"A lot of adults are very into Halloween." – Suzanne Smith
“A lot of adults are very into Halloween.” – Suzanne Smith
Category: Quotes of the day
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory. -Bacon, Francis
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory. -Bacon, Francis
"I never saw any of man’s baser acts of inhumanity to man. I never saw screaming ‘witches’ burned at the stake, Christians tossed to starving lions, maidens pushed over the edge of active volcanoes. I never even saw a man going to the electric chair. But until I do, watching Ben Hogan walk up to a five-foot putt is my idea of cruel and inhuman punishment, only a Hitler would enjoy. You feel like saying ‘Go home to your wife and kiddies and don’t look upon this terrible thing!’" – Jim Murray
“I never saw any of man’s baser acts of inhumanity to man. I never saw screaming ‘witches’ burned at the stake, Christians tossed to starving …
A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green. -Bacon, Francis
A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green. -Bacon, Francis
The more unpredictable the world is the more we rely on predictions. -Rivkin, Steve
The more unpredictable the world is the more we rely on predictions. -Rivkin, Steve
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. -Szasz, Thomas
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. -Szasz, Thomas
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence. -Haliburton, Thomas C.
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence. -Haliburton, Thomas C.
Sorrow has produced more melody than mirth. -Fitzhugh, C.
Sorrow has produced more melody than mirth. -Fitzhugh, C.
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right. -Milton, John
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right. -Milton, John
"You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an act of betrayal happens," – Robert Sternberg
“You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an act of betrayal happens,” – Robert Sternberg
"A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around" – Carolyn Birmingham
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from …
Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight. -Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle
Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight. -Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle
"Everywhere you go, take a smile with you." – Sasha Azevedo
“Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.” – Sasha Azevedo
Insomnia
Impossible to spend sleepless nights and accomplish anything: if, in my youth, my parents had not financed my insomnias, I should surely have killed myself. …
Discussion in America means dissent. -Thurber, James
Discussion in America means dissent. -Thurber, James
Eli Attie
“Grief is Newark. It’s there. Can’t avoid it. The idea is to hold your nose, hope the traffic’s not too bad and get on to …
When it gets dark enough you can see the stars. -Salk, Lee
When it gets dark enough you can see the stars. -Salk, Lee
Bryant H. McGill
“True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.” Bryant H. McGill quotes
Tocqueville, Alexis De
In a revolution, as in a novel. the most difficult part to invent is the end. Tocqueville, Alexis De quotes
Mckinnon, Dan
Remember your past mistakes just long enough to profit by them. Mckinnon, Dan quotes
Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people. -Adams, John
Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people. -Adams, John
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards. -Newman, Henry Cardinal
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards. -Newman, Henry Cardinal
Truth disappears with the telling of it. -Durrell, Lawrence
Truth disappears with the telling of it. -Durrell, Lawrence
To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. -Penn, William
To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. -Penn, William
Real riches are the riches possessed inside. -Forbes, B. C.
Real riches are the riches possessed inside. -Forbes, B. C.
Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give. -Lowell, Amy
Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give. -Lowell, Amy
Truth can be a dangerous thing. It is quite patient and relentless. -Richards, R. Scott
Truth can be a dangerous thing. It is quite patient and relentless. -Richards, R. Scott
Every one is the architect of his own fortune. -Regnier, Mathurin
Every one is the architect of his own fortune. -Regnier, Mathurin
"A man in the house is worth two in the street." – Mae West
“A man in the house is worth two in the street.” – Mae West
"Just as one of our spotters to the north called in that he’d spotted a tornado, another one from the south said he saw another one. But they went around and pretty much left us alone." – Dee Smith
“Just as one of our spotters to the north called in that he’d spotted a tornado, another one from the south said he saw another …
Reagon, Bernice Johnson
Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are. Reagon, Bernice Johnson quotes
Anthony J. D’Angelo
“If you have a vision, do something with it.” Anthony J. D’Angelo quotes
Hollywood is a place that attracts people with massive holes in their souls. -Phillips, Julia
Hollywood is a place that attracts people with massive holes in their souls. -Phillips, Julia
If I was your wife Sir, I’d poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I’d let you! -Churchill, Winston
If I was your wife Sir, I’d poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I’d let you! -Churchill, Winston
Leaders don’t inflict pain — they share pain. -Depree, Max
Leaders don’t inflict pain — they share pain. -Depree, Max
I refuse to admit that I am more than 52, even if that makes my children illegitimate. -Astor, Lady Nancy
I refuse to admit that I am more than 52, even if that makes my children illegitimate. -Astor, Lady Nancy
Oh, that one could learn to learn in time! -Solari, Enrique
Oh, that one could learn to learn in time! -Solari, Enrique
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues. -Russell, Bertrand
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues. -Russell, Bertrand
"Patience means self-suffering." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Patience means self-suffering.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Love is only the game that is not called on account of darkness. -Hirschfield, Mangnu
Love is only the game that is not called on account of darkness. -Hirschfield, Mangnu