If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the as if technique. -James, William
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the as if technique. -James, William
Category: Quotes of the day
"He pointed at me and said, ‘that one won’t stand up.’ The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked me if the driver had asked me to stand up? I said, ‘yes.’ He asked me why I didn’t stand up, … I told him I didn’t think I should have to stand up. So I asked him: ‘Why do you push us around?’ And he told me, ‘I don’t know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.’" – Rosa Parks
“He pointed at me and said, ‘that one won’t stand up.’ The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked …
That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to. -Hardy, Thomas
That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to. -Hardy, Thomas
"A man’s private thought can never be a lie; what he thinks, is to him the truth, always" – Mark Twain
“A man’s private thought can never be a lie; what he thinks, is to him the truth, always” – Mark Twain
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Foch, Ferdinand
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. -Foch, Ferdinand
How many are the things I can do without! -Socrates
How many are the things I can do without! -Socrates
Sophia Loren
“Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.” Sophia Loren quotes
"First we make our habits, then our habits make us." – Charles C. Noble
“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” – Charles C. Noble
No one grows old by living. Only by losing interest in living. -Ray, Marie Beyon
No one grows old by living. Only by losing interest in living. -Ray, Marie Beyon
"I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome" – Julius Caesar
“I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome” – Julius Caesar
Carmichael
“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” Carmichael quotes
"Who was the first guy that look at a cow and said," I think that I’ll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?" – Calvin & Hobbes
“Who was the first guy that look at a cow and said,” I think that I’ll drink whatever comes out of those things when I …
Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is doing a public service. -Stephen, Leslie
Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is doing a public service. -Stephen, Leslie
"The first draft of anything is shit" – Ernest Hemingway
“The first draft of anything is shit” – Ernest Hemingway
You can’t hire someone to practice for you. -Brown Jr., H. Jackson
You can’t hire someone to practice for you. -Brown Jr., H. Jackson
"One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"One should never know too precisely whom one has married" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“One should never know too precisely whom one has married” – Friedrich Nietzsche
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late. -Cioran, E. M.
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late. -Cioran, E. M.
Don’t judge men’s wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance. -Franklin, Benjamin
Don’t judge men’s wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance. -Franklin, Benjamin
"Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"He who distributes the milk of human kindness cannot help but spill a little on himself" – James Matthew Barrie
“He who distributes the milk of human kindness cannot help but spill a little on himself” – James Matthew Barrie
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. -Stoppard, Tom
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. -Stoppard, Tom
"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them." – Albert Einstein
“The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.” – Albert Einstein
"One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him." – Lao Tzu
“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.” – Lao Tzu
Katherine Hepburn
“If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.” Katherine Hepburn quotes
"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." – Albert Einstein
“We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” – Albert Einstein
It’s always too soon to quit. -Scoates, David T.
It’s always too soon to quit. -Scoates, David T.
Every man dies. Not every man really lives. [In the movie Braveheart] -Wallace, William
Every man dies. Not every man really lives. -Wallace, William
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. -Rostand, Jean
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. -Rostand, Jean
"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’" – Brian Tracy
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?'” – Brian Tracy
Sadness is diminished by the illusion of happiness but the lessons are found in hope.. -Blum, Donald
Sadness is diminished by the illusion of happiness but the lessons are found in hope.. -Blum, Donald
Make every decision as if you owned the whole company. -Townsend, Robert
Make every decision as if you owned the whole company. -Townsend, Robert
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself” – Ralph Waldo …
A nation’s treasure is its scholars. -Proverb, Yiddish
A nation’s treasure is its scholars. -Proverb, Yiddish
I was a freethinker before I knew how to think. -Shaw, George Bernard
I was a freethinker before I knew how to think. -Shaw, George Bernard
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. -Bailey, Pearl
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. -Bailey, Pearl
Bryant Gumbel
“The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love.” Bryant Gumbel quotes
"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." – Vince Lombardi
“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi
Caplan, Mortimer
There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist — the taxidermist leaves the hide. Caplan, Mortimer quotes
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De