In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer. -Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Category: Quotes of the day
Diogenes of Sinope
Modesty is the color of virtue. Diogenes of Sinope quotes
Gasset, Jose Ortega Y
Biography is: a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. Gasset, Jose Ortega Y quotes
Drucker, Peter F.
The really important things are said over cocktails and are never done. Drucker, Peter F. quotes
Gaulle, Charles De
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other. Gaulle, Charles De …
You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership. -Eisenhower, Dwight D.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership. -Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Democracy without morality is impossible. -Kemp, Jack
Democracy without morality is impossible. -Kemp, Jack
Reverie
There is no self-delusion more fatal than that which makes the conscience dreamy with the anodyne of lofty sentiments, while the life is groveling and …
Husbands
From the moment I liberated Brigitte, the moment I showed her how to be truly herself, our marriage was all downhill. – Vadim, Roger
Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat. -Goering, Hermann
Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat. -Goering, Hermann
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. -Pope, Alexander
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. -Pope, Alexander
Tallulah Bankhead
“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” Tallulah Bankhead quotes
Jack Welch
“Change before you have to.” Jack Welch quotes
No matter what a woman looks like, if she’s confidant, she’s sexy. -Hilton, Paris
No matter what a woman looks like, if she’s confidant, she’s sexy. -Hilton, Paris
E. W. Dijkstra
“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.” E. W. Dijkstra quotes
If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic! -Bernbach, William
If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic! -Bernbach, William
Morley, Christopher
Success: Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Morley, Christopher quotes
Day, Dorothy
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. Day, Dorothy quotes
Hellman, Lillian
If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talking about writing or themselves. Hellman, Lillian quotes
Plath, Sylvia
The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it. Plath, Sylvia quotes
Smith, Hannah Whitall
Look upon your chastening as God’s chariots sent to carry your soul into the high places of spiritual achievement. Smith, Hannah Whitall quotes
Advertising
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise. – Peter, Laurence J.
Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last. -Cowley, Abraham
Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last. -Cowley, Abraham
Like a ball bated back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within. -Upanishad, Yogabindu
Like a ball bated back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within. -Upanishad, Yogabindu
Possessions
Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us. – …
Emotions
All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual. – Balzac, Honore De
The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value -Fisher, Irving
The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value -Fisher, Irving
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy. -Woolworth, F. W.
I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy. -Woolworth, F. W.
Christopher Marlowe
“Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.” Christopher Marlowe quotes
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Hedge, Francis Herbert
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. -Hedge, Francis Herbert
Jameson Green
“Telling the truth will lead you to freedom; telling the lies will lead you to slavery.” Jameson Green quotes
Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he’s going to vote against me. -Truman, Harry S
Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he’s going to vote against me. -Truman, Harry S
Randi, James
People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave. Randi, James quotes
Olivier, Sir Lawrence
Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength. Olivier, Sir Lawrence quotes
Burgess, Anthony
The trouble began with Forster. After him it was considered ungentlemanly to write more than five or six novels. Burgess, Anthony quotes
Munch, Edvard
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. Munch, Edvard quotes
Popoff, Frank
Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change. Popoff, Frank quotes
Evil be to him who evil thinks. -Edward II
Evil be to him who evil thinks. -Edward II
Losers look at what they are going through. Winners look where they are going to. -Anonymous
Losers look at what they are going through. Winners look where they are going to. -Anonymous
Importance
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back. – Dyer, Wayne