinguished himself . . . in some of the most difficult jobs that we’ve had in our government." – Chuck Hagel
“This is a man who was shaped and molded on the prairie and has distinguished himself . . . in some of the most difficult …
"Alternatives to Materialism. I lived my life in an ivory tower, and business was to be held at an arm’s length." – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“Alternatives to Materialism. I lived my life in an ivory tower, and business was to be held at an arm’s length.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Studying creativity is not an elite distraction, but provides one of the most exciting models for living." – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“Studying creativity is not an elite distraction, but provides one of the most exciting models for living.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"If the next generation is to face the future with zest and self-confidence, we must educate them to be original as well as competent" – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“If the next generation is to face the future with zest and self-confidence, we must educate them to be original as well as competent” – …
"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust." – Samuel Ullman
“Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to …
"Our best projections indicate we’re going to have a shortfall of about $400 million. We’re still determining how much Wilma will cost." – Carrie Martin
“Our best projections indicate we’re going to have a shortfall of about $400 million. We’re still determining how much Wilma will cost.” – Carrie Martin
"The important question the shortfall raises is whether Apple will be able to attract new users to the Macintosh platform to continue to grow its market share. The shortfall raises ominous questions about whether it can." – Charlie Wolf
“The important question the shortfall raises is whether Apple will be able to attract new users to the Macintosh platform to continue to grow its …
"I don’t think anyone ever anticipated this kind of shortfall." – Dave Cobb
“I don’t think anyone ever anticipated this kind of shortfall.” – Dave Cobb
"Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree" – William Makepeace Thackeray
“Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree” – William Makepeace …
"I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive." – Dag Hammarskjold
“I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.” – Dag Hammarskjold
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." – Henry Louis Mencken
“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” – Henry Louis Mencken
"To hear all these congressmen harrumphing on TV that this is horrible. Why, these are the same turkeys who just proposed a new security tax on top of all the other taxes they’ve loaded on the airlines." – Gordon Bethune
“To hear all these congressmen harrumphing on TV that this is horrible. Why, these are the same turkeys who just proposed a new security tax …
"Only invest yourself in the things you love, the rest will seem like a waste…" – Cali
“Only invest yourself in the things you love, the rest will seem like a waste…” – Cali
Edgar Rice Burroughs
She might hate me, and revile me, and heap indignity after indignity upon me, as she already had, until I should have hated her; but …
"If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their children for the severest predisposition to a disturbance of sexual development or to neurotic illness" – Sigmund Freud
“If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their children for the severest predisposition …
"That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of nations, is as shocking as it is true; but when those who are concerned in the government of a country, make it their study to sow discord, and cultivate prejudices between nations, it becomes the more unpardonable." – Thomas Paine
“That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of nations, is as shocking as …
"Attention to health is life’s greatest hindrance" – Plato
“Attention to health is life’s greatest hindrance” – Plato
"The reception is going to be color crazy. She’s doing a candy station and special lighting to complete her rainbow theme." – Calandra Terry
“The reception is going to be color crazy. She’s doing a candy station and special lighting to complete her rainbow theme.” – Calandra Terry
"Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art, moved our generation in the Samo way, Martin Luther King moved the World; by occupying all of man’s, body and mind." – Enrique Vega
“Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art, moved our generation in the Samo way, Martin Luther King moved the World; by occupying all of man’s, body and mind.” – …
"Someone was hurt before you; <br/>wronged before you; <br/>beaten before you; <br/>humiliated before you; <br/>raped before you; <br/>yet, someone SURVIVED" – Maya Angelou
“Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you; beaten before you; humiliated before you; raped before you; yet, someone SURVIVED” – Maya Angelou
"It was a great reception." – Carlos Boozer
“It was a great reception.” – Carlos Boozer
"Overall the reception has been favorable in our state. Budget issues have delayed the installation on other corridors for the foreseeable future." – Don Weber
“Overall the reception has been favorable in our state. Budget issues have delayed the installation on other corridors for the foreseeable future.” – Don Weber
"The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a woman, it’s boldness." – Victor Hugo
“The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a woman, it’s boldness.” – Victor Hugo
"Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself." – Joseph Priestley
“Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.” – …
"After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself." – Bible
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to …
"Maybe it tames the partisanship a little bit." – Marc Wilson
“Maybe it tames the partisanship a little bit.” – Marc Wilson
"It used to be the significant male peers, the jocks who set the social agenda. Now, oftentimes, it’s the young women who do it and the guys are along for the ride." – Patrick Rice
“It used to be the significant male peers, the jocks who set the social agenda. Now, oftentimes, it’s the young women who do it and …
"Their shots were deep, and oftentimes we had a hand in their face. Our guys made plays and there were very few mistakes. Some of the shots Notre Dame hit were from 35-40 feet. If you step out on those, it’s bad defense. It was a game for the ages and I’m just glad we battled and found a way to win." – Jamie Dixon
“Their shots were deep, and oftentimes we had a hand in their face. Our guys made plays and there were very few mistakes. Some of …
"Oftentimes, if a target presents itself, either in an engagement zone or when directed, it’s possible to release an entire load of bombs at once." – John Stufflebeem
“Oftentimes, if a target presents itself, either in an engagement zone or when directed, it’s possible to release an entire load of bombs at once.” …
"That is unfair, it is unwise, it is undemocratic, it is un-American to do such a thing, to impose," – Luis Gutierrez
“That is unfair, it is unwise, it is undemocratic, it is un-American to do such a thing, to impose,” – Luis Gutierrez
"Sometimes laws are bad because they are undemocratic and sometimes laws are bad because they are archaic, but section 329 (the ban) manages the stunning achievement of being both undemocratic and archaic at the same time." – Gerry Nicholls
“Sometimes laws are bad because they are undemocratic and sometimes laws are bad because they are archaic, but section 329 (the ban) manages the stunning …