Category: Quotes of the day

Thomas A. Edison on War

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, …

Norm Papernick

“Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.” Norm Papernick quotes

Dryden, John

Successful crimes alone are justified. Dryden, John quotes

Canfield, Jack

When you’re nice to people, they want to be nice back to you. Canfield, Jack quotes

Cobb, Irvin S.

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. Cobb, Irvin S. quotes

Clark, Frank A.

The reason there’s so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it. Clark, Frank A. quotes

Washington, George

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest …

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves. Rousseau, Jean Jacques quotes

Simeon Strunsky

“Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.” Simeon Strunsky quotes

Dwight D. Eisenhower on Peace

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. – Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes, Famous Quotes, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Peace

Anne Campbell

“Love means to commit yourself without guarantee.” Anne Campbell quotes

Alan Hovhaness

“I’ve always regarded nature as the clothing of God.” Alan Hovhaness quotes

Joan Crawford

“I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.” Joan Crawford quotes

Gladstone, William E.

Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right. Gladstone, William E. quotes

Lee, Spike

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here. Lee, Spike quotes

Wheatley, Margaret J.

The things we fear most in organizations — fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances — are the primary sources of creativity. Wheatley, Margaret J. quotes

Cioran, E. M.

One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland –and no other. Cioran, E. M. quotes

Adams, John

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. Adams, John quotes

Sydney Smith

“Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes …

Desmond Tutu on History

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail …

Genius

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve. – Trevor-Roper, H. R.

Milton Friedman on Government

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. – Milton Friedman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Milton Friedman, Government

Leaders and Leadership

It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back. – …

Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz

“Dude, marriage is the ‘get out of loneliness free’ card in the Monopoly game of life.” Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz quotes

Arthur Rimbaud

“Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.” Arthur Rimbaud quotes

Roman Polanski

“Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.” Roman Polanski quotes

Paul Dirac

“God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world.” Paul Dirac quotes

Jim Bishop

“Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.” Jim Bishop quotes

Sachs, A.

Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. Sachs, A. quotes

Disney, Walt

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Disney, …

Mccant, Jerry

You can never be happily married to another until you get a divorce from yourself. A successful marriage demands a certain death to self. Mccant, …

Miller, Harlan

I learned why they’re called wonder drugs — you wonder what they’ll do to you. Miller, Harlan quotes

Praise, Endless

How are you ever going to stop being weary until you’ve made your mind up to be strong. Praise, Endless quotes

Ellerbee, Linda

If men can run the world, why can’t they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose …

Immanuel Kant

“May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.” Immanuel Kant quotes

Sarah Brightman on Art

I have a love-hate relationship with performing. – Sarah Brightman Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sarah Brightman, Art

Apathy

Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted. – Huxley, Aldous

Susannah McCorkle

“People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music.” Susannah McCorkle quotes

Gerard De Nerval

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” Gerard De Nerval quotes