Ashley-Pitt, Alan
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in …
Category: Quotes of the day
Abundance
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. – Epicurus
Television
TV is a fickle business. I’m only good for the length of my contract. – Brokaw, Tom
Experts
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. – Bohr, Niels
Familiarity
Familiarity breeds contempt; and children. – Twain, Mark
We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to. -Davis, Bette
We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to. -Davis, Bette
Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. -Corneille, Pierre
Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. -Corneille, Pierre
The world cannot be governed without juggling. -Selden, John
The world cannot be governed without juggling. -Selden, John
With well doing you may put to silence foolish men. -Bible
With well doing you may put to silence foolish men. -Bible
H. G. Mendelson
“Silence will not betray your thoughts but the expression on your face will. Humor has a hundred faces; tragedy only a few.” H. G. Mendelson …
For they conquer who believe they can. -Dryden, John
For they conquer who believe they can. -Dryden, John
Handey, Jack
The other day I got out my can-opener and was opening a can of worms when I thought, What am I doing?! Handey, Jack quotes
Akhenaton
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend. Akhenaton quotes
I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn’t want to live next to me. -Shue, Elisabeth
I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn’t want to live next to me. -Shue, Elisabeth
Get the job done. -Shula, Don
Get the job done. -Shula, Don
Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind. -Cowper, William
Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind. -Cowper, William
To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he’s a machine, a walking dildo. -Solanis, Valerie
To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he’s a machine, a walking dildo. -Solanis, Valerie
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him. -Allen, James
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him. -Allen, James
Norman MacEwan
“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we …
Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody. -Forbes, Malcolm S.
Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody. -Forbes, Malcolm S.
Goldwyn, Samuel
If I look confused it is because I am thinking. Goldwyn, Samuel quotes
Book, William Frederick
Never permit failure to become a habit. Book, William Frederick quotes
Taylor, Hudson
Whatever is your best time in the day, give that to communion with God. Taylor, Hudson quotes
The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. -Montesquieu, Charles De
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. -Montesquieu, Charles De
Servants
One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves. – Cervantes, Miguel De
True friendship is never serene. -Rabutin-Chantal, Marie De
True friendship is never serene. -Rabutin-Chantal, Marie De
David Sedaris
“Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it’s just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into …
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. -Wimsey, Lord Peter
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. -Wimsey, Lord Peter
Howard Nemerov
“A teacher is a person who never says anything once.” Howard Nemerov quotes
No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. -Proverb, Jewish
No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. -Proverb, Jewish
Roy Innis
“To make inexpensive guns impossible to get is to say that you’re putting a money test on getting a gun. It’s racism in its worst …
All marriages are happy it’s living together afterwards that causes all the problems. -Hull, Raymond
All marriages are happy it’s living together afterwards that causes all the problems. -Hull, Raymond
Walker, Alice
Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home. Walker, Alice quotes
Churchill, Charles
Genius is independent of situation. Churchill, Charles quotes
Gorbachev, Mikhail
I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal. Gorbachev, Mikhail quotes
Diller, Phyllis
Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room. Diller, Phyllis quotes
Villere, John
Your bottom line starts with your front line. Villere, John quotes
The best thinking has been done in solitude. -Edison, Thomas A.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. -Edison, Thomas A.
There is nothing sweeter than to be sympathized with. -Santayana, George
There is nothing sweeter than to be sympathized with. -Santayana, George