Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark. -Lippmann, Walter
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark. -Lippmann, Walter
Category: Quotes of the day
It is better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all. -Saltus, Edgar
It is better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all. -Saltus, Edgar
Peart, Neil
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. Peart, Neil quotes
Kempton, Sally
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. Kempton, Sally quotes
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. -Einstein, Albert
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. -Einstein, Albert
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. -Aristotle
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. -Aristotle
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. -Wells, H.G.
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. -Wells, H.G.
Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. -Orwell, George
Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. -Orwell, George
"Hating something justifiably worth hating (like violence or some other) is far less destructive as hating someone because of their struggle or success." – Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“Hating something justifiably worth hating (like violence or some other) is far less destructive as hating someone because of their struggle or success.” – Dedrick …
You get fat in the moments between when you know you should stop and when you do. -Lipsey, Michael
You get fat in the moments between when you know you should stop and when you do. -Lipsey, Michael
Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Franklin, Benjamin
Drive thy business or it will drive thee. -Franklin, Benjamin
Carl Reiner
“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.” Carl Reiner quotes
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. -Scott, Sir Walter
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. -Scott, Sir Walter
William Whewell
“Every failure is a step to success.” William Whewell quotes
Williams, Bern
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t. Williams, Bern quotes
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. quotes
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. -Kipling, Rudyard
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. -Kipling, Rudyard
Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter. -Peter, Laurence J.
Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter. -Peter, Laurence J.
Self-trust is the first secret to success. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Self-trust is the first secret to success. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. -Fielding, Henry
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. -Fielding, Henry
There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work. -Niro, Robert De
There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work. -Niro, Robert De
Small service is true service, while it lasts. -Wordsworth, William
Small service is true service, while it lasts. -Wordsworth, William
The worst tyrants are those which establish themselves in our own breasts. -Channing, William Ellery
The worst tyrants are those which establish themselves in our own breasts. -Channing, William Ellery
Sollers, Philippe
Writing is the continuation of politics by other means. Sollers, Philippe quotes
Morgenthau, Hans J.
Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others. Morgenthau, Hans J. quotes
Ashford, Evelyn
Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else. Ashford, Evelyn quotes
Fulbright, J. William
The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. Fulbright, J. William quotes
In the long run we are all dead. -Keynes, John Maynard
In the long run we are all dead. -Keynes, John Maynard
Pain and death are a part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself. -Ellis, Havelock
Pain and death are a part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself. -Ellis, Havelock
self-worth
Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. – Joplin, Janis
The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief. -Barron, Frank
The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief. -Barron, Frank
Art is man’s nature: Nature is God’s art. -Bailey, Philip James
Art is man’s nature: Nature is God’s art. -Bailey, Philip James
The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand. -Cather, Willa
The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand. -Cather, Willa
Larry Page
“Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.” Larry Page quotes
Elizabeth Kenny
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.” Elizabeth Kenny quotes
Soms, wanneer ik bedenk hoe goed mijn boek k?n zijn, kan ik nauwelijks meer ademen. -Capote, Truman
Soms, wanneer ik bedenk hoe goed mijn boek k?n zijn, kan ik nauwelijks meer ademen. -Capote, Truman
Browne, Merry
The elegance of honesty needs no adornment. Browne, Merry quotes
Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die. -Byron, Lord
Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die. -Byron, Lord
"The ache of grief is always there, but the emptiness will lift one day. Their life to us the greatest gift, and only by living can it be repaid." – Jill Hanna
“The ache of grief is always there, but the emptiness will lift one day. Their life to us the greatest gift, and only by living …