So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. -Webb, Beatrice Potter
Category: Quotes of the day
Liberace
“Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself.” Liberace quotes
Piet Mondrian
“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.” Piet Mondrian quotes
Fritz Kunkel
“To be mature means to face, and not evade, every fresh crisis that comes.” Fritz Kunkel quotes
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. -Shakespeare, William
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. -Shakespeare, William
M. Scott Peck
“Ultimately love is everything.” M. Scott Peck quotes
Charles de Lint
“The best artists know what to leave out.” Charles de Lint quotes
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. -Wilde, Oscar
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. -Wilde, Oscar
Benjamin Tillet
“God help the man who won’t marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her.” Benjamin Tillet …
John
“There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not any more what …
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. -Chandler, Raymond
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. -Chandler, Raymond
Howe, Nathaniel
The way to be nothing is to do nothing. Howe, Nathaniel quotes
Jones, John Paul
Whoever can surprize well must Conquer. Jones, John Paul quotes
Burroughs, William S.
Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination. Burroughs, William …
Hall, Randall
Maturity is knowing when to be immature. Hall, Randall quotes
Sociology
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is …
Honesty
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. – Lyly, John
Popularity
Popularity? It’s glory’s small change. – Hugo, Victor
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. -Churchill, Winston
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. -Churchill, Winston
Custom
Custom reconciles us to everything. – Burke, Edmund
The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin. -Nash, Ogden
The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin. -Nash, Ogden
Clive James
“Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it’s in Hamburger Technology.” Clive James quotes
John Berry
“The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.” John Berry quotes
Tobias Wolff
“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” Tobias Wolff quotes
Dr. Howard Murphy
“It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.” Dr. Howard Murphy quotes
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. -James, William
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. -James, William
Henry Drummond
“To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever.” Henry Drummond quotes
Robert Musil
“Layer by layer art strips life bare.” Robert Musil quotes
Eric Butterworth
“Don’t go through life, grow through life.” Eric Butterworth quotes
We are all HIV-positive. -Galas, Diamanda
We are all HIV-positive. -Galas, Diamanda
Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr.
“Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible – or even sinful – that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of …
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. -Dana, John Cotton
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. -Dana, John Cotton
Nair, Keshavan
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of …
Laws too gentle, are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. -Franklin, Benjamin
Laws too gentle, are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. -Franklin, Benjamin
The proverb is something musty. -Shakespeare, William
The proverb is something musty. -Shakespeare, William
Ancestry
Englishmen hate Liberty and Equality too much to understand them. But every Englishman loves a pedigree. – Shaw, George Bernard
No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. -Milne, A. A.
No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. -Milne, A. A.
Virgil Thomson
“The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you …
Frank Wilczek
“If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” Frank Wilczek quotes
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. -Cato The Elder
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. -Cato The Elder