Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Today's Famous Quotes
Clare Booth Luce
There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.
George Bernard Shaw, Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet (1911) "Limits to Toleration"
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
Dorothy Parker
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania.
A. C. Benson
All the best stories are but one story in reality--the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation - First Speaker
The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.
Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country
Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.
Bruce Lee
True refinement seeks simplicity.
Michel de Montaigne
It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.
Sylvia Ashton-Warner, Spinster
No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide.
Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
George Herbert, 1651
The best mirror is an old friend.
More Quotations
Giants postgame quotes (Bradenton Herald)
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:01:09 GMT
Postgame quotes from the New York Giants after their 24-14 wild-card playoff victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday:
Quotations of the day (Charleston Daily Mail)
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:40:16 GMT
"We offer our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this incident, and we mourn the loss of innocent civilian life.'' -- U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Evans on the accidental killing of nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida.
UW men's basketball: Notes and quotes from Minneapolis (The Capital Times)
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:38:24 GMT
Summing it all up The Badgers never trailed during their 63-47 victory over Minnesota, which led UW coach Bo Ryan to say, "I'd like to have a start like that, a middle like that and an end like that. How about that? I'll take all of it." To the point Brian Butch said point guard Trevon Hughes' improvement and better decision-making helps the offense in many ways. "This offense is a point-guard ...
Today's quotes from the Associated Press
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:25:00 GMT
Island Packet Online - “We offer our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this incident, and we mourn the loss of innocent civilian life.” — U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Evans on the accidental killing of ... ¶ 5:41 AM
Famous Quotes:
Clare Booth Luce
There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.
George Bernard Shaw, Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet (1911) "Limits to Toleration"
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
Dorothy Parker
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania.
A. C. Benson
All the best stories are but one story in reality--the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation - First Speaker
The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.
Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country
Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.
Bruce Lee
True refinement seeks simplicity.
Michel de Montaigne
It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.
Sylvia Ashton-Warner, Spinster
No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide.
Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
George Herbert, 1651
The best mirror is an old friend.
More Quotations
Giants postgame quotes (Bradenton Herald)
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:01:09 GMT
Postgame quotes from the New York Giants after their 24-14 wild-card playoff victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday:
Quotations of the day (Charleston Daily Mail)
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:40:16 GMT
"We offer our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this incident, and we mourn the loss of innocent civilian life.'' -- U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Evans on the accidental killing of nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida.
UW men's basketball: Notes and quotes from Minneapolis (The Capital Times)
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:38:24 GMT
Summing it all up The Badgers never trailed during their 63-47 victory over Minnesota, which led UW coach Bo Ryan to say, "I'd like to have a start like that, a middle like that and an end like that. How about that? I'll take all of it." To the point Brian Butch said point guard Trevon Hughes' improvement and better decision-making helps the offense in many ways. "This offense is a point-guard ...
Today's quotes from the Associated Press
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:25:00 GMT
Island Packet Online - “We offer our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this incident, and we mourn the loss of innocent civilian life.” — U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Evans on the accidental killing of ... ¶ 5:41 AM
