Favorite Quotations
Friday, December 28, 2007
Latest greatest Famous Quotes
Sir Philip Sidney
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
La Rochefoucauld
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
Kenneth A. Wells
A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.
Edward Abbey (Vox Clamans in Deserto)
The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.
Robert A. Baker
More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.
Karl Wallenda
Being on the tightrope is living everything else is waiting.
Neil A. Maxwell
Although we were sent into a failing world, we were not sent to fail.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Len Wein
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
Ruben Studdard
You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do. But you don't know to be arrogant about it.
George Orwell
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.
Kathleen Norris, O Magazine, July 2003
If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Here are the Famous Quotes ...
Sir Philip Sidney
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
La Rochefoucauld
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
Kenneth A. Wells
A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.
Edward Abbey (Vox Clamans in Deserto)
The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.
Robert A. Baker
More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.
Karl Wallenda
Being on the tightrope is living everything else is waiting.
Neil A. Maxwell
Although we were sent into a failing world, we were not sent to fail.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Len Wein
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
Ruben Studdard
You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do. But you don't know to be arrogant about it.
George Orwell
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.
Kathleen Norris, O Magazine, July 2003
If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
More Famous Quotations
Woody Allen
The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more.
Norman Vincent Peale
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
Samuel Johnson
Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
Clare Booth Luce
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.' ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Straight to the Famous Quotations ...
Woody Allen
The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more.
Norman Vincent Peale
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
Samuel Johnson
Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
Clare Booth Luce
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.' ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Latest Famous Quotations
William Ellery Channing
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Abraham Lincoln
Let me not be understood as saying that there are no bad laws, nor that grievances may not arise for the redress of which no legal provisions have been made. I mean to say no such thing. But I do mean to say that although bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still, while they continue in force, for the sake of example they should be religiously observed.
Lyndon B. Johnson
We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. ... It is time now to write the next chapter-and to write it in the books of law.
Venezuelan Proverb
A good friend will fit you like ring to finger.
Cyril Connolly
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
Marcel Proust
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Oprah Winfrey
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.
Robert South
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Check out these Famous Quotations:
William Ellery Channing
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Abraham Lincoln
Let me not be understood as saying that there are no bad laws, nor that grievances may not arise for the redress of which no legal provisions have been made. I mean to say no such thing. But I do mean to say that although bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still, while they continue in force, for the sake of example they should be religiously observed.
Lyndon B. Johnson
We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. ... It is time now to write the next chapter-and to write it in the books of law.
Venezuelan Proverb
A good friend will fit you like ring to finger.
Cyril Connolly
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
Marcel Proust
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Oprah Winfrey
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.
Robert South
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Daily Quotations
John Larroquette
Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or I'll kill you' in the night.
Edward Chilton
I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.
Buddha
Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.
James Barrett Scotty Reston
An election is a bet on the future, not a popularity test of the past.
Anais Nin
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 1 scene 2
I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated
To closeness and the bettering of my mind.
Robert G. Ingersoll
In the republic of mediocrity genius is dangerous.
Aristotle, Physics
Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
William L. DeAndrea
Life's two Great Questions Why me and What do I do now
John Kerry, Statement on Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 22, 1971
How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?
William Stekel
The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Today's Quotations:
John Larroquette
Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or I'll kill you' in the night.
Edward Chilton
I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.
Buddha
Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.
James Barrett Scotty Reston
An election is a bet on the future, not a popularity test of the past.
Anais Nin
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 1 scene 2
I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated
To closeness and the bettering of my mind.
Robert G. Ingersoll
In the republic of mediocrity genius is dangerous.
Aristotle, Physics
Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
William L. DeAndrea
Life's two Great Questions Why me and What do I do now
John Kerry, Statement on Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 22, 1971
How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?
William Stekel
The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Today's Famous Quotations
Augustus Hare
Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.
Warren Bennis
Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate.
Mahatma Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Terry Pratchet, The Last Continent
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
If your friend is already dead, and being eaten by vultures, I think it's okay to feed some bits of your friend to one of the vultures, to teach him to do some tricks. But ONLY if you're serious about adopting the vulture. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
Famous Quotations:
Augustus Hare
Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.
Warren Bennis
Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate.
Mahatma Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Terry Pratchet, The Last Continent
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
If your friend is already dead, and being eaten by vultures, I think it's okay to feed some bits of your friend to one of the vultures, to teach him to do some tricks. But ONLY if you're serious about adopting the vulture. ¶ 12:35 AM 0 comments
