Quotes of the day – Page 79 – Dictionary of Quotes

Death is not a period, but a comma in the story of life. -Amos Traver

It destroys one’s nerve to be amiable every day to the same human being. -Benjamin Disraeli

Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy you don’t need it. If you are sick you shouldn’t take it. -Henry Ford

Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad. -Lyndon B. Johnson

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life. -Holbrook Jackson

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

The shortest distance between two points is under construction. -Noelie Alito

They always win who side with God. -Frederick W. Faber

Eugene F. Ware

All glory comes from daring to begin. Eugene F. Ware quotes

Without adventure civilization is in full decay. -Alfred North Whitehead

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution. -Alvin Toffler

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. -Derek Bok

Heaven never helps the men who will not act. -Sophocles

I desire no future that will break the ties with the past. -George Eliot

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain. -Lord Alfred Tennyson

One today is worth two tomorrows. -Benjamin Franklin

"In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground." – Douglas Adams

“In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.” – Douglas Adams

"Fry had a good ballgame. He played very well. He was aggressive and they were physical with him and to give the showing that we did, I am proud of the effort that they gave tonight." – Mike Urich

“Fry had a good ballgame. He played very well. He was aggressive and they were physical with him and to give the showing that we …

One learns to itch where one can scratch. -Ernest Bramah

Don’t be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first. -Brooks Atkinson

"Next to fried foods, the South has suffered most from oratory." – Brooks Hays

“Next to fried foods, the South has suffered most from oratory.” – Brooks Hays

April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. -Edna St. Vincent Millay

"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither" – Thomas Jefferson

“A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither” – Thomas Jefferson

Jack Lemmon

“It’s hard enough to write a good drama, it’s much harder to write a good comedy, and it’s hardest of all to write a drama …

Who would not rather trust and be deceived? -Eliza Cook

Hipparchus

Never deceive a friend. Hipparchus quotes

John Spoelhof

Not too long ago, if you did 75 percent of the things you did right, it was okay. Now, if you don’t do 98 percent …

"I have my own parties. They involve being barefoot with a piece of fried chicken and margarita in each hand." – Tori Amos

“I have my own parties. They involve being barefoot with a piece of fried chicken and margarita in each hand.” – Tori Amos

When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package. -John Ruskin

"I have other fish to fry." – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“I have other fish to fry.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. -Winston Churchill

"Capacity in our U.S. manufacturing facilities continues to increase as we refine production processes and add new machinery." – Allen Carlson

“Capacity in our U.S. manufacturing facilities continues to increase as we refine production processes and add new machinery.” – Allen Carlson

"We don’t know what part of an animal it is. But she’ll be in there frying it up. Let’s just say she can create some meals." – EeTisha Riddle

“We don’t know what part of an animal it is. But she’ll be in there frying it up. Let’s just say she can create some …

All mankind loves a lover. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain’t restful. Avoid running at all times. Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you." – Satchel Paige

“Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing …

"Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures." – Tom Peters

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.” – Tom Peters

A smile cures the wounding of a frown. -William Shakespeare

"The show is structured to get the audience back into the story after intermission. That takes about 10 minutes — any show has a little fat it can get rid of, and we found most of ours after the intermission." – Jerry Mitchell

“The show is structured to get the audience back into the story after intermission. That takes about 10 minutes — any show has a little …

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way." – Les Brown

“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably …

To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have. -Ken Keyes Jr.

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