Television — a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done. -Kovacs
Television — a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done. -Kovacs
Category: Quotes of the day
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. -Ovid
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. -Ovid
Fidel Castro
“A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.” Fidel Castro quotes
Let the ideas clash but not the hearts. -Mehta, C. C.
Let the ideas clash but not the hearts. -Mehta, C. C.
Ustinov, Peter
Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth. Ustinov, Peter quotes
Vauvenargues, Marquis De
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights. Vauvenargues, Marquis De quotes
Trials
Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble. – Hubbard, Kin
It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions. -Kettering, Charles F.
It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions. -Kettering, Charles F.
Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water. -Hussein, Jaffar
Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water. -Hussein, Jaffar
Hypocrisy
With affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. – Dickens, Charles
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. -Conrad, Joseph
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. -Conrad, Joseph
Japanese Proverb: The inarticulate …
The inarticulate speak longest. Japanese Proverb Proverb Link: The inarticulate …See More: Japanese Proverbs (430 Proverbs) Japanese Proverb: The inarticulate … quotes
Robert Jackson
“The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish.” …
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. -Klee, Paul
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. -Klee, Paul
When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with them. -Bible
When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with them. -Bible
Birmingham, Wayne
I will tell you the truth as soon as I figure it out. Birmingham, Wayne quotes
James, Cyril
A free man is a jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties. James, Cyril quotes
Remorse
One man’s remorse is another man’s reminiscence. – Nash, Ogden
Punctuality
I am a believer in punctuality though is makes me very lonely. – Verrall, E. V.
Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote. -Shirer, William L.
Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote. -Shirer, William L.
A woman’s chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. -Hawthorne, Nathaniel
A woman’s chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. -Hawthorne, Nathaniel
An order that can be misunderstood will be misunderstood. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
An order that can be misunderstood will be misunderstood. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
German Proverb: The heaviest baggage for a traveller …
The heaviest baggage for a traveller is an empty purse. German Proverb Proverb Link: The heaviest baggage for a traveller …See More: German Proverbs (2196 …
Hobart Brown
“Money doesn’t always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars.” Hobart Brown quotes
Bernard Bailey
“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” Bernard Bailey quotes
Jeff Melvoin
“The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.” Jeff Melvoin quotes
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
The best way to know God is to love many things. -Gogh, Vincent Van
The best way to know God is to love many things. -Gogh, Vincent Van
The President is the people’s lobbyist. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
The President is the people’s lobbyist. -Humphrey, Hubert H.
Waugh, Evelyn
Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything. Waugh, Evelyn quotes
It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
Self-confidence
Be like the bird who, halting in his flight on a limb too slight, yet sings, knowing he has wings. – Victor Hugo
Communities
In communities where men build ships for their own sons to fish or fight from, quality is never a problem – Dever, J. A.
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. -Amiel, Henri Frederic
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. -Amiel, Henri Frederic
English Proverb: The heaviest baggage for a traveler …
The heaviest baggage for a traveler is an empty wallet. English Proverb Proverb Link: The heaviest baggage for a traveler …See More: English Proverbs (432 …
Alan Corenk
“Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms.” Alan Corenk quotes
Frank Warren
“Trade your secrets and become who you are.” Frank Warren quotes
Ethel Barrett
“We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.” Ethel Barrett quotes
Man is by nature a political animal. -Aristotle
Man is by nature a political animal. -Aristotle
Don’t jump on a man unless he is down. -Dunne, Finley Peter
Don’t jump on a man unless he is down. -Dunne, Finley Peter