Category: Quotes of the day

Brecht, Bertolt

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart. Brecht, Bertolt quotes

Packer, David

Make a technical contribution; innovate, don’t emulate. Packer, David quotes

Strauss, Robert

It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired. Strauss, Robert quotes

Chaplin, Charlie

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. Chaplin, Charlie quotes

Lichtenberg, Georg C.

The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. Lichtenberg, Georg C. quotes

Herder, Johann Gottfried Von

Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others. Herder, Johann …

Mel Gibson

“The only way to maintain a moderate sum of happiness in this life, is not to worry about the future or regret the past too …

Hirst, F. W.

If there were no bad speculations there could be no good investments; if there were no wild ventures there would be no brilliantly successful enterprises. …

Wilde, Oscar

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution. Wilde, Oscar quotes

Pascal, Blaise

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth. Pascal, Blaise quotes

Hubbard, Kin

A loafer always has the correct time. Hubbard, Kin quotes

Dickens, Charles

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Dickens, Charles quotes

Meynell, Alice

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. Meynell, Alice quotes

Sully

The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves. Sully quotes

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Eisenhower, Dwight D. quotes

Byron, Lord

Poetry should only occupy the idle. Byron, Lord quotes

Ed Gardner

“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.” Ed Gardner quotes

Epicurus

“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.” Epicurus quotes

Contradiction

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. – Orwell, George

Reality

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. – Cocteau, Jean

Taste

Bad taste is a species of bad morals. – Bovee, Christian Nevell

Candor

Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think. – Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

Fashion

People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to …

Generosity

Lavishness is not generosity. – Fuller, Thomas

Grief

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comet in the morning. – Bible

Children

It takes three to make a child. – Cummings, E.E. (Edward. E.)

Rostand, Jean

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. Rostand, Jean quotes

Kupcinet, Irv

What can you say about a society that says God is dead and Elvis is alive? Kupcinet, Irv quotes

Proverb, French

A father is a banker provided by nature. Proverb, French quotes

Waitley, Denis

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. Waitley, Denis quotes

Hammurabi

“If a man destroys the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye.” Hammurabi quotes

Fritjof Capra

“During periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so …

Billie Holiday

“Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.” Billie Holiday quotes

William Osler

“We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” William Osler quotes

Rushdie, Salman

In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss. Rushdie, Salman quotes

Lombardi, Vince

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the …

Nagarjuna, Siddha

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. Nagarjuna, Siddha …

Coallier, Steven

Attack life, it’s going to kill you anyway. Coallier, Steven quotes