There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. -Galbraith, John Kenneth
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. -Galbraith, John Kenneth
Category: Quotes of the day
Hosea Ballou
“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.” Hosea Ballou quotes
Benjamin Spock
“You know more than you think you do.” Benjamin Spock quotes
Who is so deaf or so blind as he that willfully will neither hear nor see? -Proverb, English
Who is so deaf or so blind as he that willfully will neither hear nor see? -Proverb, English
The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor. -Storey, Sir Richard
The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor. -Storey, Sir Richard
Unity
Necessity unites. – Proverb, German
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. -Reagan, Ronald
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. -Reagan, Ronald
Fate
Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order. – Seneca
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself. -Plato
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself. -Plato
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. -Wilde, Oscar
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. -Wilde, Oscar
Dylan Thomas
“Though lovers be lost love shall not.” Dylan Thomas quotes
Diogenes
“What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.” Diogenes quotes
Robert Half
“Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.” Robert Half quotes
One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it. -Canetti, Elias
One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it. -Canetti, Elias
Robert Kennedy
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Robert Kennedy quotes
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. -Eliot, T. S.
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. -Eliot, T. S.
Berger, John
Men act and women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at. Berger, John quotes
Pancoast, Mal
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. Pancoast, Mal quotes
Macdonald, George
How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. Macdonald, George quotes
Stevens, Abel
Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts. Stevens, Abel quotes
It is not wise to be wiser than necessary. -Quinault, Philippe
It is not wise to be wiser than necessary. -Quinault, Philippe
Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you. -Brooke, Rupert
Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you. -Brooke, Rupert
I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. -Wagner, Jane
I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. -Wagner, Jane
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help -Manners, Miss
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help -Manners, Miss
Petrarch
“Love is the crowning grace of humanity.” Petrarch quotes
Gregory Bateson
“Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions.” Gregory Bateson quotes
Murray Walker
“And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.” Murray Walker quotes
David Sarnoff
“Nobody can be successful if he doesn’t love his work, love his job.” David Sarnoff quotes
The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. -Engel, Sigmund Z.
The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. -Engel, Sigmund Z.
I have to live for others and not for myself: that’s middle-class morality. -Shaw, George Bernard
I have to live for others and not for myself: that’s middle-class morality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Ellis, Havelock
We cannot be sure that we ought not to regard the most criminal country as that which in some aspects possesses the highest civilization. Ellis, …
Rice-Davies, Mandy
My life has been one long descent into respectability. Rice-Davies, Mandy quotes
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. -Ardele, Jean Anouilh
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. -Ardele, Jean Anouilh
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. -Proverb, Spanish
Dios tarda pero no olvida — God delays but doesn’t forget. -Proverb, Spanish
Trust not too much to an enchanting face. -Virgil
Trust not too much to an enchanting face. -Virgil
Alvin Toffler
“Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.” Alvin Toffler quotes
John L. Motley
“Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.” John L. Motley quotes
The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be. -Kempis, Thomas
The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be. -Kempis, Thomas
Geoffrey Chaucer
“Love is blind.” Geoffrey Chaucer quotes
Robert Anthony
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Robert Anthony quotes