Irving Kristol
“People need religion. It’s a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.” Irving Kristol quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
"Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it" – Grenville Kleiser
“Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it” – Grenville Kleiser
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies. -Thackeray, William M.
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies. -Thackeray, William M.
Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea. -Gunther, John
Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea. -Gunther, John
If a man character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business. -Thackeray, William M.
If a man character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business. -Thackeray, William M.
The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists. -Stoppard, Tom
The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists. -Stoppard, Tom
The post of honor is a private station. -Addison, Joseph
The post of honor is a private station. -Addison, Joseph
Every day is a new opportunity. Capture that moment. -Pinckney, Patrick
Every day is a new opportunity. Capture that moment. -Pinckney, Patrick
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." – Peter F. Drucker
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter F. Drucker
There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude — confidence in self. -Seneca
There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude — confidence in self. -Seneca
Giuseppe Garibaldi
“Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.” Giuseppe Garibaldi quotes
Robert W. Service
“Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.” Robert W. Service quotes
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. -Firestone, Harvey S.
It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. -Firestone, Harvey S.
He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him. -Thurber, James
He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him. -Thurber, James
A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded. -Lincoln, Abraham
A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded. -Lincoln, Abraham
Bill Kelly
“Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.” Bill Kelly quotes
J. H. Holmes
“The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.” J. H. Holmes quotes
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow. -Proverb, French
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow. -Proverb, French
John A. Field
“I have been both rich and poor–while I have respect for both, I am unimpressed and unawed by both as well.” John A. Field quotes
If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives. -South, Bishop Robert
If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives. -South, Bishop Robert
A hungry stomach has no ears. -Proverb
A hungry stomach has no ears. -Proverb
Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. -Bowen, Elizabeth
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. -Bowen, Elizabeth
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote. -Chesterfield, Lord
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote. -Chesterfield, Lord
What is the answer? [Silence] In that case, what is the question? -Stein, Gertrude
What is the answer? In that case, what is the question? -Stein, Gertrude
"The idea for the work party grew out of offers of help from alumni and retired faculty who gathered at memorial services held for crash victims." – Gary Straquadine
“The idea for the work party grew out of offers of help from alumni and retired faculty who gathered at memorial services held for crash …
Dennis S. Brown
“The only difference between a Good Day And a Bad Day Is your ATTITUDE!” Dennis S. Brown quotes
Constants aren’t. -Peers, John
Constants aren’t. -Peers, John
Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it’s hard to get it back in. -Haldeman, Harold Robbins
Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it’s hard to get it back in. -Haldeman, Harold Robbins
True life is lived when tiny changes occur. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
True life is lived when tiny changes occur. -Tolstoy, Count Leo
"He played at the highest level and he taught me the way the game was supposed to be played. The game was never forced on me. But I wanted to be just like Dad. Guys from the Giants were always around. Phil Simms lived close by. He was over the house a lot and I used to always go to his son Chris’ birthday parties. I used to go to the all games but I don’t remember them. I was only 3 when he retired." – Ryan Neill
“He played at the highest level and he taught me the way the game was supposed to be played. The game was never forced on …
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
For greed all nature is too little. -Seneca
For greed all nature is too little. -Seneca
I don’t psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I’m not psyched up. -Cauthen, Steve
I don’t psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I’m not psyched up. -Cauthen, Steve
[The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners. -Terry Pratchett
was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners. -Terry Pratchett
When man meets an obstacle he can’t destroy, he destroys himself. -Kapuscinski, Ryszard
When man meets an obstacle he can’t destroy, he destroys himself. -Kapuscinski, Ryszard
Daisaku Ideda
“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” Daisaku Ideda quotes
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing
True poverty does not come from God. -Proverb, Yiddish
True poverty does not come from God. -Proverb, Yiddish