Is boredom anything less than the sense of one’s faculties slowly dying? -Berger, John
Is boredom anything less than the sense of one’s faculties slowly dying? -Berger, John
Category: Quotes of the day
Slow and steady wins the race. -Aesop
Slow and steady wins the race. -Aesop
Gloria Borger
“For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.” Gloria Borger quotes
Constantin Stanislavski
“Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.” Constantin Stanislavski quotes
Without obsession, life is nothing. -Waters, John
Without obsession, life is nothing. -Waters, John
Egotist. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me. -Bierce, Ambrose
Egotist. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me. -Bierce, Ambrose
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. -Stevenson, Adlai E.
Three o clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
Three o clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. -Sartre, Jean-Paul
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them. -Davies, Robertson
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them. -Davies, Robertson
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Robert F. Goheen
“If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you.” Robert F. Goheen quotes
Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored. -Dyer, Wayne
Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored. -Dyer, Wayne
The poet is the priest of the invisible. -Stevens, Wallace
The poet is the priest of the invisible. -Stevens, Wallace
A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. -Lombardi, Vince
A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. -Lombardi, Vince
A sorrow’s crown of sorrow is remembering happier times. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
A sorrow’s crown of sorrow is remembering happier times. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature. -Anderson, Hans Christian
It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature. -Anderson, Hans Christian
Martin Myers
“First you’re an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity.” Martin Myers quotes
If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting. -LeMay, Curtis
If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting. -LeMay, Curtis
Ray Dickinson
“It was all right to talk about it. They made plans. They had a moment’s vision, a fleeting dream. But in the end, some lack …
Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God. -Cicero, Marcus T.
Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five. -Franklin, Benjamin
Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five. -Franklin, Benjamin
In those days he was wiser than he is now — he used frequently to take my advice. -Churchill, Winston
In those days he was wiser than he is now — he used frequently to take my advice. -Churchill, Winston
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. -Franklin, Benjamin
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. -Franklin, Benjamin
Spend not on hopes. -Herbert, George
Spend not on hopes. -Herbert, George
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. -Frost, Robert
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. -Frost, Robert
mental illness
Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, or whom the consensus chooses to regard, as mentally …
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. -Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. -Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Love is stronger than justice. -Sting
Love is stronger than justice. -Sting
G. B. Burgin
“I suppose it is much more comfortable to be mad and not know it than to be sane and have one’s doubts.” G. B. Burgin …
I improve on misquotation. -Grant, Cary
I improve on misquotation. -Grant, Cary
Oh, the brave Music of a distant drum! -Khayyam, Omar
Oh, the brave Music of a distant drum! -Khayyam, Omar
I have to act to live. -Olivier, Sir Lawrence
I have to act to live. -Olivier, Sir Lawrence
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things -Rilke, Rainer Maria
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things -Rilke, Rainer Maria
Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire. -Yeats, William Butler
Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire. -Yeats, William Butler
Edinborough, Arnold
Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad. Edinborough, Arnold quotes
Hilliard, Nicholas
A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments. Hilliard, …
Retton, Mary Lou
As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most …
Indeed, you won the elections, but I won the count. -Somoza, Anastasio
Indeed, you won the elections, but I won the count. -Somoza, Anastasio
Common Sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. -Shaw, Henry Wheeler
Common Sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. -Shaw, Henry Wheeler
Childhood is a disease — a sickness that you grow out of. -Golding, William
Childhood is a disease — a sickness that you grow out of. -Golding, William