Madeleine Albright
“I don’t want to sound Pollyannaish, but I hope that out of a tragedy like this something good will come. I hope we understand we’re …
Category: Quotes of the day
"The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow …
"It’s probably not as progressive politically as it used to be, … We still have echoes of that, but we don’t program as much overtly progressive stuff." – Richard Walton
“It’s probably not as progressive politically as it used to be, … We still have echoes of that, but we don’t program as much overtly …
"’Twas whispered in Heaven, ’twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell" – Catherine Maria Fanshawe
“‘Twas whispered in Heaven, ’twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell” – Catherine Maria Fanshawe
"If we have echoes, those echoes step on top of the spoken word, and then you can’t understand it. And if you can’t understand the words here, there’s no reason for a convention." – Jack Randorff
“If we have echoes, those echoes step on top of the spoken word, and then you can’t understand it. And if you can’t understand the …
"It is unconscionable that the LRA is carrying out these vicious attacks on unarmed humanitarian worker." – Jan Egeland
“It is unconscionable that the LRA is carrying out these vicious attacks on unarmed humanitarian worker.” – Jan Egeland
Helen Mirren
“Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud …
Karin Ireland
“No one can give you authority. But if you act like you have it, others will believe you do.” Karin Ireland quotes
"Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures." – Marcus Fabius Quintilian
“Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.” – Marcus Fabius Quintilian
"Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty." – Minna Antrim
“Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.” – Minna Antrim
"SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam." – Ambrose Bierce
“SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.” – Ambrose Bierce
"Protein helps satiety, so you’re more likely to stay on your diet." – Osama Hamdy
“Protein helps satiety, so you’re more likely to stay on your diet.” – Osama Hamdy
"A good man will never harm or oppress another. A good man will share his last morsel of food with others in need, and die of hunger when he no longer has any food — instead of cheat or steal from others to survive. Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man." – Suzy Kassem
“A good man will never harm or oppress another. A good man will share his last morsel of food with others in need, and die …
"We believe that Take-Two overpaid for the license given the lack of exclusivity and relatively small size of the baseball category. The only winners here are the Players Association due to the size of the minimum guarantees, and first-party publishers due to the lack of future competition from EA Sports in the baseball genre." – Gary Cooper
“We believe that Take-Two overpaid for the license given the lack of exclusivity and relatively small size of the baseball category. The only winners here …
"Overpaid, overfed, oversexed, and over here." – Tommy Trinder
“Overpaid, overfed, oversexed, and over here.” – Tommy Trinder
"When I signed here, all I ever heard was I was overpaid, that I was an underachiever," – Cornelius Griffin
“When I signed here, all I ever heard was I was overpaid, that I was an underachiever,” – Cornelius Griffin
"eBay has definitely overpaid for Skype." – John Delaney
“eBay has definitely overpaid for Skype.” – John Delaney
"We feel they overpaid for Meow Mix." – Tom Morabito
“We feel they overpaid for Meow Mix.” – Tom Morabito
"Shyness is just egoism out of its depth." – Penelope Keith
“Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.” – Penelope Keith
"His shyness is hurting him. He is pulling out of public appearances lately and it’s been widely noticed. He’s been pulling back when he should be campaigning." – Tom O’Neil
“His shyness is hurting him. He is pulling out of public appearances lately and it’s been widely noticed. He’s been pulling back when he should …
"This helps (the students) in getting over their shyness of talking to adults and (shows them) how they need to open up." – Barbara Smith
“This helps (the students) in getting over their shyness of talking to adults and (shows them) how they need to open up.” – Barbara Smith
"The inter-racial shyness syndrome;You may be shy towards people of your tribe, state or race & never shy towards people of other tribes or race & you may not be shy towards people of your tribe or race & shy towards people of other races." – david atta (a.k.a davied attlars & mr dain)
“The inter-racial shyness syndrome;You may be shy towards people of your tribe, state or race & never shy towards people of other tribes or race …
"The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid" – Claudia Lady Bird Johnson
“The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid” – Claudia Lady Bird Johnson
George Jessel
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” George Jessel quotes
"We don’t want to be presumptuous but we believe we can advance." – Luciano Moggi
“We don’t want to be presumptuous but we believe we can advance.” – Luciano Moggi
"I think that would be very presumptuous of me to do, since I have not had one vote yet in the Democratic primaries, … I can tell you flat-out that I did not ask him to be my running mate." – Howard Dean
“I think that would be very presumptuous of me to do, since I have not had one vote yet in the Democratic primaries, … I …
"And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him." – Bible
“And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that …
"Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? / He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me." – Bible
“Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? …
"Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes." – Henry David Thoreau
“Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.” – Henry David Thoreau
"When you look at all instruments of statecraft and how that’s pulled together, I think the ambassadors are uniquely poised." – Henry Crumpton
“When you look at all instruments of statecraft and how that’s pulled together, I think the ambassadors are uniquely poised.” – Henry Crumpton
"Protectionism is the use of scare tactics, the use of unsound scientific information in an attempt to protect our market. In this case I believe that sound science dictates that it is time to open the border." – Christopher Bond
“Protectionism is the use of scare tactics, the use of unsound scientific information in an attempt to protect our market. In this case I believe …
J. Carl Cook
“Minor surgery is surgery someone else is having.” J. Carl Cook quotes
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." – Bible
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the …
"And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him." – Bible
“And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.” – Bible
"I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows." – Susan B. Anthony
“I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows.” – Susan B. Anthony
"The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken" – Benjamin Franklin
“The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our …
"It’s a mean-spirited vendetta against one person. A vote for this bill can be interpreted as partisanship in a very, very ugly way." – J. Lowell Stoltzfus
“It’s a mean-spirited vendetta against one person. A vote for this bill can be interpreted as partisanship in a very, very ugly way.” – J. …
W. H. Davies
“What is this life if, so full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.” W. H. Davies quotes
"The problem in these cases is that fundamentally it is all just a matter of degree: How much partisanship is too much partisanship." – Nathaniel Persily
“The problem in these cases is that fundamentally it is all just a matter of degree: How much partisanship is too much partisanship.” – Nathaniel …
"There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden." – L. Ron Hubbard
“There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden.” – L. Ron Hubbard