"I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing." – Chuck Palahniuk
“I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing.” – Chuck Palahniuk
Category: Quotes of the day
"Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang Happy Birthday." – Stephen Wright
“Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang Happy Birthday.” – Stephen Wright
"Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship." – Oscar Wilde
“Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.” – Oscar Wilde
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." – Anatole France
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France
"Work like you don’t need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching" – Aurora Greenway
“Work like you don’t need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching” – Aurora Greenway
"Where words fail, music speaks." – Hans Christian Andersen
“Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen
"The first half of my life I went to school, the second half of my life I got an education." – Mark Twain
“The first half of my life I went to school, the second half of my life I got an education.” – Mark Twain
"I heard an Angel singing<br/>When the day was springing,<br/>"Mercy, Pity, Peace<br/>Is the world’s release."" – William Blake
“I heard an Angel singingWhen the day was springing,“Mercy, Pity, PeaceIs the world’s release.”” – William Blake
"Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions." – David Borenstein
“Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions.” – David Borenstein
"Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable." – William Shakespeare
“Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.” – William Shakespeare
"I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows." – Drew Barrymore
“I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs …
"False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade." – Christian Nevell Bovee
“False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade.” …
"I think anybody who doesn’t think I’m smart enough to handle the job is underestimating." – George W. Bush
“I think anybody who doesn’t think I’m smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.” – George W. Bush
"Boys often mistake for what a girl is looking on, as its not there heart, but the pocket that comes in between." – Saurav Kalra
“Boys often mistake for what a girl is looking on, as its not there heart, but the pocket that comes in between.” – Saurav Kalra
"It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far." – Marilyn Monroe
“It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.” – Marilyn Monroe
"Life, love, and laughter – what priceless gifts to give our children" – Phylis Campbell Dryden
“Life, love, and laughter – what priceless gifts to give our children” – Phylis Campbell Dryden
"The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep digging, he’s going to keep trying to do right and make up for what’s gone before, just because that’s who he is." – Joss Whedon
“The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep …
"Unemployment is sufficiently high, and the economy has just come out of a relatively mild recession, so inflation pressures are relatively soft right now. It will take a while of solid growth before we have upward pressure on inflation, so the Fed can be a little relaxed about it." – Charles Lieberman
“Unemployment is sufficiently high, and the economy has just come out of a relatively mild recession, so inflation pressures are relatively soft right now. It …
"You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well." – Lewis B. Smedes
“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.” – Lewis B. …
"I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing." – Katherine Anne Porter
“I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.” – Katherine Anne Porter
"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed." – Storm Jameson
“Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.” – Storm Jameson
"As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it’s up to him and only him (through his reasoning mind) to decide which he wants to be." – Ayn Rand
“Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it’s up to him and only him (through his …
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower." – Rabindranath Tagore
“By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.” – Rabindranath Tagore
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself." – Maya Angelou
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” – Maya Angelou
"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence." – Lao Tzu
“If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.” – Lao Tzu
"A lot of times when a package says Open Other End, I purposely open the end where it says that" – George Carlin
“A lot of times when a package says Open Other End, I purposely open the end where it says that” – George Carlin
"Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell" – Jean Paul Richter
“Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell” – Jean Paul Richter
"I’m sorry Inigo. I didn’t mean to jog him so hard." – The Princess Bride
“I’m sorry Inigo. I didn’t mean to jog him so hard.” – The Princess Bride
"It isn’t premarital sex if you have no intention of getting married" – Matt Barry
“It isn’t premarital sex if you have no intention of getting married” – Matt Barry
"Sports do not build character. They reveal it." – John Wooden
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” – John Wooden
"Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to." – Harry Emerson Fosdick
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
"Babies are such a nice way to start people" – Don Herold
“Babies are such a nice way to start people” – Don Herold
"At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished to marry." – Gloria Steinem
“At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished …
"Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men" – Quintus Ennius
“Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths …
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.’" – Sam Levenson
“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping …
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." – John Quincy Adams
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams
"For every dark night, there’s a brighter day" – Tupac Shakur
“For every dark night, there’s a brighter day” – Tupac Shakur