To appreciate heaven well, it’s good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell. -Carleton, Will
To appreciate heaven well, it’s good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell. -Carleton, Will
Category: Quotes of the day
Samuelson, Joan Benoit
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway. Samuelson, Joan Benoit quotes
Love is the victim’s response to the rapist. -Atkinson, Ti-Grace
Love is the victim’s response to the rapist. -Atkinson, Ti-Grace
No news is good news. -Halevy, Ludovic
No news is good news. -Halevy, Ludovic
The closed mind, if closed long enough, can be opened by nothing short of dynamite. -Johnson, Gerald W.
The closed mind, if closed long enough, can be opened by nothing short of dynamite. -Johnson, Gerald W.
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state. -Davies, Samuel
Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state. -Davies, Samuel
Take care that no one hates you justly. -Syrus, Publilius
Take care that no one hates you justly. -Syrus, Publilius
As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. -James, William
As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use. -James, William
Kay, Mary
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, Make me feel important. Never forget this message when working with people. Kay, Mary quotes
Paul E. Gray
“The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.” Paul E. Gray quotes
Alexis Dupuy
“Men marry to make an end; women to make a beginning.” Alexis Dupuy quotes
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. -Burrus, Daniel
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. -Burrus, Daniel
The remedy for wrongs is to forget them. -Syrus, Publilius
The remedy for wrongs is to forget them. -Syrus, Publilius
Work is a refuge of people who have nothing better to do. -Wilde, Oscar
Work is a refuge of people who have nothing better to do. -Wilde, Oscar
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect. -Bacon, Francis
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect. -Bacon, Francis
Moby
“I had an epiphany a few years ago where I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had …
Ayrton Senna
“If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.” Ayrton Senna quotes
Nin, Anais
Woman does not forget she needs the fecundator, she does not forget that everything that is born of her is planted in her. Nin, Anais …
It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. -Metternich, Klemens Von
It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. -Metternich, Klemens Von
Anna Sewell
Is it not better…to lead a good fashion than to follow a bad one? Discuss Anna Sewell quotes
People usually are the happiest at home. -Shakespeare, William
People usually are the happiest at home. -Shakespeare, William
He knows so little and knows it so fluently. -Glasgow, Ellen
He knows so little and knows it so fluently. -Glasgow, Ellen
You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone. -Noonan, Peggy
You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone. -Noonan, Peggy
Power has only one duty –to secure the social welfare of the People. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Power has only one duty –to secure the social welfare of the People. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting." – George Orwell
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in …
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. -Hoffer, Eric
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. -Hoffer, Eric
Meryl Streep
“Women are better at acting then men. Why? Because we have to be. If successfully convincing someone bigger than you are of something he doesn’t …
Don Snyder
“Let us hope that we are all preceded in this world by a love story.” Don Snyder quotes
John Lancaster Spalding
“Leave each one his touch of folly; it helps to lighten life’s burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too …
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks. -Smith, H. Allen
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks. -Smith, H. Allen
Brooks, Mel
Humor is just another defense against the universe. Brooks, Mel quotes
Taylor, Sir Henry
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry. Taylor, Sir Henry quotes
Murphy, Joseph Edward
We go where our vision is. Murphy, Joseph Edward quotes
An honest man’s the noblest work of God. -Pope, Alexander
An honest man’s the noblest work of God. -Pope, Alexander
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against. -Lee, Bruce
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against. -Lee, Bruce
Man’s character is his fate. -Heraclitus
Man’s character is his fate. -Heraclitus
Love is blind — marriage is the eye-opener. -Thomason, Pauline
Love is blind — marriage is the eye-opener. -Thomason, Pauline
Duty cannot exist without faith. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Duty cannot exist without faith. -Disraeli, Benjamin
One may survive distress, but not disgrace. -Proverb, Scottish
One may survive distress, but not disgrace. -Proverb, Scottish
"A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself." – Jim Morrison
“A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison