Quotes of the day – Page 84 – Dictionary of Quotes

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment. -Adam Clayton Powell

Honor your commitments with integrity. -Les Brown

Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much. -Oscar Wilde

All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable. -Fran Lebowitz

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. -Mark Twain

"We had a lot of serious discussions about who we wanted to be as a band, where we wanted to be and who we wanted to be as individuals and where we wanted to be as men and as people, … Those are difficult questions to ask. Most people need a counselor to do that. And this is a marriage really." – Mike Dirnt

“We had a lot of serious discussions about who we wanted to be as a band, where we wanted to be and who we wanted …

Distance is a great promoter of admiration! -Denis Diderot

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. -Benjamin Franklin

"In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed." – Edgar Allan Poe

“In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it …

"If there is anything in the universe that can’t stand discussion, let it crack" – Wendell Phillips

“If there is anything in the universe that can’t stand discussion, let it crack” – Wendell Phillips

Not all of us have to possess earthshaking talent. Just common sense and love will do. -Myrtle Auvil

Fortune can take away riches, but not courage. -Seneca

"I never discuss discussions." – Dag Hammarskjold

“I never discuss discussions.” – Dag Hammarskjold

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. -Mark Overby

Brendan F. Behan

I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan F. …

Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant. -Henry Miller

Goals determine what you’re going to be. -Julius Erving

What you need is an idea. -William P. Lear

"Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room." – Winston Churchill

“Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.” – Winston Churchill

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood. -Henry Miller

James Michener

“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” James Michener quotes

Prayer puts you in touch with the infinite and prepares your mind for the finite. -Peter Daniel

The girl with a future avoids a man with a past. -Evan Esar

Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome. -Oscar Levant

An angry father is most cruel toward himself. -Publilius Syrus

"People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love." – Claude Monet

“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love.” – Claude Monet

"Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion." – Franklin Pierce

“Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.” – Franklin Pierce

"My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot." – Dan Brown

“My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.” – Dan Brown

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results. -Jack Dixon

There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out. -Mae West

"The subject of criminal rehabilitation was debated recently in City Hall. It’s an appropriate place for this kind of discussion because the city has always employed so many ex-cons and future cons." – Mike Royko

“The subject of criminal rehabilitation was debated recently in City Hall. It’s an appropriate place for this kind of discussion because the city has always …

Every noble work is at first impossible. -Thomas Carlyle

Lewis L. Lewisohn

His shortcoming is his long staying. Lewis L. Lewisohn quotes

"Don’t criticize in the sack. Discuss constructively later." – Ruth Westheimer

“Don’t criticize in the sack. Discuss constructively later.” – Ruth Westheimer

"One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention." – Clifton Fadiman

“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.” …

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love." – Claude Monet

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” – Claude Monet

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