In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. -Nicholson Baker
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. -Nicholson Baker
Category: Quotes of the day
Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life. -John A. Piece
Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life. -John A. Piece
Gordon Atkinson
“Knowing that there is worse pain doesn’t make present pain hurt any less.” Gordon Atkinson quotes
A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin
A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. -Joseph Stalin
The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist. -George Bernard Shaw
The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist. -George Bernard Shaw
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. -Gaston Bachelard
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. -Gaston Bachelard
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness. -Thomas Wolfe
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness. -Thomas Wolfe
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. -Abraham Lincoln
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. -Abraham Lincoln
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. -Theodore Roosevelt
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past. -Theodore Roosevelt
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others. -Winston Churchill
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others. -Winston Churchill
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements. -Norman Douglas
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements. -Norman Douglas
Avoiding a problem doesn’t solve it. -Bonnie Jean Thornley
Avoiding a problem doesn’t solve it. -Bonnie Jean Thornley
civil-rights
The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which …
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. -Joey Adams
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. -Joey Adams
I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. -Theodore Roosevelt
I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. -Theodore Roosevelt
Sister Mary Rose McGeady
“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.” Sister Mary Rose McGeady quotes
The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. -Samuel Johnson
The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. -Samuel Johnson
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change. -Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity. -William Zinsser
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity. -William Zinsser
Aren’t women prudes if they don’t and prostitutes if they do? -Kate Millet
Aren’t women prudes if they don’t and prostitutes if they do? -Kate Millet
If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love. -Princess of Wales Diana
If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love. -Princess of Wales Diana
Raymond Holliwell
You must see first before you can believe. Raymond Holliwell quotes
He who does not hope to win has already lost. -Jose Joaquin Olmedo
He who does not hope to win has already lost. -Jose Joaquin Olmedo
Our passion are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Our passion are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance" – Dan Greenburg
“Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance” – Dan Greenburg
"Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons" – Robertson Davies
“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons” – Robertson Davies
"A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit." – Richard Bach
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach
You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth
You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth
A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction. -Oscar Wilde
A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction. -Oscar Wilde
"When people go away from your life you don’t actually lose them you find them." – Arslan Ahmad
“When people go away from your life you don’t actually lose them you find them.” – Arslan Ahmad
Life is largely a matter of expectation. -Horace
Life is largely a matter of expectation. -Horace
Israel Salanter
Promote yourself but do not demote another. Israel Salanter quotes
Charlie Brown
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. Charlie Brown quotes
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. -Leon Trotsky
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. -Leon Trotsky
Louis I Kahn
“The creation of art is not the fulfillment of a need but the creation of a need. The world never needed Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony until …
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one. -John Sterling
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one. -John Sterling
"i always said i would love to see my future so i called you and said i need to see you" – delesha shantae buford
“i always said i would love to see my future so i called you and said i need to see you” – delesha shantae buford
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love. -Theodor Reik
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love. -Theodor Reik