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Friday, January 11, 2008
Great Quotes
Ocean's Eleven
Reuben Look, we all go way back and uh, I owe you from the thing with the guy in the place and I'll never forget it.
Henry David Thoreau, Journal, January 21, 1838
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
Bonnie Friedman, in New York Times
An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth.
Saint Ambrose, Taylor
When you are at Rome live in the Roman style; when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere.
James Grover Thurber
One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, cooperation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs.... He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.
Rollin Wilson
Along with such abundance of grace comes the gift of righteousness. Again grace and righteousness combine to allow believers to experience the enthroned life in Jesus Christ. In God's dealings with man today, grace is king. Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord
Qwatsinas
We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.
Eleanor Hamilton
A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Writing only leads to more writing.
Matthew Arnold
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Never injure a friend, even in jest.
Sir Thomas Beecham
Try everything once except incest and folk dancing.
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Fine silver quotations Wednesday: C$16.515 ounce
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:03:00 GMT
Canada East - TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Wednesday $16.515 oz., $530.96 kg.; Tuesday $16.215 oz., $521.31 kg. Log in to access premium content and features on this site ...
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
Candidate quotes on the NH primary
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:01:00 GMT
Kansas City Star - - "I come tonight with a very, very full heart, and I want especially to thank New Hampshire. Over the last week I listened to you, and in the process, I found my own voice. I felt like we all spoke ...
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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:00 GMT
PR.com - Steel Building Industry avenue, City Steel Buildings, is a primary source of all Steel Building related information. The online portal intercedes between Steel Building buyers and Steel Building ...
High Grade Drilling Results from Melba Flats Project
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:50:00 GMT
PR Newswire - Quotations for metallurgical test-work have been received. Commenting on the drilling results from the Melba Flats project, Tony Howland-Rose, Chairman of Allegiance Mining, said: ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
Check out these Quotes:
Ocean's Eleven
Reuben Look, we all go way back and uh, I owe you from the thing with the guy in the place and I'll never forget it.
Henry David Thoreau, Journal, January 21, 1838
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
Bonnie Friedman, in New York Times
An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth.
Saint Ambrose, Taylor
When you are at Rome live in the Roman style; when you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere.
James Grover Thurber
One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, cooperation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs.... He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.
Rollin Wilson
Along with such abundance of grace comes the gift of righteousness. Again grace and righteousness combine to allow believers to experience the enthroned life in Jesus Christ. In God's dealings with man today, grace is king. Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord
Qwatsinas
We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.
Eleanor Hamilton
A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Writing only leads to more writing.
Matthew Arnold
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Never injure a friend, even in jest.
Sir Thomas Beecham
Try everything once except incest and folk dancing.
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Fine silver quotations Wednesday: C$16.515 ounce
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:03:00 GMT
Canada East - TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Wednesday $16.515 oz., $530.96 kg.; Tuesday $16.215 oz., $521.31 kg. Log in to access premium content and features on this site ...
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
Candidate quotes on the NH primary
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:01:00 GMT
Kansas City Star - - "I come tonight with a very, very full heart, and I want especially to thank New Hampshire. Over the last week I listened to you, and in the process, I found my own voice. I felt like we all spoke ...
Free Prefab Garages & Prefabricated Garages Quotes Now Available at ...
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:00 GMT
PR.com - Steel Building Industry avenue, City Steel Buildings, is a primary source of all Steel Building related information. The online portal intercedes between Steel Building buyers and Steel Building ...
High Grade Drilling Results from Melba Flats Project
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:50:00 GMT
PR Newswire - Quotations for metallurgical test-work have been received. Commenting on the drilling results from the Melba Flats project, Tony Howland-Rose, Chairman of Allegiance Mining, said: ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
Quotes Update
Herman Hesse, Steppenwolf
We have to play what is actually in demand, and we have to play it as well and as beautifully and as expressively as ever we can.
Benjamin Spock
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mother and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
Pam Brown
A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.
Groucho Marx
Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
Abraham Lincoln
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
Hesiod
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
Thomas Adams
He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself must later pass.
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Quotations of the day
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:37:00 GMT
Charleston Gazette - "We see a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land and for freedom across the region.'' -- President Bush after arriving in Israel as the start of a tour of several Mideast countries. "Over the ...
Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
Inferiors Quotes
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:44:00 +0000
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. - Benjamin Franklin
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self-control is the rule. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. - J. K. Rowling, Harry ...]
Canadian dollar closed 0.53 of a cent lower to 99.03 cents US
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:28:00 GMT
Canada East - Pound sterling closed at C$1.9780, down 0.33 of a cent and US$1.9588, down 1.38 cents. The euro was worth C$1.4812, up 0.38 of a cent. Quotations provided by BMO Nesbitt Burns, Capital Markets. ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
Today's Quotes:
Herman Hesse, Steppenwolf
We have to play what is actually in demand, and we have to play it as well and as beautifully and as expressively as ever we can.
Benjamin Spock
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mother and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
Pam Brown
A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.
Groucho Marx
Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
Abraham Lincoln
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
Hesiod
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
Thomas Adams
He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself must later pass.
More Quotations
Quotations of the day
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:37:00 GMT
Charleston Gazette - "We see a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land and for freedom across the region.'' -- President Bush after arriving in Israel as the start of a tour of several Mideast countries. "Over the ...
Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
Inferiors Quotes
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:44:00 +0000
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. - Benjamin Franklin
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self-control is the rule. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. - J. K. Rowling, Harry ...]
Canadian dollar closed 0.53 of a cent lower to 99.03 cents US
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:28:00 GMT
Canada East - Pound sterling closed at C$1.9780, down 0.33 of a cent and US$1.9588, down 1.38 cents. The euro was worth C$1.4812, up 0.38 of a cent. Quotations provided by BMO Nesbitt Burns, Capital Markets. ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
More Famous Quotes
Lyndon B. Johnson
Light at the end of the tunnel We don't even have a tunnel we don't even know where the tunnel is.
Garth Henrichs
The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.
Stephen Fry
It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously laugh at a situation, and take it seriously.
G. K. Chesterton
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Anon.
Intel has announced its next chip the Repentium.
Voltaire
'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'
Mark Twain
"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
Here's a good gag if you go swimming in a swamp and when you come out you're all covered with leeches. Just say, 'Hey, has anybody seen my raisins' (Because leeches kind of look like big raisins.)
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Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
Quotes about Reach
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:17:00 +0000
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant. - Helen Keller
If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love’s reach. - Margaret Cho
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that ...]
High Grade Drilling Results from Melba Flats Project
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:50:00 GMT
PR Newswire - Quotations for metallurgical test-work have been received. Commenting on the drilling results from the Melba Flats project, Tony Howland-Rose, Chairman of Allegiance Mining, said: ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
Famous Quotes:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Light at the end of the tunnel We don't even have a tunnel we don't even know where the tunnel is.
Garth Henrichs
The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.
Stephen Fry
It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously laugh at a situation, and take it seriously.
G. K. Chesterton
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Anon.
Intel has announced its next chip the Repentium.
Voltaire
'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'
Mark Twain
"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
Here's a good gag if you go swimming in a swamp and when you come out you're all covered with leeches. Just say, 'Hey, has anybody seen my raisins' (Because leeches kind of look like big raisins.)
More Quotations
Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
Quotes on President Bush's Mideast trip
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT
Chico Enterprise-Record - "You're our strongest and most trusted ally. Your solidarity with the people of Israel has won you the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel, and we all feel privileged to have you here ...
Quotes about Reach
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:17:00 +0000
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant. - Helen Keller
If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love’s reach. - Margaret Cho
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that ...]
High Grade Drilling Results from Melba Flats Project
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:50:00 GMT
PR Newswire - Quotations for metallurgical test-work have been received. Commenting on the drilling results from the Melba Flats project, Tony Howland-Rose, Chairman of Allegiance Mining, said: ¶ 12:19 AM 0 comments
Latest greatest Quotes
Jack London
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
Unknown
The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.
Ethel Barrymore
You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.
H. H. Williams
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.
Terry Goodkind
Never let a beautiful woman pick your path for you when there is a man in her line of sight.
Wilfred Sheed
Henry James created more convincing women than Iris Murdoch put together.
Louise Nevelson
I never feel age...If you have creative work, you don't have age or time.
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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:00 GMT
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The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra's Bravo 3: Winter Blend
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:04:00 GMT
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - The melody and quotations from the piece have appeared in Sting's song Russians and in movie soundtracks for Love & Death, Crossing Delancey and Doc Hollywood.
Mary Matalin Prepares to Publish Deal Hudson, Defends His Honor to PW
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:07:00 GMT
New York Observer - The rest of the article's substantially more compelling than that, and it includes quotations from Mr. Hudson's books where he addresses the sex scandal directly.
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
OVERHEARD: Best quotes from Pistons-Mavs: 'Walter Herrmann' only guy ...
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:31:00 GMT
Detroit Free Press - The best quotes from the Pistons' 87-85 victory over the Celtics. “Always when you’re playing at a high level, you’re always concerned at some point about a little let-up. You can have a let-up ... ¶ 12:18 AM 0 comments
Give me Quotes now!
Jack London
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
Unknown
The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.
Ethel Barrymore
You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.
H. H. Williams
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.
Terry Goodkind
Never let a beautiful woman pick your path for you when there is a man in her line of sight.
Wilfred Sheed
Henry James created more convincing women than Iris Murdoch put together.
Louise Nevelson
I never feel age...If you have creative work, you don't have age or time.
More Quotes
Free Prefab Garages & Prefabricated Garages Quotes Now Available at ...
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:00 GMT
PR.com - Steel Building Industry avenue, City Steel Buildings, is a primary source of all Steel Building related information. The online portal intercedes between Steel Building buyers and Steel Building ...
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra's Bravo 3: Winter Blend
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:04:00 GMT
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - The melody and quotations from the piece have appeared in Sting's song Russians and in movie soundtracks for Love & Death, Crossing Delancey and Doc Hollywood.
Mary Matalin Prepares to Publish Deal Hudson, Defends His Honor to PW
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:07:00 GMT
New York Observer - The rest of the article's substantially more compelling than that, and it includes quotations from Mr. Hudson's books where he addresses the sex scandal directly.
4 Quotes about Owners
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +0000
We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property…. Today you ...]
OVERHEARD: Best quotes from Pistons-Mavs: 'Walter Herrmann' only guy ...
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:31:00 GMT
Detroit Free Press - The best quotes from the Pistons' 87-85 victory over the Celtics. “Always when you’re playing at a high level, you’re always concerned at some point about a little let-up. You can have a let-up ... ¶ 12:18 AM 0 comments
Latest greatest Quotations
Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
Ursula K. LeGuin
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.
Jean de La Fontaine
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
Child Age 15
The people who think Tiny Tim is strange are the same ones who think it odd that I drive without pants.
Jonathan Swift
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
If you're at a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, 'Boy, these are good cigars'
Logan Pearsall Smith
It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in.
Bernd Brecher
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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informazione dall'iraq occupato
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:59:00 GMT
Uruk Net - Israeli quotes about Palestinians by IsraelForum.com # # # # # # # # # " A Page of Quotations ," What Really Happened.com. # Michael Ben-Yair, " The war’s seventh day ," Haaretz , 3 March 2002. ...
informazione dall'iraq occupato
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:43:00 GMT
Uruk Net - After stating that Zionism is not racist, the website proceeds to declare that everything negative written against Zionism is untrue, and that quotations attributed to Zionist politicians and ...
Candidate quotes on the NH primary (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:40:51 GMT
Quotes from the candidates on Tuesday's New Hampshire primary: ¶ 12:17 AM 0 comments
Here are the Quotations ...
Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
Ursula K. LeGuin
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.
Jean de La Fontaine
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
Child Age 15
The people who think Tiny Tim is strange are the same ones who think it odd that I drive without pants.
Jonathan Swift
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
If you're at a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, 'Boy, these are good cigars'
Logan Pearsall Smith
It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in.
Bernd Brecher
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
More Quotations
informazione dall'iraq occupato
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:59:00 GMT
Uruk Net - Israeli quotes about Palestinians by IsraelForum.com # # # # # # # # # " A Page of Quotations ," What Really Happened.com. # Michael Ben-Yair, " The war’s seventh day ," Haaretz , 3 March 2002. ...
informazione dall'iraq occupato
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:43:00 GMT
Uruk Net - After stating that Zionism is not racist, the website proceeds to declare that everything negative written against Zionism is untrue, and that quotations attributed to Zionist politicians and ...
Candidate quotes on the NH primary (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:40:51 GMT
Quotes from the candidates on Tuesday's New Hampshire primary: ¶ 12:17 AM 0 comments
