Kate Clinton
“A friend told me that each morning when we get up we have to decide whether we are going to save or savor the world. …
Category: Quotes of the day
True creativity often starts where language ends. -Koestler, Arthur
True creativity often starts where language ends. -Koestler, Arthur
Never read any book that is not a year old. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Never read any book that is not a year old. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
September 28
To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle. ~ Confucius ~
Watch my dust. -Ruth, Babe
Watch my dust. -Ruth, Babe
Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem. -Aldiss, Brian
Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem. -Aldiss, Brian
Man is a useless passion. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
Man is a useless passion. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
Learning isn’t a means to an end; it is an end in itself. -Heinlein, Robert
Learning isn’t a means to an end; it is an end in itself. -Heinlein, Robert
Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. -Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. -Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
September 27
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil …
You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down. -Bradbury, Ray
You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down. -Bradbury, Ray
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns. -Pilpay
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns. -Pilpay
One aged man — one man — can’t fill a house. -Frost, Robert
One aged man — one man — can’t fill a house. -Frost, Robert
Curses are like chickens, they always come home. -Proverb
Curses are like chickens, they always come home. -Proverb
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed. -Rostand, Jean
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed. -Rostand, Jean
Bear patiently with a rival. -Ovid
Bear patiently with a rival. -Ovid
Cleaver, Eldridge
In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all. Cleaver, Eldridge quotes
Tournier, Dr. Paul
I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are. Tournier, Dr. Paul quotes
Curtis, George William
A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to …
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. -Tyger, Frank
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. -Tyger, Frank
September 26
Right action is freedom From past and future also. For most of us, this is the aim Never here to be realised; Who are only …
Telling lies does not work in advertising. -Bell, Tim
Telling lies does not work in advertising. -Bell, Tim
Every harlot was a virgin once. -Blake, William
Every harlot was a virgin once. -Blake, William
Men are respectable only as they respect. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Men are respectable only as they respect. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The only limits are, as always, those of vision. -Broughton, James
The only limits are, as always, those of vision. -Broughton, James
Yankwich, Leon R.
There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents. Yankwich, Leon R. quotes
Carman, Bliss
Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer. It is joy and …
To me the charm of an encyclopedia is that it knows and I needn’t. -Brown, Francis Yeats
To me the charm of an encyclopedia is that it knows and I needn’t. -Brown, Francis Yeats
September 25
When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero? My …
Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present. -Conklin, Robert
Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present. -Conklin, Robert
Science knows only one commandment — contribute to science. -Brecht, Bertolt
Science knows only one commandment — contribute to science. -Brecht, Bertolt
Customer needs have an unsettling way of not staying satisfied for very long. -Albrecht, Karl
Customer needs have an unsettling way of not staying satisfied for very long. -Albrecht, Karl
The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. -Auden, W. H.
The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. -Auden, W. H.
September 24
If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing. ~ John Brunner ~
You give before you get. -Hill, Napoleon
You give before you get. -Hill, Napoleon
The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something. -Sandburg, Carl
The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something. -Sandburg, Carl
People should follow their own energy. -Schultz, Will
People should follow their own energy. -Schultz, Will
Technological progress is like an ax in the hands of a pathological criminal. -Einstein, Albert
Technological progress is like an ax in the hands of a pathological criminal. -Einstein, Albert
"a heart doesn’t think or speak it does and feels in whatever way it pleases" – delesha shantae buford
“a heart doesn’t think or speak it does and feels in whatever way it pleases” – delesha shantae buford
Rod Hughes
“I know of only one true failure — never having tried to grow as a person. All else is simply happenstance.” Rod Hughes quotes