Saturday, November 29, 2008
Famous Quotations Update
Adrian Mitchell
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
Ernest Hemingway
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus
That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it... We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself.
Marya Mannes
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason.
Sir Arthur Helps
Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.
Arab Proverb
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
Bertrand Russell
'Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
C. C. Colton
There is a diabolical trio existing in the natural man, implacable, inextinguishable, co-operative and consentaneous, pride, envy, and hate; pride that makes us fancy we deserve all the goods that others possess; envy that some should be admired while we are overlooked; and hate, because all that is bestowed on others, diminishes the sum we think due to ourselves.
More Quotations
Wonderful Wales and Embarrasing England: The Story Of The Weekend's ... - Bleacherreport.com
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:54:00 GMT
After four weeks of autumn internationals, finally the Northern Hemisphere stood up against the Southern. Well, at least Wales did. After impressing against South Africa, and not disgracing themselves against New Zealand, Wales had high, if ...
Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs - Times Daily
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:54:00 GMT
One common tactic, said Neelie Kroes, the European competition commissioner, was for drug companies to amass patents to protect active ingredients in the medicines — in one case, 1,300 patents for a single drug. Another tactic, she said, was for ...
Reminding nurses of what inspires their work - Citizen
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:10:00 GMT
Sue Heacock grew up in Tilton but left when she was 18 and never came back. She now lives in Florida and recently published her first book, Inspiring the Inspirational: Words of Hope from Nurses to Nurses . "I'm very excited," she said. The book is a ...
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Today's Famous Quotations:
Adrian Mitchell
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
Ernest Hemingway
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus
That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it... We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself.
Marya Mannes
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason.
Sir Arthur Helps
Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.
Arab Proverb
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
Bertrand Russell
'Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
C. C. Colton
There is a diabolical trio existing in the natural man, implacable, inextinguishable, co-operative and consentaneous, pride, envy, and hate; pride that makes us fancy we deserve all the goods that others possess; envy that some should be admired while we are overlooked; and hate, because all that is bestowed on others, diminishes the sum we think due to ourselves.
More Quotations
Wonderful Wales and Embarrasing England: The Story Of The Weekend's ... - Bleacherreport.com
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:54:00 GMT
After four weeks of autumn internationals, finally the Northern Hemisphere stood up against the Southern. Well, at least Wales did. After impressing against South Africa, and not disgracing themselves against New Zealand, Wales had high, if ...
Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs - Times Daily
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:54:00 GMT
One common tactic, said Neelie Kroes, the European competition commissioner, was for drug companies to amass patents to protect active ingredients in the medicines — in one case, 1,300 patents for a single drug. Another tactic, she said, was for ...
Reminding nurses of what inspires their work - Citizen
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:10:00 GMT
Sue Heacock grew up in Tilton but left when she was 18 and never came back. She now lives in Florida and recently published her first book, Inspiring the Inspirational: Words of Hope from Nurses to Nurses . "I'm very excited," she said. The book is a ...
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