Durrell, Lawrence
Music is only love looking for words. Durrell, Lawrence quotes
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Jensen, Eric
I loved learning, it was school I hated. I used to cut school to go learn something. Jensen, Eric quotes
Fraser, Jim
A cause a day keeps reality away. Fraser, Jim quotes
The best way to save money is not to lose it. -Williams, Les
The best way to save money is not to lose it. -Williams, Les
"Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?" – Gordon Brown
“Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?” …
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions. -James, William
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions. -James, William
Detail
The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events. – Gibbon, Edward
I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence. -McLeod, Doug
I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence. -McLeod, Doug
What people need and what they want may be very different. -Hubbard, Elbert
What people need and what they want may be very different. -Hubbard, Elbert
"Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall." – John Dickinson
“Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” – John Dickinson
"I don’t judge people. It blurs out the center of my attention, my focus, myself." – Toba Beta
“I don’t judge people. It blurs out the center of my attention, my focus, myself.” – Toba Beta
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum? -Cowper, William
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum? -Cowper, William
Passion is the genesis of genius. -Robbins, Anthony
Passion is the genesis of genius. -Robbins, Anthony
"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself." – Richard Bach
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” – Richard Bach
"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Intuition
Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know. – D’Angelo, Anthony J.
The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf. -Twain, Mark
The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf. -Twain, Mark
Latin Proverb: He is a fool who spares the children …
He is a fool who spares the children after having killed the father. Latin Proverb Proverb Link: He is a fool who spares the children …
Paul "Bear" Bryant
“It’s not the will to win that matters…everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” Paul "Bear" Bryant quotes
"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life." – Theodore Roosevelt
“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, …
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. -Beecher, Henry Ward
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. -Beecher, Henry Ward
Jack LaLanne
“Any stupid ass can die. That’s easy. Living is tough.” Jack LaLanne quotes
Bancroft, George
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. Bancroft, George quotes
Bergson, Henri L.
To perceive means to immobilize… we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself. Bergson, Henri L. quotes
Spencer, Herbert
Science is organized knowledge. Spencer, Herbert quotes
Rothschild, Sir Nathan
I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t. Rothschild, Sir Nathan quotes
Close, Glenn
I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules. Close, Glenn quotes
"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent." – Abraham Lincoln
“No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.” – Abraham Lincoln
A judge is a law student who grades his own papers. -Mencken, H. L.
A judge is a law student who grades his own papers. -Mencken, H. L.
"If a woman seeks education it is probably because her sexual apparatus is malfunctioning" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“If a woman seeks education it is probably because her sexual apparatus is malfunctioning” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. -Toynbee, Arnold
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. -Toynbee, Arnold
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there" – Charles F. Kettering
“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there” – Charles F. Kettering
"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." – Alexis de Tocqueville
“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. -Rohn, Jim
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. -Rohn, Jim
"The perfect woman is a higher type of human than the perfect man, and also something much more rare." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The perfect woman is a higher type of human than the perfect man, and also something much more rare.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living." – John D. Rockefeller
“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every …
What one has to do usually can be done. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
What one has to do usually can be done. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
"A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil." – Grover Cleveland
“A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.” – Grover Cleveland
"Don’t tell a woman she’s pretty; tell her there’s no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you" – Jules Renard
“Don’t tell a woman she’s pretty; tell her there’s no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you” – Jules Renard
If you are speaking the truth you don’t have to remember anything. -Twain, Mark
If you are speaking the truth you don’t have to remember anything. -Twain, Mark