Paul Dudley White
“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” Paul …
Category: Quotes of the day
Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does. -Almanac, Mary S.
Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does. -Almanac, Mary S.
Fleming, Ian
A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle. Fleming, Ian quotes
Zappa, Frank
No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to. Zappa, Frank …
McMillan, Terry
Can’t nothing make your life work if you ain’t the architect. McMillan, Terry quotes
Cate, Henry
The problem with political jokes is they get elected. Cate, Henry quotes
Plotinus
God is not external to anyone, but is present with all things, though they are ignorant that he is so. Plotinus quotes
Motto
Safety is from God alone. Motto quotes
No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married. -Disraeli, Benjamin
No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married. -Disraeli, Benjamin
"Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood… will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic." – Indira Gandhi
“Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood… will contribute to the …
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. -Heraclitus
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. -Heraclitus
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. -Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
Boeken kiezen hun auteurs; het cre?ren is niet enkel een rationeel en bewust iets. -Rushdie, Salman
Boeken kiezen hun auteurs; het cre?ren is niet enkel een rationeel en bewust iets. -Rushdie, Salman
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. -Franklin, Benjamin
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. -Franklin, Benjamin
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. -Arbus, Diane
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. -Arbus, Diane
"We have believed – and we do believe now – that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible" – Indira Gandhi
“We have believed – and we do believe now – that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible” – Indira …
Robert Redford
“If you stay in Beverly Hills too long you become a Mercedes.” Robert Redford quotes
Andy Rooney
“Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of …
Greg Evans
“Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can’t last.” Greg Evans quotes
What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
What I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Guccione, Bob
You have to penetrate a woman’s defenses. Getting into her head is a prerequisite to getting into her body. Guccione, Bob quotes
Trapp, June L.
The due process of law as we use it, I believe, rests squarely on the liberal idea of conflict and resolution. Trapp, June L. quotes
Fenton, James
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation. Fenton, James …
Tim Blair
“Thus far, the reputed idiot Bush has graduated from Yale and Harvard, made a stack of cash in the oil industry, become the first consecutive-term …
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. -Benjamin, Walter
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. -Benjamin, Walter
To understand is to perceive patterns. -Berlin, Sir Isaiah
To understand is to perceive patterns. -Berlin, Sir Isaiah
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. -Augustine, St.
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. -Augustine, St.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
"I think the market kind of got walloped by the Merck verdict on Friday, and this may be a reflex rally we’re seeing now." – Bill Sutherland
“I think the market kind of got walloped by the Merck verdict on Friday, and this may be a reflex rally we’re seeing now.” – …
"If he is so smart, how come he is dead?" – Homer Simpson
“If he is so smart, how come he is dead?” – Homer Simpson
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt. -Guerard, Albert
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt. -Guerard, Albert
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. -Montesquieu, Charles De
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. -Montesquieu, Charles De
"The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It’s the ones that become the friendships that last." – Andrew Sullivan
“The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It’s the ones that become the friendships that …
No law reaches it, but all right-minded people observe it. -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
No law reaches it, but all right-minded people observe it. -Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De
Proverb, Turkish
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose. Proverb, Turkish quotes
Hovey, Richard
I do not know beneath what sky nor on what seas shall be thy fate; I only know it shall be high, I only know …
Wilson, Elizabeth
Postmodernism refuses to privilege any one perspective, and recognizes only difference, never inequality, only fragments, never conflict. Wilson, Elizabeth quotes
It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. -Epictetus
It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. -Epictetus
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry. -Porter, O. Henry
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry. -Porter, O. Henry
"You cannot help another person without simultaneously helping yourself." – Jeffrey Benjamin
“You cannot help another person without simultaneously helping yourself.” – Jeffrey Benjamin