Simon, Paul
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. Simon, Paul quotes
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Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities. -Bowen, Elizabeth
Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities. -Bowen, Elizabeth
Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital. -Quant, Mary
Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital. -Quant, Mary
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now — always. -Schweitzer, Albert
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now — always. -Schweitzer, Albert
Dutch Proverb: Love makes the …
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Survival is triumph enough. -Crews, Harry
Survival is triumph enough. -Crews, Harry
What you don’t know can’t hurt you . -Proverb
What you don’t know can’t hurt you . -Proverb
Murdoch, Iris
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. Murdoch, …
Kant, Immanuel
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law. Kant, Immanuel quotes
Lautrec, Henri De Toulouse
I paint things as they are. I don’t comment. I record. Lautrec, Henri De Toulouse quotes
Hansen, Patty
You create your opportunities by asking for them. Hansen, Patty quotes
Behn, Aphra
Variety is the soul of pleasure. Behn, Aphra quotes
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. -Bacon, Francis
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. -Bacon, Francis
Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form. -Lewis, Sinclair
Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form. -Lewis, Sinclair
Illusion
We must select the Illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. – Connolly, Cyril
Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. -Fields, W. C.
Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. -Fields, W. C.
Yiddish Proverb: If a man is destined to drown, he will …
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water. Yiddish Proverb Proverb Link: If a man is destined …
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. -Roosevelt, Eleanor
Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, age don’t matter. -Paige, Leroy ”Satchel”
Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, age don’t matter. -Paige, Leroy ”Satchel”
Laurence Peter
“A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.” Laurence Peter quotes
Mark S. Hertzog
“There are authors who write to communicate, there are authors who write to impress themselves.” Mark S. Hertzog quotes
I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
Davies, Robertson
He types his labored column — weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn. Davies, Robertson quotes
Choice
You can’t choose up sides on a round world. – Dyer, Wayne
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity. -Channing, William Ellery
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity. -Channing, William Ellery
The truth told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent -Blake, William
The truth told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent -Blake, William
Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves. -Billings, Josh
Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves. -Billings, Josh
French Proverb: He is a thief indeed …
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The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. -Butler, Samuel
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. -Butler, Samuel
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. -Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. -Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi
Armand Nicholi Jr.
“…I hope that we will hear no more of all ways of life and all cultures being equally valid, which none of us truly believes …
If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another. -Proverb, Yiddish
If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another. -Proverb, Yiddish
Nabokov, Vladimir
Genius is an African who dreams up snow. Nabokov, Vladimir quotes
I am not young enough to know everything. -Wilde, Oscar
I am not young enough to know everything. -Wilde, Oscar
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody — it saves so much trouble. -Kipling, Rudyard
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody — it saves so much trouble. -Kipling, Rudyard
I find that principles have no real force except when one is well fed. -Twain, Mark
I find that principles have no real force except when one is well fed. -Twain, Mark
Greek Proverb: Great abilities produce great …
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The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. -Swift, Jonathan
The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. -Swift, Jonathan
An artist is always alone — if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness. -Miller, Henry
An artist is always alone — if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness. -Miller, Henry
Kroc, Ray
In business for yourself, not by yourself. Kroc, Ray quotes