Hyman Rickover
“Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.” Hyman Rickover quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths. -Tsvetaeva, Marina
A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths. -Tsvetaeva, Marina
Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. -Day, Clarence
Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. -Day, Clarence
"It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding." – Kahlil Gibran
“It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.” – Kahlil Gibran
Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. -Horace
Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. -Horace
"Make love when you can. It’s good for you." – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Make love when you can. It’s good for you.” – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
"I love his swagger. You always want to have good leaders and you want your players to fall in behind guys who act right, guys who carry themselves right. Cory is one of those guys." – Clint Stoerner
“I love his swagger. You always want to have good leaders and you want your players to fall in behind guys who act right, guys …
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. -Lincoln, Abraham
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. -Lincoln, Abraham
"In the long run, we need Corey to bring his ‘A’ game. He’s getting his swagger back." – Joakim Noah
“In the long run, we need Corey to bring his ‘A’ game. He’s getting his swagger back.” – Joakim Noah
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." – Jim Rohn
“You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go.” – Jim Rohn
"The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings" – Clark Moustakas
“The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through …
Lydia M. Child
“You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle …
"A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding." – Marshall McLuhan
“A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.” – Marshall McLuhan
"I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence" – Publilius Syrus
“I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence” – Publilius Syrus
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. -Fuller, Thomas
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. -Fuller, Thomas
"They need to write the path of the hurricane and talk about the path and talk about the damage the hurricane caused to the area." – Anne Campbell
“They need to write the path of the hurricane and talk about the path and talk about the damage the hurricane caused to the area.” …
"It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style." – Oscar Wilde
“It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute …
Those who live are those who fight. -Hugo, Victor
Those who live are those who fight. -Hugo, Victor
"There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory" – Mark Twain
“There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an …
It takes a long time to become young. -Picasso, Pablo
It takes a long time to become young. -Picasso, Pablo
Snead, Sam
Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense. Snead, Sam quotes
Immermann
Morality sticks faster when presented in brief sayings than when presented in long discourse. Immermann quotes
Runes, Dagobert D.
Work is man’s most natural form of relaxation. Runes, Dagobert D. quotes
John D. MacDonald
“Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.” John D. MacDonald quotes
True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genius. -Thomajan, Puzant Kevork
True genius sees with the eyes of a child and thinks with the brain of a genius. -Thomajan, Puzant Kevork
I am big. It’s the pictures that got small. -Swanson, Gloria
I am big. It’s the pictures that got small. -Swanson, Gloria
"The governor believes we need a strong, reliable, sustainable fuel supply and to address the impact of hurricanes on our state." – Alia Faraj
“The governor believes we need a strong, reliable, sustainable fuel supply and to address the impact of hurricanes on our state.” – Alia Faraj
What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook. -Thoreau, Henry David
What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook. -Thoreau, Henry David
They’re only truly great who are truly good. -Chapman, George
They’re only truly great who are truly good. -Chapman, George
"It took great courage to ask a beautiful young woman to marry me. Believe me, it is easier to play the whole Petrushka on the piano." – Arthur Rubinstein
“It took great courage to ask a beautiful young woman to marry me. Believe me, it is easier to play the whole Petrushka on the …
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength" – St. Francis de Sales
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength” – St. Francis de Sales
The upshot was, my paintings must burn that English artists might finally learn. -Lawrence, D. H.
The upshot was, my paintings must burn that English artists might finally learn. -Lawrence, D. H.
It is wise to disclose what cannot be concealed. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
It is wise to disclose what cannot be concealed. -Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von
J. Bartlett Brebner
“Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States.” J. Bartlett Brebner quotes
Eric Sevareid
“Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.” Eric Sevareid quotes
Robert Bakker
“I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS.” Robert Bakker quotes
Darrin Weinberg
“It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” Darrin Weinberg quotes
Lack of money is the root of all evil. -Shaw, George Bernard
Lack of money is the root of all evil. -Shaw, George Bernard
Buckminster Fuller
“Either war is obsolete or men are.” Buckminster Fuller quotes
Magnin, Edgar F.
Existence was given us for action. Our worth is determined by the good deed we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel, Magnin, …