In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving. -Kopp, Sheldon
In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving. -Kopp, Sheldon
Category: Quotes of the day
"Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God." – St. Teresa of Avila
“Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.” – St. Teresa of Avila
"Cats always know whether people like or dislike them. They do not always care enough to do anything about it." – Winifred Carriere
“Cats always know whether people like or dislike them. They do not always care enough to do anything about it.” – Winifred Carriere
"Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood" – Warren E. Burger
“Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood” – Warren E. Burger
Say the report is exaggerated. -Twain, Mark
Say the report is exaggerated. -Twain, Mark
"The anvil lasts longer than the hammer" – Proverb
“The anvil lasts longer than the hammer” – Proverb
"The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook" – Julia Child
“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook” – Julia Child
Louis, Joe
He can run. But he cant hide. Louis, Joe quotes
Hunt, William Morris
You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I …
Tony Kushner
“What used to be called liberal is now called radical, what used to be called radical is now called insane, what used to be called …
"Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems." – Anthony J. D’Angelo
“Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window. -Stojanovic, Dejan
A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window. -Stojanovic, Dejan
"Courtesie on one side only lasts not long." – George Herbert
“Courtesie on one side only lasts not long.” – George Herbert
"Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." – Albert Einstein
“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” – Albert Einstein
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. -Conrad, Joseph
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. -Conrad, Joseph
"I never overestimate the audience, nor do I underestimate them. I just have a very rational idea as to who we’re dealing with, and that we’re not making a picture for Harvard Law School, we’re making a picture for middle-class people, the people that you see on the subway, or the people that you see in a restaurant. Just normal people." – Billy Wilder
“I never overestimate the audience, nor do I underestimate them. I just have a very rational idea as to who we’re dealing with, and that …
"No blessing lasts forever" – Titus Maccius Plautus
“No blessing lasts forever” – Titus Maccius Plautus
"If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!" – W. Clement Stone
“If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!” – W. Clement Stone
He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone. -Wilde, Oscar
He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone. -Wilde, Oscar
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." – George Bernard Shaw
“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live." – Anais Nin
“Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.” – Anais Nin
"Those who by form did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in, those people will not see me." – Buddha
“Those who by form did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in, those people will not see …
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." – Nelson Henderson
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson Henderson
We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
Linn, Walter
It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they don’t have to. Linn, …
Richard Roeper
“Even though we’re a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Richard Roeper quotes
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. -Herbert, George
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. -Herbert, George
"I’ve gone through a lot of trial and error to find what works and what doesn’t, … With that comes an understanding of how to offer the same opportunities to other artists." – Usher
“I’ve gone through a lot of trial and error to find what works and what doesn’t, … With that comes an understanding of how to …
"Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires." – John Newton
“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what …
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. -Balzac, Honore De
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. -Balzac, Honore De
"The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less." – Vaclav Havel
“The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him …
The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society. -Cooley, Charles Horton
The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society. -Cooley, Charles Horton
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?" – Charles M. Schulz
“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?” …
"We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces." – Jill Hanna
“We all at certain times in our lives find ourselves broken. True strength is found in picking up the pieces.” – Jill Hanna
What man’s mind can create, man’s character can control. -Edison, Thomas A.
What man’s mind can create, man’s character can control. -Edison, Thomas A.
"Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work" – Indian Proverb
“Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work” – Indian Proverb
"The real secret to having a successful trial is doing them real quick — within the first six months." – Eric Erickson
“The real secret to having a successful trial is doing them real quick — within the first six months.” – Eric Erickson
"It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them." – Anthony Storr
“It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.” – Anthony Storr
In all things there is a law of cycles. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
In all things there is a law of cycles. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
"It’s all happened,’ Pondexter looked back on her year of trial, ‘the way God wanted it to happen.’" – Cappie Pondexter
“It’s all happened,’ Pondexter looked back on her year of trial, ‘the way God wanted it to happen.'” – Cappie Pondexter