The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist. -Mcluhan, Marshall
The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist. -Mcluhan, Marshall
Category: Quotes of the day
Brian Buckner
“There comes a point in life when you realize everything you know about yourself, it’s all just conditioning. It’s the rare man who truly know …
We rise in glory as we sink in pride. -Young, Andrew
We rise in glory as we sink in pride. -Young, Andrew
Daney, Serge
In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed. Daney, Serge quotes
"I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions" – Dorothy Day
“I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk …
"Continual improvement is an unending journey." – Lloyd Dobens
“Continual improvement is an unending journey.” – Lloyd Dobens
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. -Johnson, Samuel
To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. -Johnson, Samuel
"Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism." – Norman Vincent Peale
“Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many …
Reality is for people who can’t face drugs. -Peter, Laurence J.
Reality is for people who can’t face drugs. -Peter, Laurence J.
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. -Coolidge, Calvin
Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. -Coolidge, Calvin
Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly. -Mann, Louis L.
Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly. -Mann, Louis L.
You don’t grow up in our neck of the woods believing that someone can outwork you. -Parkinson, Joseph
You don’t grow up in our neck of the woods believing that someone can outwork you. -Parkinson, Joseph
"It was a great experience last year. I was disappointed I didn’t play better at the weekends at some tournaments (in the US) but it was part of growing up." – Charlie Wi
“It was a great experience last year. I was disappointed I didn’t play better at the weekends at some tournaments (in the US) but it …
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. -Burke, Edmund
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. -Burke, Edmund
We always come back to our first love. -Etienne
We always come back to our first love. -Etienne
John Mankiewicz
“Enough organization, enough lists and we think we can control the uncontrollable.” John Mankiewicz quotes
"There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working." – Robert Half
“There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.” – Robert Half
What some people invent the rest enlarge. -Swift, Jonathan
What some people invent the rest enlarge. -Swift, Jonathan
Lyall Watson
“If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t.” Lyall Watson quotes
O’Sullivan, John Louis
A torchlight procession marching down your throat. O’Sullivan, John Louis quotes
Wilson, Mclandburgh
Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! Wilson, Mclandburgh quotes
Simmons, Curt
Trying to get a fast ball past Hank Aaron is like trying to get the sun past a rooster. Simmons, Curt quotes
"Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time." – Bernard M. Baruch
“Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less …
The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one. -Jones, Franklin P.
The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one. -Jones, Franklin P.
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma." – Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma.” – Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress. -Gandhi, Mahatma
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress. -Gandhi, Mahatma
"I don’t even think about a retirement program because I’m working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world." – George Foreman
“I don’t even think about a retirement program because I’m working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord’s pay isn’t very …
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. -Kissinger, Henry
The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. -Kissinger, Henry
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry. -Wilson, Harold
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry. -Wilson, Harold
"Retirement is the ugliest word in the language." – Ernest Hemingway
“Retirement is the ugliest word in the language.” – Ernest Hemingway
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles. -Beecher, Henry Ward
A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride. -Lerner, Max
A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride. -Lerner, Max
"Am I still in uniform? Then I ain’t retired." – Pete Rose
“Am I still in uniform? Then I ain’t retired.” – Pete Rose
Every spoken word arouses our self-will. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Every spoken word arouses our self-will. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Shelton, Richard
What we remember can always be changed, what we forget we are always. Shelton, Richard quotes
How many fools does it take to make up a public? -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
How many fools does it take to make up a public? -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
A malignant sore throat is a danger, a malignant throat not sore is worse. -Proverb, American
A malignant sore throat is a danger, a malignant throat not sore is worse. -Proverb, American
Make the workmanship surpass the materials. -Ovid
Make the workmanship surpass the materials. -Ovid
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. -Howe, Edgar Watson
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. -Howe, Edgar Watson
To retire is to die. -Casals, Pablo
To retire is to die. -Casals, Pablo