Yoshimi Ishikawa
“Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don’t have a gun, freedom of speech has no power.” Yoshimi Ishikawa quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
There is not grief that does not speak. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
There is not grief that does not speak. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
"Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home." – Carol Nelson
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home.” – Carol Nelson
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. -Ballou, Hosea
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. -Ballou, Hosea
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. -Mizner, Wilson
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. -Mizner, Wilson
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together." – Alexander Smith
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” – Alexander Smith
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. -Jefferson, Thomas
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. -Jefferson, Thomas
"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month." – Harlan Miller
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” – Harlan Miller
Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow. -Emre, Yumus
Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow. -Emre, Yumus
Dick Hubbard
“We should not criticise those who trip by taking a more difficult than usual step.” Dick Hubbard quotes
Dale Evans
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” Dale Evans quotes
Dennis Franz
“Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.” Dennis Franz quotes
"Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance – a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved." – Augusta E. Rundel
“Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell …
Take calculated risks. This is quite different from being rash. -Patton, George S.
Take calculated risks. This is quite different from being rash. -Patton, George S.
"Christmas is the happiness that lights our children’s eyes. Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies. Christmas is a time of peace, of contentment deep within, A time of love and silent hope that years will never dim" – Sherrill Thompson
“Christmas is the happiness that lights our children’s eyes. Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies. Christmas is a time of peace, …
Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one’s mind. -Lilly, John C.
Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one’s mind. -Lilly, John C.
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! -Nietzsche, Friedrich
Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! -Nietzsche, Friedrich
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. -Shakespeare, William
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. -Shakespeare, William
Richard R. Grant
“The wisest person is not the one who has the fewest failures but the one who turns failures to best account.” Richard R. Grant quotes
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds. -English, Thomas Dunn
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds. -English, Thomas Dunn
"We want to bring them a little bit of home for Christmas. We really wanted to do something for these kids. We can pat them on the back, sign autographs and tell them we care." – Jerry Weintraub
“We want to bring them a little bit of home for Christmas. We really wanted to do something for these kids. We can pat them …
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. -Auber, Daniel Francois Esprit
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. -Auber, Daniel Francois Esprit
We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others. -Maugham, W. Somerset
We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others. -Maugham, W. Somerset
America is an adorable woman chewing tobacco. -Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste
America is an adorable woman chewing tobacco. -Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste
"Christmas! ‘Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart" – Washington Irving
“Christmas! ‘Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart” – Washington Irving
"I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses." – Taylor Caldwell
“I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are …
He thought others were small; that was his greatness. -Stojanovic, Dejan
He thought others were small; that was his greatness. -Stojanovic, Dejan
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends. -Mencken, H. L.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends. -Mencken, H. L.
No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure. -Porter, Noah
No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure. -Porter, Noah
Durocher, Leo
Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you. Durocher, Leo quotes
?Doing what is expected is boring. Go beyond mediocre and aim toward excellence!? -Vanderlinden, Natasha
?Doing what is expected is boring. Go beyond mediocre and aim toward excellence!? -Vanderlinden, Natasha
Dennis Fakes
“Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble.” Dennis Fakes …
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. -proverb, Bulgarian
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. -proverb, Bulgarian
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. -Flynn, Errol
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. -Flynn, Errol
Harold Bloom
“Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.” Harold Bloom quotes
He who is conceived in a cage, yearns for the cage. -Yevtushenko, Yevgeny
He who is conceived in a cage, yearns for the cage. -Yevtushenko, Yevgeny
If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. -Hope, Bob
If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. -Hope, Bob
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now. -King Jr. Martin Luther
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now. -King Jr. Martin Luther
The person of wisdom is the person of years. -Young
The person of wisdom is the person of years. -Young