Pierre Berton
“A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe.” Pierre Berton quotes
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Bill Clinton
The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of …
Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long. -Nash, Ogden
Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long. -Nash, Ogden
Gabor, Zsa Zsa
I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house. Gabor, Zsa Zsa quotes
Heller, Robert
The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill. Heller, Robert quotes
Firmness
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. – Hamilton, Alexander
Tell the truth and then run. -Proverb
Tell the truth and then run. -Proverb
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others. -Quesnel, Pasquier
Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others. -Quesnel, Pasquier
Chinese Proverb: The heart is but the beach beside …
The heart is but the beach beside the sea that is the world. Chinese Proverb Proverb Link: The heart is but the beach beside …See …
Carrie Fisher
“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” Carrie Fisher quotes
We learn by teaching. -Proverb
We learn by teaching. -Proverb
A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on. -Lichtenberg, Georg C.
Bergen
“Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.” Bergen quotes
Much history of the world has been lost. How magnificent and confusing what’s left is. -Dye, James
Much history of the world has been lost. How magnificent and confusing what’s left is. -Dye, James
The Land Before Time
Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. The Land Before Time quotes
Heavenrich, Charly
It doesn’t matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves, it doesn’t matter what we do. Heavenrich, Charly quotes
Crashaw, William
When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius. …
There is great force hidden in a gentle command. -Herbert, George
There is great force hidden in a gentle command. -Herbert, George
Popularity is the only insult that has not yet been offered to Mr. Whistler. -Wilde, Oscar
Popularity is the only insult that has not yet been offered to Mr. Whistler. -Wilde, Oscar
Certainty
There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing. – Bowman, Scotty
For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off. -Carson, Johnny
For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off. -Carson, Johnny
Indian Proverb: The heart at rest sees …
The heart at rest sees a feast in everything. Indian Proverb Proverb Link: The heart at rest sees …See More: Indian Proverbs (256 Proverbs) Indian …
Death doesn’t frighten me. -Diana, Princess of Wales
Death doesn’t frighten me. -Diana, Princess of Wales
Kary Mullis
“Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.” Kary Mullis quotes
James Baldwin
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be.” James …
A human being is a deciding being. -Frankl, Viktor E.
A human being is a deciding being. -Frankl, Viktor E.
It is dangerous sending a young man who is beautiful to Oxford. -Ryder, Dudley
It is dangerous sending a young man who is beautiful to Oxford. -Ryder, Dudley
Lee, Bruce
Obey the principles without being bound by them. Lee, Bruce quotes
Picabia, Francis
A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone. Picabia, Francis quotes
Adams, John Quincy
La molesse est douce, et sa suite est cruelle. Adams, John Quincy quotes
Mead, Margaret
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world. Mead, …
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do! -Parslow, Eric
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do! -Parslow, Eric
He is rich that is satisfied. -Fuller, Thomas
He is rich that is satisfied. -Fuller, Thomas
‘Tis best to be silent in a bad cause. -Ovid
‘Tis best to be silent in a bad cause. -Ovid
Portuguese Proverb: The headache is mine and …
The headache is mine and the cows are ours. Portuguese Proverb Proverb Link: The headache is mine and …See More: Portuguese Proverbs (803 Proverbs) Portuguese …
God’s finger touched him and he slept. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
God’s finger touched him and he slept. -Tennyson, Lord Alfred
Money can’t buy poverty. -Feldman, Marty
Money can’t buy poverty. -Feldman, Marty
Truth fears nothing but concealment. -Proverb
Truth fears nothing but concealment. -Proverb
Leschak, Peter M.
All of us are watchers — of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway — but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not …
Saying, Traditional
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible. Saying, Traditional quotes