It’s not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause. Jack Benny
It’s not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Jack Benny
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Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak. Marcus T. Cicero
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
He rose without a friend and sat down without an enemy. Henry Gratton
He rose without a friend and sat down without an enemy.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Henry Gratton
The best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you’re talking about. Micheal Mescon
The best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you’re talking about.Speakers and SpeakingQuotations by Micheal Mescon
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires. Francis Bacon
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.ProvidenceQuotations by Francis Bacon
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. William James
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.PsychiatryQuotations by William James
The public is wiser than the wisest critic. George Bancroft
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.PublicQuotations by George Bancroft
American public opinion is like an ocean — it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon. Hubert H. Humphrey
American public opinion is like an ocean — it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.Public OpinionQuotations by Hubert H. Humphrey
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it. Franklin P. Jones
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.PunctualityQuotations by Franklin P. Jones
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. William Blake
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.PunishmentQuotations by William Blake
If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong. South African Proverb
If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong.PunishmentQuotations by South African Proverb
Purity of heart is to will one thing. Soren Kierkegaard
Purity of heart is to will one thing.PurityQuotations by Soren Kierkegaard
I live for my sons. I would be lost without them. Princess of Wales Diana
I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.PurposeQuotations by Princess of Wales Diana
To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have. Arthur E. Morgan
Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.PurposeQuotations by Arthur E. Morgan
The crowning blessing of life is to be born with a bias to some pursuit. S. G. Tallentyre
The crowning blessing of life is to be born with a bias to some pursuit.PurposeQuotations by S. G. Tallentyre
The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.PursuitQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you forget you have to struggle for improvement you go backward. Geoffrey Hickson
If you forget you have to struggle for improvement you go backward.QualityQuotations by Geoffrey Hickson
When you’re out of quality you’re out of business. Source Unknown
When you’re out of quality you’re out of business.QualityQuotations by Source Unknown
Every clarification breeds new questions. Arthur Bloch
Every clarification breeds new questions.QuestionsQuotations by Arthur Bloch
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. James Thurber
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.QuestionsQuotations by James Thurber
Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs. Guy Debord
Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.QuotationsQuotations by Guy Debord
I quote others in order to better express myself. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I quote others in order to better express myself.QuotationsQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody’s wish. Michael Jordan
I realize that I’m black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody’s wish.Race and RacismQuotations by Michael Jordan
Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit.RealityQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
People see the world not as it is, but as they are. Al Lee
People see the world not as it is, but as they are.RealityQuotations by Al Lee
I accept reality and dare not question it. Walt Whitman
I accept reality and dare not question it.RealityQuotations by Walt Whitman
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.ReasonQuotations by Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason. Immanuel Kant
Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason.ReasonQuotations by Immanuel Kant
The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart. William Butler Yeats
The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.ReasonQuotations by William Butler Yeats
One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen’s miseries is to go and look at their pleasures. George Eliot
One way of getting an idea of our fellow-countrymen’s miseries is to go and look at their pleasures.RecreationQuotations by George Eliot
It’s the things I might have said that fester. Clemence Dane
It’s the things I might have said that fester.RegretQuotations by Clemence Dane
If your going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for in the morning, sleep late. Henny Youngman
If your going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for in the morning, sleep late.RegretQuotations by Henny Youngman
You will always move toward anyone who increases you and away from anyone who makes you less. Mike Murdock
You will always move toward anyone who increases you and away from anyone who makes you less.RelationshipsQuotations by Mike Murdock
Go to friends for advice, woman for love, strangers for charity and relatives for nothing. Source Unknown
Go to friends for advice, woman for love, strangers for charity and relatives for nothing.RelativesQuotations by Source Unknown
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit. Harriet Martineau
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.ReligionQuotations by Harriet Martineau
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. Benjamin Franklin
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.ResolutionQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance. Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.Romance and RomanticismQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Still waters run deep. English Proverb
Still waters run deep.SilenceQuotations by English Proverb
To have known the best, and to have known it for the best, is success in life. John W. Mackay
To have known the best, and to have known it for the best, is success in life.SuccessQuotations by John W. Mackay