Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. -Irving, Washington
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. -Irving, Washington
Category: Quotes of the day
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes" – Mark Twain
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes” – Mark Twain
"The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." – Colin Wilson
“The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.” – Colin Wilson
"When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone." – Tennessee Williams
“When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.” – Tennessee Williams
"In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn’t have any trouble catching the man because he was completely out of breath." – Conan O’Brien
“In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn’t have any trouble catching the man because he was …
"The next hurricane, I’ll greet it." – Allen Toussaint
“The next hurricane, I’ll greet it.” – Allen Toussaint
"All I worried about was what (Owings) was doing to me, instead of what I was doing to him. When you start worrying about that stuff, you’re going down the wrong path." – Dan Gable
“All I worried about was what (Owings) was doing to me, instead of what I was doing to him. When you start worrying about that …
"It’s going to be difficult to predict whether or not [the hurricane] is going to have an impact on West Nile," – Anthony Fauci
“It’s going to be difficult to predict whether or not is going to have an impact on West Nile,” – Anthony Fauci
"Refinery activity has been very depressed because of damage caused by hurricanes last year and deferred maintenance. There was a huge surge in imports after last year’s storms but that has ended. At the same time refinery activity has not recovered." – Antoine Halff
“Refinery activity has been very depressed because of damage caused by hurricanes last year and deferred maintenance. There was a huge surge in imports after …
we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Macewan, Norman
we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Macewan, Norman
Lin-Chi
The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face. Lin-Chi quotes
Ashdown, Paddy
Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace. Ashdown, Paddy quotes
Let’s face it, writing is hell. -Styron, William
Let’s face it, writing is hell. -Styron, William
Rune Leknes
“Beauty is not defined by the masses but by the opinion of the individual.” Rune Leknes quotes
"deeply and personally engaged in the process from before the hurricane." – Michael Chertoff
“deeply and personally engaged in the process from before the hurricane.” – Michael Chertoff
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. -Wilde, Oscar
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. -Wilde, Oscar
"It was just settling in that I was there for the hurricane, and then I came here. Now it seems like a dream." – Ariel Lucius
“It was just settling in that I was there for the hurricane, and then I came here. Now it seems like a dream.” – Ariel …
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"A priest’s belly is made up of several sheepskins." – Russian Proverb
“A priest’s belly is made up of several sheepskins.” – Russian Proverb
"The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind." – Carl Hiaasen
“The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.” – Carl Hiaasen
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. -Russell, Bertrand
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. -Russell, Bertrand
There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. -Addison, Joseph
There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. -Addison, Joseph
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. -Leith, Prue
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. -Leith, Prue
Foster, Alan Dean
Freedom is just chaos with better lighting. Foster, Alan Dean quotes
Catfish Hunter
“Winning isn’t everything. Wanting to is.” Catfish Hunter quotes
If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. -Van Buren, Abigail
If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. -Van Buren, Abigail
winter
O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? – Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. -Maltz, Maxwell
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. -Maltz, Maxwell
A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast." – Oscar Wilde
“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.” – Oscar Wilde
I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. -Welles, Orson
I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. -Welles, Orson
"Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the two sides of an algebraic equation." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the two sides of an algebraic equation.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
One man with courage makes a majority. -Jackson, Andrew
One man with courage makes a majority. -Jackson, Andrew
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. -Macmillan, Harold
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. -Macmillan, Harold
Marcelene Cox
“If at first you don’t succeed, blame your parents.” Marcelene Cox quotes
John Phillips Marquand
“It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.” John Phillips Marquand quotes
A great man is always willing to be little. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
A great man is always willing to be little. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end." – Drew Barrymore
“I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.” – Drew Barrymore
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Albran, Kehlog
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Albran, Kehlog
Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict. -Welch, Raquel
Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict. -Welch, Raquel