Ernie Banks
“I like my players to be married and in debt. That’s the way you motivate them.” Ernie Banks quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
You can’t lead a cavalry if you think that you look funny riding a horse. -Peers, John
You can’t lead a cavalry if you think that you look funny riding a horse. -Peers, John
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him. -Antrim, Minna
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him. -Antrim, Minna
By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. -Winchell, Walter
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. -Winchell, Walter
James Lovelock
“Sadly, it’s much easier to create a desert than a forest.” James Lovelock quotes
I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known. -Confucius
I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known. -Confucius
Clark Kerr
“A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible for the sake of the undergraduates, as German as possible for …
Some people are born hammers, others anvils. -Proverb
Some people are born hammers, others anvils. -Proverb
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. -Hawking, Stephen
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. -Hawking, Stephen
Some nations make an epic from their defeats. -Alireza
Some nations make an epic from their defeats. -Alireza
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. -Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. -Aristotle
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. -Roosevelt, Theodore
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. -Roosevelt, Theodore
Moses, Grandma
I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills, then the houses, then the cattle, and then the people. …
Bose, Amar Gopal
No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward. Bose, Amar …
Learned Hand
“Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.” Learned Hand quotes
Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks. -Huxtable, Ada Louise
Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks. -Huxtable, Ada Louise
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good. -Swift, Jonathan
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good. -Swift, Jonathan
It exists hidden in one’s thought. -Tadj Abelkader
It exists hidden in one’s thought. -Tadj Abelkader
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero. -Whitman, Walt
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero. -Whitman, Walt
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work. -Carlyle, Thomas
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work. -Carlyle, Thomas
Charles W. Chesnutt
“Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.” Charles W. Chesnutt quotes
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. -Pope, Alexander
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. -Pope, Alexander
The noblest vengeance is to forgive. -Proverb
The noblest vengeance is to forgive. -Proverb
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. -Plato
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. -Plato
Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign. -Wilson, Woodrow T.
A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. -Lamb, Charles
A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. -Lamb, Charles
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. -Sterne, Laurence
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. -Sterne, Laurence
Though women are angels, yet wedlock’s the devil. -Byron, Lord
Though women are angels, yet wedlock’s the devil. -Byron, Lord
Gramling, Nadine
You have to do many things yourself. Things that you cannot delegate. Gramling, Nadine quotes
We’ve chosen the path to equality, don’t let them turn us around. -Ferraro, Geraldine
We’ve chosen the path to equality, don’t let them turn us around. -Ferraro, Geraldine
Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy. -Weil, Simone
Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy. -Weil, Simone
"As I look out here, … having to watch Tom Kite with that putting stroke I think to myself … why has he been playing the PGA Tour? Tom, look at that stroke. That’s why you belong here!" – Hale Irwin
“As I look out here, … having to watch Tom Kite with that putting stroke I think to myself … why has he been playing …
I am a member of the rabble in good standing. -Pegler, Westbrook
I am a member of the rabble in good standing. -Pegler, Westbrook
"The kites and all the strings were imported from India just for this celebration. The string is specially made for this." – Harry Parmar
“The kites and all the strings were imported from India just for this celebration. The string is specially made for this.” – Harry Parmar
If you don’t drive your business you will be driven out of business. -Forbes, B. C.
If you don’t drive your business you will be driven out of business. -Forbes, B. C.
To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste. -Stojanovic, Dejan
To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste. -Stojanovic, Dejan
If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. -Ade, George
If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. -Ade, George
Hays, Mary
Fashions in bigotry come and go. The right thing lasts. Hays, Mary quotes