John Steinbeck
Writers are a little below the clowns and a little above the trained seals. John Steinbeck quotes
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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. -Benjamin Disraeli
The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. -Benjamin Disraeli
What is read twice is usually remembered more than what is once written. -Samuel Johnson
What is read twice is usually remembered more than what is once written. -Samuel Johnson
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order. -Jawaharlal Nehru
The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order. -Jawaharlal Nehru
Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances. -Jackie Chan
Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances. -Jackie Chan
The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself. -Vance Havner
The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself. -Vance Havner
"We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another." – Richard M. Nixon
“We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did …
Rollo May
“Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.” Rollo May quotes
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. -Herbert Clark Hoover
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. -Herbert Clark Hoover
William Maxwell
Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep. William Maxwell quotes
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason. -Benjamin Franklin
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason. -Benjamin Franklin
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. -William Shakespeare
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. -William Shakespeare
Life’s but a day at most. -George Burns
Life’s but a day at most. -George Burns
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. -Antisthenes
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. -Antisthenes
Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. -Edward Gibbon
Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. -Edward Gibbon
Wisdom is meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning. -Bergen Evans
Wisdom is meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning. -Bergen Evans
One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The only way I’d worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. -Tommy Lasorda
The only way I’d worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. -Tommy Lasorda
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet. -Ann Landers
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet. -Ann Landers
Men are what their mothers made them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men are what their mothers made them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty. -Rudyard Kipling
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty. -Rudyard Kipling
Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves. -German Proverb
Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves. -German Proverb
Norman Lindsay
“The best love affairs are those we never had.” Norman Lindsay quotes
No man knows he is young while he is young. -Gilbert K. Chesterton
No man knows he is young while he is young. -Gilbert K. Chesterton
To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. -Hubert H. Humphrey
To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. -Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubbell
Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell. Hubbell quotes
Christopher Isherwood
Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique and not too much imagination Christopher Isherwood quotes
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. -Henri L. Bergson
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. -Henri L. Bergson
"Savor sufficient to lure the wispiest ghost into corpulence." – Israel Shenker
“Savor sufficient to lure the wispiest ghost into corpulence.” – Israel Shenker
I’ll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open, and I’ll do my looking back with my eyes closed. -Tony Arata
I’ll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open, and I’ll do my looking back with my eyes closed. -Tony Arata
"I’m sure he’s getting a billion phone calls. I’m sure he’s savoring the moment." – Adam Everett
“I’m sure he’s getting a billion phone calls. I’m sure he’s savoring the moment.” – Adam Everett
Love and a cough cannot be hid. -George Hebert
Love and a cough cannot be hid. -George Hebert
"Laurie got offended that I used the word "puke." But to me, that’s what her dinner tasted like." – Jack Handy
“Laurie got offended that I used the word “puke.” But to me, that’s what her dinner tasted like.” – Jack Handy
"I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood." – Bill Watterson
“I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.” – Bill Watterson
"I think what he is doing this season, all of us ? players, coaches and media in particular ? should really savor. He’s having … a year for the ages. By coming back this year, he’s really made it worthwhile. And we all need to sit back and admire it because it won’t happen for a long time after this." – Dave Leitao
“I think what he is doing this season, all of us ? players, coaches and media in particular ? should really savor. He’s having … …
"I can’t go to the park, see? So I create my own park at Paradisal Decor, my own nature, my own space, my everythin’, that’s all for me to savor and cherish and to enjoy." – Tommy Polo
“I can’t go to the park, see? So I create my own park at Paradisal Decor, my own nature, my own space, my everythin’, that’s …
What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook. -Henry David Thoreau
What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook. -Henry David Thoreau
To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself. -George Orwell
To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself. -George Orwell
Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn. -Gore Vidal
Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn. -Gore Vidal
Sammy Cahn
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week, Cause that’s the night that my sweetie and I used to dance cheek to cheek. Sammy …