There are things known, and there are things unknown. And in between are the doors. -Morrison, Jim
There are things known, and there are things unknown. And in between are the doors. -Morrison, Jim
Category: Quotes of the day
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war. -Macmillan, Harold
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war. -Macmillan, Harold
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. -Alexander, Shana
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. -Alexander, Shana
The truth is lived, not taught. -Hesse, Hermann
The truth is lived, not taught. -Hesse, Hermann
It is not death that alarms me, but dying. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
It is not death that alarms me, but dying. -Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De
A poor man is all schemes. -Proverb, Spanish
A poor man is all schemes. -Proverb, Spanish
The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism. -Welles, Orson
The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism. -Welles, Orson
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. -Fuller, Thomas
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. -Fuller, Thomas
The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. -Smiles, Samuel
The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. -Smiles, Samuel
O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love… -Baha’u’llah
O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love… -Baha’u’llah
disease
The worst of all diseases is a nervous ability. – Dyson, Edward
Richard Leakey
“Primates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well.” Richard Leakey quotes
Loos, Anita
Show business is the best possible therapy for remorse. Loos, Anita quotes
Dickson, Paul
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future. Dickson, Paul quotes
Niccolini, Giovanni
By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible. Niccolini, Giovanni quotes
John P. Grier
“The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human attribute.” John P. Grier quotes
Tenderness is a virtue. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Tenderness is a virtue. -Goldsmith, Oliver
Philip Hamerton
“Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the …
In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn. -Grannville
In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn. -Grannville
Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong. -Gladstone, William E.
Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong. -Gladstone, William E.
Humankind cannot bear very much reality. -Eliot, T. S.
Humankind cannot bear very much reality. -Eliot, T. S.
It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create. -Saxe, John
It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create. -Saxe, John
"I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers" – Kahlil Gibran
“I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers” – …
I wish I knew what I know now before. -Stewart, Rod
I wish I knew what I know now before. -Stewart, Rod
priorities
It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic …
Gary Zukav
“Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science.” Gary Zukav quotes
Robert Service
“Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.” Robert Service quotes
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation. -Nicklaus, Jack
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation. -Nicklaus, Jack
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
Every orientation presupposes a disorientation. Enzensberger, Hans Magnus quotes
Jameson, Anna
All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is …
Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans’t. -Franklin, Benjamin
Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans’t. -Franklin, Benjamin
The pyramids, attached with age, have forgotten the names of their founders. -Fuller, R. Buckminster
The pyramids, attached with age, have forgotten the names of their founders. -Fuller, R. Buckminster
"Hurricane Katrina was the most significant test of our new national emergency preparedness and response system since 9/11 and it obviously did not pass the test," – Joe Lieberman
“Hurricane Katrina was the most significant test of our new national emergency preparedness and response system since 9/11 and it obviously did not pass the …
Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat. -Fischer, Martin H.
Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat. -Fischer, Martin H.
"[If Hurricane Katrina represented a real-life rehearsal of sorts, the response suggested to many that the nation is not ready to handle a terrorist attack of similar dimensions.] This is what the department was supposed to be all about, … Instead, it obviously raises very serious, troubling questions about whether the government would be prepared if this were a terrorist attack. It’s a devastating indictment of this department’s performance four years after 9/11." – Clark Kent Ervin
“ This is what the department was supposed to be all about, … Instead, it obviously raises very serious, troubling questions about whether the government …
Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. -Bruce, Lenny
Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. -Bruce, Lenny
From small beginnings come great things. -Proverb, American
From small beginnings come great things. -Proverb, American
"New Orleans won’t be safe from another storm like Katrina until we restore this hurricane buffer." – Robert Twilley
“New Orleans won’t be safe from another storm like Katrina until we restore this hurricane buffer.” – Robert Twilley
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length. -Bovee, Christian Nevell
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length. -Bovee, Christian Nevell
Augustus Hare
“Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.” Augustus Hare quotes