Category: Quotes of the day

Rogers, Will

The person with the best job in the country is the vice president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, …

Blok, Alexander

Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun! Blok, Alexander quotes

Ball, Ivern

He’s the type who makes mountains out of molehills and then sells climbing equipment. Ball, Ivern quotes

Mann, Thomas

If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it. Mann, Thomas quotes

Parent, Gail

Fact: Girls who are having a good sex thing stay in New York. The rest want to spend their summer vacations in Europe. Parent, Gail …

Peter Wimsey

“A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.” Peter Wimsey quotes

Edward Gibbon on Business

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. – Edward Gibbon Quotes, Famous Quotes, Edward Gibbon, Business

Confidence

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. – Penn, William

Prayer

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. – …

Confession

To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it. – Syrus, Publilius

Colleges and Universities

The colleges, while they provide us with libraries, furnish no professors of books; and I think no chair is so much needed. – Emerson, Ralph …

William Shakespeare on Peace

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. – William Shakespeare Quotes, Famous …

Animals

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest. – Russell, Bertrand

Thich Nhat Hanh

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” Thich Nhat …

Eva Gabor

“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” Eva Gabor quotes

Novalis

“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.” Novalis quotes

Thant, U.

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. Thant, U. quotes

Adams, Franklin P.

I find that a great part of the information I have, was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. Adams, …

Conner, Dennis

My goal in sailing isn’t to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run. Conner, Dennis quotes

Bailey, Pearl

People see God every day; they just don’t recognize Him. Bailey, Pearl quotes

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel

Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. Chapin, Edwin Hubbel quotes

Rosen, Richard D.

If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov’s dogs, it will be largely because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so. …

Cosmetics

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another. – Shakespeare, William

Tennis

One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to …

Ben Hecht on Love

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat. – Ben Hecht Quotes, Famous Quotes, Ben Hecht, Love

Ben Hecht

“Love is a hole in the heart.” Ben Hecht quotes

John Cheever

“Art is the triumph over chaos.” John Cheever quotes

Arnold H. Glasow

“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” Arnold H. Glasow quotes

Dowden, Edward

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. Dowden, Edward quotes

Stevens, Wallace

One cannot spend one’s time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be. Stevens, Wallace quotes

Robbins, Anthony

Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision. Robbins, Anthony quotes

Camus, Albert

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more. Camus, Albert quotes

Fuller, Thomas

Choose a wife by your ear than your eye. Fuller, Thomas quotes

Link, Henry C.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. Link, Henry C. quotes

Jon Kabit-Zinn

“The funny thing about stopping is that as soon as you do it, here you are.” Jon Kabit-Zinn quotes

Elmer G. Letterman on Art

You can’t start at the top. – Elmer G. Letterman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Elmer G. Letterman, Art

Reason

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has. – Luther, Martin

Virtue

Be generous, good and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. – Franklin, Billy Boy