"Karma is a bitch, and she’s got your home phone number…" – John Russell
“Karma is a bitch, and she’s got your home phone number…” – John Russell
Category: Quotes of the day
Everybody is ignorant — only on different subjects. -Rogers, Will
Everybody is ignorant — only on different subjects. -Rogers, Will
All our words from loose using have lost their edge. -Hemingway, Ernest
All our words from loose using have lost their edge. -Hemingway, Ernest
one can never consent to creep when one feels an impluse to soar -helen keller
one can never consent to creep when one feels an impluse to soar -helen keller
"If you think you’re smart then you have no more reason to try to be it." – Michael Boag
“If you think you’re smart then you have no more reason to try to be it.” – Michael Boag
The man who has nothing to do is always the busiest. -Proverb, French
The man who has nothing to do is always the busiest. -Proverb, French
"Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to look not only to our own interests, but also the interests of others." – Peter Farquharson
“Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to look not only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.” – Peter Farquharson
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comet in the morning. [Psalms 30:5] -Bible
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comet in the morning. -Bible
I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us. -Reagan, Nancy
I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us. -Reagan, Nancy
Well begun is half done. -Aristotle
Well begun is half done. -Aristotle
Theodore Dreiser
“Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.” Theodore Dreiser quotes
Kennedy, Robert F.
Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes. Kennedy, Robert F. quotes
Calvino, Italo
In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision. Calvino, Italo quotes
Fortune and humor govern the world. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Fortune and humor govern the world. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. -Macarthur, Douglas
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. -Macarthur, Douglas
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. -Berle, Milton
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. -Berle, Milton
"I have always been fascinated by the musical talent, the calypso, the carnival and the sweet sound of pan, … Trinidad was the best place to host the world premier and to display the vast local talent." – Derek Walcott
“I have always been fascinated by the musical talent, the calypso, the carnival and the sweet sound of pan, … Trinidad was the best place …
"I don’t have false teeth. Do you think I’d buy teeth like these?" – Carol Burnett
“I don’t have false teeth. Do you think I’d buy teeth like these?” – Carol Burnett
Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan. -Nicols, Peter
Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan. -Nicols, Peter
Receiving a new truth is like adding a new sense. -Liebig
Receiving a new truth is like adding a new sense. -Liebig
"If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding out that he hates you like poison, you would soon have your eyes opened. There we do unkind things in a kind way: we say bitter things in a sweet voice: we always give our friends chloroform when we tear them to pieces." – George Bernard Shaw
“If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding …
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. -Shinn, Florence Scovel
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. -Shinn, Florence Scovel
"Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine" – Irwin Edman
“Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine” – Irwin Edman
Writing is not a profession, but a vocation of unhappiness. -Simenon, Georges
Writing is not a profession, but a vocation of unhappiness. -Simenon, Georges
Robert Schumann
“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” Robert Schumann quotes
Scott, Howard
A person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation. Scott, Howard quotes
Music is the vernacular of the human soul. -Latham, Geoffrey
Music is the vernacular of the human soul. -Latham, Geoffrey
"He’ll be more a Brisbane winter carnival horse for the Sires Produce." – Duncan Grimley
“He’ll be more a Brisbane winter carnival horse for the Sires Produce.” – Duncan Grimley
Archbishop — A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. -Mencken, H. L.
Archbishop — A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. -Mencken, H. L.
curiosity
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret. – Emerson, Ralph Waldo
When a good man is hurt all who would be called good must suffer with him. -Euripides
When a good man is hurt all who would be called good must suffer with him. -Euripides
I always looked ahead. -Evert, Chris
I always looked ahead. -Evert, Chris
If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
"I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border." – Edward Blake
“I fear the carnival of crime is beginning on our border.” – Edward Blake
"It’s California I’m worried about. I don’t want you to become a laughingstock, a carnival or the beginning of a circus in America where we just throw people out as soon as they make a tough decision. . . . Don’t do this. Don’t do this." – Bill Clinton
“It’s California I’m worried about. I don’t want you to become a laughingstock, a carnival or the beginning of a circus in America where we …
blood
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. – Tertullian
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. -Plutarch
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. -Plutarch
"When you pick up The Carnival, you get the big genre." – Wyclef Jean
“When you pick up The Carnival, you get the big genre.” – Wyclef Jean
"We’re making arrangements to make it safe for the carnival. The carnival will be in one specific area of the park." – Anna Shuford
“We’re making arrangements to make it safe for the carnival. The carnival will be in one specific area of the park.” – Anna Shuford
Warner, Sylvia Ashton
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth; and truth rewarded me. Warner, Sylvia Ashton quotes