Field, Marshall
Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Field, Marshall quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
Wastholm, Peter
Nothing ventured, nothing gained — but if everything is ventured, and still nothing gained, give up and venture elsewhere. Wastholm, Peter quotes
Presley, Elvis
I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to. Presley, Elvis quotes
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
It’s not the hair on your head that matters. It’s the kind of hair you have inside. -Shandling, Garry
It’s not the hair on your head that matters. It’s the kind of hair you have inside. -Shandling, Garry
birth control
Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions. – Milligan, Spike
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
the world doesn’t end with a bang, but a whimper -Unknown
the world doesn’t end with a bang, but a whimper -Unknown
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
Weaklings must lie. -Richter, Jean Paul
Weaklings must lie. -Richter, Jean Paul
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. -Smiles, Sydney
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. -Smiles, Sydney
February 29
You are now at a crossroads. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don’t think about who …
What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it. -Wilde, Oscar
What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it. -Wilde, Oscar
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be. -Dryden, John
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be. -Dryden, John
"I don’t want to deal with any more hurricanes. I’d rather take an earthquake or a tornado," – William Phillips
“I don’t want to deal with any more hurricanes. I’d rather take an earthquake or a tornado,” – William Phillips
Brandeis, Louis D.
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. Brandeis, Louis D. quotes
The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public. -Junius
The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public. -Junius
"The potential for damage by this storm is significant, and the risk of flooding and tornadoes exists after the hurricane has begun to dissipate. … Texas has learned from Louisiana’s example. No one wants to repeat those mistakes." – David McEntire
“The potential for damage by this storm is significant, and the risk of flooding and tornadoes exists after the hurricane has begun to dissipate. … …
That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. -Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. -Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
"This tornado occurred at 2 o’clock in the morning, one of the most dangerous times that a tornado can occur. People are not watching TV, it is dark outside, you can’t see the tornado. Most are asleep at that hour." – Dan McCarthy
“This tornado occurred at 2 o’clock in the morning, one of the most dangerous times that a tornado can occur. People are not watching TV, …
When valor preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with. -Shakespeare, William
When valor preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with. -Shakespeare, William
The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. -Peart, Neil
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. -Peart, Neil
immortality
I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. – Allen, Woody
There is no school of philosphy that approaches ordinary common sense. -Michael Lipsey
There is no school of philosphy that approaches ordinary common sense. -Michael Lipsey
E. Catherine Tobler
“Not going home is already like death.” E. Catherine Tobler quotes
Richard, Cliff
If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be. Richard, Cliff …
No one is perfect, everyone with a bright future has a dark past. -Jvongard
No one is perfect, everyone with a bright future has a dark past. -Jvongard
Friendship should be more than biting time can sever. -Eliot, T. S.
Friendship should be more than biting time can sever. -Eliot, T. S.
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It’s my concentration that has gotten me this far. -Evert, Chris
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It’s my concentration that has gotten me this far. -Evert, Chris
I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. -Disney, Walt
I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. -Disney, Walt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt …
Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. -Gill, Brendan
Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. -Gill, Brendan
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude. -Camus, Albert
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude. -Camus, Albert
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. -Rockefeller, John D.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. -Rockefeller, John D.
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us. -Billings, Josh
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us. -Billings, Josh
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. -Fox, Dr. Emmit
Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. -Fox, Dr. Emmit
Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past. -Horton, Doug
Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past. -Horton, Doug
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. -Moore, Marianne
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. -Moore, Marianne