"I’m a wild son-of-a-bitch from Cripple Creek!" – Chris Madsen
“I’m a wild son-of-a-bitch from Cripple Creek!” – Chris Madsen
Category: Quotes of the day
Scholars and Scholarship
And let a scholar all earth’s volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock. – Chapman, George
"Try ordering gas or boats or anything — it’s a bitch. That Roger, he can sweet talk anyone." – Charlie Smith
“Try ordering gas or boats or anything — it’s a bitch. That Roger, he can sweet talk anyone.” – Charlie Smith
Tragedy delights by affording a shadow of the pleasure which exists in pain. -Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Tragedy delights by affording a shadow of the pleasure which exists in pain. -Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Only Christ could have conceived Christ. -Parker, Joseph
Only Christ could have conceived Christ. -Parker, Joseph
"A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest" – Russian Proverb
“A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest” – Russian Proverb
"I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best." – Walt Whitman
“I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.” – Walt Whitman
"Thank God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own creative contributions to human progress" – Wilfred Peterson
“Thank God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own creative contributions to human progress” – Wilfred Peterson
I played by the rules of politics as I found them. -Nixon, Richard M.
I played by the rules of politics as I found them. -Nixon, Richard M.
The terrible fluidity of self-revelation. -James, Henry
The terrible fluidity of self-revelation. -James, Henry
Proverb, Japanese
When you’re dying of thirst it’s too late to think about digging a well. Proverb, Japanese quotes
Azarias
Laws are not invented. They grow out of circumstances. Azarias quotes
Watanabe, Michio
People with high ideals don’t necessarily make good politicians. If clean politics is so important, we should leave the job to scientists and the clergy. …
Herschel, Sir John
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. Herschel, Sir John quotes
Floyd, Pink
Stay out of the road, if you want to grow old. Floyd, Pink quotes
One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived. -Bourget, Paul
One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived. -Bourget, Paul
"Instead of focusing on the external characteristics of others, you focus on their inner feelings, particularly as it is reflected in their behavior and expressions. You gauge the thoughts in another’s mind and the feelings in their hearts by carefully watching what they say and do. When you have this kind of vision, you become concerned primarily with the deeper feelings and motivations of the other person" – Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Instead of focusing on the external characteristics of others, you focus on their inner feelings, particularly as it is reflected in their behavior and expressions. …
I have never been contained except I made the prison -Evans, Mary
I have never been contained except I made the prison -Evans, Mary
The senses do not deceive us, but the judgment does. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
The senses do not deceive us, but the judgment does. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. -Klee, Paul
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. -Klee, Paul
Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away. -Butler, Samuel
Neither have they hearts to stay, nor wit enough to run away. -Butler, Samuel
Hermann Goering
“Of course the people dont want war…that is understood. But voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the …
"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped." – Sam Levenson
“Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.” – Sam Levenson
To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn. -Jouhandeau, Marcel
To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn. -Jouhandeau, Marcel
Proverb, Scottish
Were it not for hope the heart would break. Proverb, Scottish quotes
Vizinczey, Stephen
Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not. Vizinczey, Stephen quotes
Greenday
“Something unpredictable but in the end it’s right, I hope you have the time of your life.” Greenday quotes
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. -Lec, Stanislaw J.
"Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I’m tired of making other people feel good about themselves." – Dan Castellaneta
“Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I’m tired of making other people feel …
To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away. -Schopenhauer, Arthur
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -Sagan, Carl
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -Sagan, Carl
Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life? -Ellis, Havelock
Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life? -Ellis, Havelock
"Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel." – Melissa Etheridge
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.” – Melissa Etheridge
Biggest damfool mistake I ever made. -Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Biggest damfool mistake I ever made. -Eisenhower, Dwight D.
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." – William Arthur Ward
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
"I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself." – Pietro Aretino
“I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.” – Pietro Aretino
"I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back…" – Paulette Francesca Sedgwick
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back…” …
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about. -May, Rollo
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about. -May, Rollo
Shirley Trusty Corey
“The arts must be considered an essential element of education… They are tools for living life reflectively, joyfully and with the ability to shape the …
"There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:<br/>This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me… or leave me. Accept me – or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don’t fit your idea of who I should be and don’t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.<br/>When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad – you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you." – Stacey Charter
“There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way …