Cope, Wendy
I’m aiming by the time I’m fifty to stop being an adolescent. Cope, Wendy quotes
Category: Quotes of the day
Bresson, Robert
In the NUDE, all that is not beautiful is obscene. Bresson, Robert quotes
Prescott, W. B.
In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. Prescott, W. B. quotes
Saying, Zen
In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into …
"The experience profoundly changed my perspective. In the hospital, I hadn’t perceived the anxiety and foreboding that permeated birth until I experienced the impact of its absence among the midwives. The peace, wonder, and intimacy were infinitely greater. What a compelling difference!" – Heidi Rinehart
“The experience profoundly changed my perspective. In the hospital, I hadn’t perceived the anxiety and foreboding that permeated birth until I experienced the impact of …
"<br/>"It takes a while to tell stories, I think it’s because I was drunk for three years."" – Gerard Way
““It takes a while to tell stories, I think it’s because I was drunk for three years.”” – Gerard Way
"There are days I wake up and feel like I’ve got it all under control, and then there are beautiful days like this where God teaches me to let go… ?" – Erin Sackett
“There are days I wake up and feel like I’ve got it all under control, and then there are beautiful days like this where God …
Let the beauty we love be what we do. -Rumi, Jalal-Uddin
Let the beauty we love be what we do. -Rumi, Jalal-Uddin
We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction. -Macarthur, Douglas
We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction. -Macarthur, Douglas
Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest. -Hubbard, Kin
Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest. -Hubbard, Kin
"I learned to walk as a baby and I haven’t had a lesson since." – Marilyn Monroe
“I learned to walk as a baby and I haven’t had a lesson since.” – Marilyn Monroe
Laws, like houses, lean on one another. -Burke, Edmund
Laws, like houses, lean on one another. -Burke, Edmund
"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act." – Andre Malraux
“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to …
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. -Rivarol, Antoine
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. -Rivarol, Antoine
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." – Bible
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was …
Travel is ninety percent anticipation and ten percent recollection. -Streeter, Edward
Travel is ninety percent anticipation and ten percent recollection. -Streeter, Edward
"It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realise our perfection." – Oscar Wilde
“It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realise our perfection.” – Oscar Wilde
Serbian Proverb: After a trial one party is naked …
After a trial one party is naked and the other without a shirt. Serbian Proverb Proverb Link: After a trial one party is naked …See …
"Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once." – Norman Vincent Peale
“Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.” – Norman Vincent Peale
". . . You were aimed from birth:<br/>you will never be alone. Rain<br/>will come, a gutter filled, an Amazon,<br/>long aisles — you never heard so deep a sound,<br/>moss on rock, and years. You turn your head –<br/>that’s what the silence meant: you’re not alone. <br/>The whole wide world pours down." – William Stafford
“. . . You were aimed from birth:you will never be alone. Rainwill come, a gutter filled, an Amazon,long aisles — you never heard so …
T.S. Eliot
“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” T.S. Eliot quotes
Henrik Tikkanen
“Because we don’t think about future generations, they will never forget us.” Henrik Tikkanen quotes
Samuel Beckett
“Birth was the death of him.” Samuel Beckett quotes
"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well." – Angelique Arnauld
“Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” – Angelique Arnauld
Opening amenities are often opening inanities. -Churchill, Winston
Opening amenities are often opening inanities. -Churchill, Winston
"What’s all this fuss about fathers being present at the birth of their children? The way events are shaping, they’ll be lucky to be present at the conception." – George H. Davies
“What’s all this fuss about fathers being present at the birth of their children? The way events are shaping, they’ll be lucky to be present …
"If you chase perfection, you often catch excellence." – William Fowble
“If you chase perfection, you often catch excellence.” – William Fowble
Barnard, Charlotte
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again, Barnard, Charlotte quotes
Walpole, Sir Hugh
Don’t play for safety — it’s the most dangerous thing in the world. Walpole, Sir Hugh quotes
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
“If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.” Anne Dudley Bradstreet quotes
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds." – Winston Churchill
“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” – Winston Churchill
The golden age is before us, not behind us. -Simon, St.
The golden age is before us, not behind us. -Simon, St.
"The United States is the only country with a known birthday. ~James G. Blaine" – James G. Blaine
“The United States is the only country with a known birthday. ~James G. Blaine” – James G. Blaine
There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact. -Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact. -Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." – Jawaharlal Nehru
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full …
Conformity
Singularity in the right hath ruined many; happy those who are convinced of the general opinion. – Franklin, Benjamin
Plagiarism
There is much difference between imitating a man and counterfeiting him. – Franklin, Benjamin
Somebody once said that Washington was a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency. -Kennedy, John F.
Somebody once said that Washington was a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency. -Kennedy, John F.
"There is such a thing as perfection…and our purpose for living is to find that perfection and show it forth….Each of us is in truth an unlimited idea of freedom. Everything that limits us we have to put aside." – Richard Bach
“There is such a thing as perfection…and our purpose for living is to find that perfection and show it forth….Each of us is in truth …
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. -Plutarch
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. -Plutarch