I have an existential map; it has you are here written all over it. -Wright, Steven
I have an existential map; it has you are here written all over it. -Wright, Steven
Category: Quotes of the day
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2)" – Bible
“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2)” – Bible
We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. -Thoreau, Henry David
We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches. -Thoreau, Henry David
"We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a keyboard could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." – Robert Wilensky
“We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a keyboard could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is …
"Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving." – Kahlil Gibran
“Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.” – Kahlil Gibran
"So long, and thanks for all the fish." – Douglas Adams
“So long, and thanks for all the fish.” – Douglas Adams
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one. -Russell, Bertrand
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one. -Russell, Bertrand
"Now… thanks to your hacking my trees to the ground, there’s not enough Truffula Fruit to go ’round." – Dr. Seuss
“Now… thanks to your hacking my trees to the ground, there’s not enough Truffula Fruit to go ’round.” – Dr. Seuss
"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." – W. T. Purkiser
“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W. T. Purkiser
Immortality is the genius to move others long after you yourself have stopped moving. -Rooney, Frank
Immortality is the genius to move others long after you yourself have stopped moving. -Rooney, Frank
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter. -Sagan, Francoise
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter. -Sagan, Francoise
You always pass failure on the way to success. -Rooney, Mickey
You always pass failure on the way to success. -Rooney, Mickey
"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride." – C.S. Lewis
“A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, …
"If you’re a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don’t like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you’re eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you’re out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, "Boy, these are good cigars!"" – Jack Handy
“If you’re a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don’t like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you’re eating it, but …
Sampson, Patricia
Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one’s own person is its ultimate reward. Sampson, Patricia quotes
Hoffman, Abbie
I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute. Hoffman, Abbie quotes
Darrow, Clarence
Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails. Darrow, Clarence quotes
"Dad, thanks to TV, I can’t remember what happened 8 minutes ago. No, really, it’s a serious problem. Ha, ha, ha! What’re we laughing about?" – Nancy Cartwright
“Dad, thanks to TV, I can’t remember what happened 8 minutes ago. No, really, it’s a serious problem. Ha, ha, ha! What’re we laughing about?” …
"I can’t think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I have had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral" – Admiral (Lord) Louis Mountbatten
“I can’t think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I have had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral” – Admiral …
"Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions." – Bo Bennett
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” – Bo Bennett
Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it. -Peter, Laurence J.
Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it. -Peter, Laurence J.
I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage] -Brinkley, Christie
I have a feeling this is destiny. -Brinkley, Christie
"With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, / England mourns for her dead across the sea." – Laurence Binyon
“With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, / England mourns for her dead across the sea.” – Laurence Binyon
When two friends have a common bank account, one sings and the other weeps. -Proverb
When two friends have a common bank account, one sings and the other weeps. -Proverb
"The longest journey of any person is the journey inward" – Dag Hammarskjold
“The longest journey of any person is the journey inward” – Dag Hammarskjold
"Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day" – Robert Caspar Lintner
“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day” – Robert Caspar Lintner
Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures. -Braque, Georges
Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures. -Braque, Georges
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6)." – Bible
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6).” – Bible
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
"This program is the real Pirates of the Caribbean . . . daring, adventurous and authentic down to the knots and rigging." – David Moore
“This program is the real Pirates of the Caribbean . . . daring, adventurous and authentic down to the knots and rigging.” – David Moore
"Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks" – William Shakespeare
“Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks” – William Shakespeare
"Thanksgiving is nothing but a toast to genocide." – Stephen Evans
“Thanksgiving is nothing but a toast to genocide.” – Stephen Evans
Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. -Horton, Doug
Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. -Horton, Doug
“When a balance between Trinidad and island interests is being served, and the Caribbean is again speaking with one voice, T&T must decisively seek the support of Brazil and Mexico, with the region’s assistance, in delicately balancing our position between our revolutionary neighbour only seven miles away and our commercial and social ties with North America and Europe.” – Wendell Mottley
“When a balance between Trinidad and island interests is being served, and the Caribbean is again speaking with one voice, T&T must decisively seek the …
"An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day." – Irv Kupcinet
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” – Irv Kupcinet
Julia Sorel
“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” Julia Sorel quotes
Herodotus
“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable …
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. -Gide, Andre
Nothing is so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented. -Gide, Andre
Georges Guynemer
“If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.” Georges Guynemer quotes
"Be careful for nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6)" – Bible
“Be careful for nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6)” – …