Rest in peace. The Mistake shall not be repeated. -Cenotoph
Rest in peace. The Mistake shall not be repeated. -Cenotoph
Category: Quotes of the day
Design
Retail is detail. – Gulliver, James
Charm
Things forbidden have a secret charm. – Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. -Rockefeller, John D.
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. -Rockefeller, John D.
Hannah Arendt
“The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.” Hannah Arendt quotes
Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing. -Disraeli, Benjamin
Jewel
“I’m becoming more and more myself with time, I guess that’s what grace is, the refinement of your soul through time.” Jewel quotes
I weigh the man, not his title; ’tis not the king’s stamp can make the metal better. -Wycherley, William
I weigh the man, not his title; ’tis not the king’s stamp can make the metal better. -Wycherley, William
Ball, Lucille
If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. Ball, Lucille quotes
Monroe, Marilyn
A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing. Monroe, Marilyn quotes
Mistakes
I have made mistakes, but I never made the mistake of claiming that I never made one. – Bennett, James Gordon
Empty pockets make empty heads. -Williams, William Carlos
Empty pockets make empty heads. -Williams, William Carlos
Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. -Jung, Carl
Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. -Jung, Carl
In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness. -Eliot, George
In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness. -Eliot, George
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind’s eye. -Wells, Carolyn
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind’s eye. -Wells, Carolyn
Gene Roddenberry
“We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.” Gene …
Give yourself something to work toward — constantly. -Ash, Mary Kay
Give yourself something to work toward — constantly. -Ash, Mary Kay
Poe, Edgar Allan
There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one …
Austen, Jane
To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. Austen, Jane quotes
Pitt, Martin
Politician: From the Greek poly (many) and the French t?te (head or face, as in t?te-?-t?te: head to head or face to face). Hence Pitt, …
Benny, Jack
It’s not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause. Benny, Jack quotes
Korzybski, Alfred
The map is not the territory. Korzybski, Alfred quotes
Clark, Dick
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law. Clark, Dick quotes
I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence. -Hampton, Christopher
I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence. -Hampton, Christopher
One thing alone not even God can do,To make undone whatever hath been done. -Aristotle
One thing alone not even God can do,To make undone whatever hath been done. -Aristotle
Quarrels
The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch a homemade spaceship and already quarreling about where they are …
Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death? -Plato
Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death? -Plato
Jessamyn West
“A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is …
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost. -Foch, Ferdinand
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost. -Foch, Ferdinand
W. Clement Stone
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” W. Clement Stone quotes
Paul Lynde
“I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.” Paul Lynde quotes
Walter Benjamin
“Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.” Walter Benjamin quotes
A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again. -Doren, Carl Van
A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again. -Doren, Carl Van
Ambrose Redmoon
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” Ambrose Redmoon quotes
Taste may change, but inclination never. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Taste may change, but inclination never. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
Ross, Joel E.
Don’t hide your strategy under a bushel. Communicate it throughout your company. It’s better today to disclose too much that too little. Ross, Joel E. …
Macewan, Norman
Many a man never fails because he never tries. Macewan, Norman quotes
Gabirol, Ibn
I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did. Gabirol, Ibn quotes
Earnhardt, Dale
You can’t let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones. Earnhardt, Dale quotes
Jennings, Elizabeth
At last now you can be what the old cannot recall and the young long for in dreams, yet still include them all. Jennings, Elizabeth …