Favorite Quotations
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Daily Quotes
John Kenneth Galbraith
You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too.
Moroccan Proverb
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for.
Robert Green Ingersoll
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane.
Norman Mailer
Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.
Prophet Mohammed, Muslim
A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation. ¶ 8:43 PM 0 comments
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John Kenneth Galbraith
You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too.
Moroccan Proverb
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for.
Robert Green Ingersoll
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane.
Norman Mailer
Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.
Prophet Mohammed, Muslim
A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation. ¶ 8:43 PM 0 comments
Today's Famous Quotations
Unknown
Yesterday's failures are today's seeds That must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest Tomorrow's success.
Gerald Barzan
Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.
Edmund Burke
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises; for never intending to go beyond promises; it costs nothing.
Warren Earl Burger
We must have a program to learn the way out of prison.
Pearl Buck
There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Check out these Famous Quotations:
Unknown
Yesterday's failures are today's seeds That must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest Tomorrow's success.
Gerald Barzan
Taxation WITH representation ain't so hot either.
Edmund Burke
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises; for never intending to go beyond promises; it costs nothing.
Warren Earl Burger
We must have a program to learn the way out of prison.
Pearl Buck
There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Quotes Update
Patrick Henry
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
Miguel de Cervantes
The more thou stir it, the worse it will be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
George Sarton, History of Science
There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
Larry Wall
The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
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Patrick Henry
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
Miguel de Cervantes
The more thou stir it, the worse it will be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
George Sarton, History of Science
There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.
Larry Wall
The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Quotes for Today
Horace, Odes
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
[Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]
W. Somerset Maugham
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.
Lao Tzu
It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark, 1915
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Today's Quotes:
Horace, Odes
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
[Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.]
W. Somerset Maugham
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.
Lao Tzu
It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark, 1915
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Great Quotes
Clare Booth Luce
They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
Scott Adams
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Author Unknown
Peace won by the compromise of principles is a short-lived achievement.
William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Unknown
The hardest part of any journey is taking that first step.
Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is in prison. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
Quotes:
Clare Booth Luce
They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
Scott Adams
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Author Unknown
Peace won by the compromise of principles is a short-lived achievement.
William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Unknown
The hardest part of any journey is taking that first step.
Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is in prison. ¶ 5:46 PM 0 comments
