Favorite Quotations
Monday, February 11, 2008
Great Quotes
Susan J. Bissonette
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
Graffito, reported by Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 1980
Cogito ergo spud. - I think, therefore I yam
William Faulkner
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Negro says, 'Now.' Others say, 'Never.' The voice of responsible Americans ... says, 'Together.' There is no other way.
Ovid
The result justifies the deed.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Business is like riding a bicycle. Either you keep moving or you fall down.
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Quotes of the week ...
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:41:00 GMT
Guardian Unlimited - 'It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.' Nick Clegg remembers his season as a ski instructor in Austria. He was put in charge of a class of four-year-olds and had to keep order. Any similarity ...
CHATTERING MASSES
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:31:00 GMT
New York Post - February 10, 2008 -- From the editors of overheardinny.com, their Top 10 favorite quotes from their new book collection, which includes a new section called "New Yorkers vs. the Tourists." 1 Teen girl ...
Eskom woes drive engineers to emigration
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:29:00 GMT
Independent Online - Carla Rodrigues-Schoeman, co-ordinator of Master Movers International, said since 2004 the company had issued over 703 quotations to clients intending to move abroad, with the majority of people ...
Men and matters of a time that was
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:18:00 GMT
Sri Lanka Sunday Times - These descriptions are often supplemented with valuable introductory quotations from works of sociologists such as Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Dr. Seligmann, Dr. ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Quotes:
Susan J. Bissonette
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
Graffito, reported by Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 1980
Cogito ergo spud. - I think, therefore I yam
William Faulkner
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Negro says, 'Now.' Others say, 'Never.' The voice of responsible Americans ... says, 'Together.' There is no other way.
Ovid
The result justifies the deed.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Business is like riding a bicycle. Either you keep moving or you fall down.
More Quotes
Quotes of the week ...
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:41:00 GMT
Guardian Unlimited - 'It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.' Nick Clegg remembers his season as a ski instructor in Austria. He was put in charge of a class of four-year-olds and had to keep order. Any similarity ...
CHATTERING MASSES
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:31:00 GMT
New York Post - February 10, 2008 -- From the editors of overheardinny.com, their Top 10 favorite quotes from their new book collection, which includes a new section called "New Yorkers vs. the Tourists." 1 Teen girl ...
Eskom woes drive engineers to emigration
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:29:00 GMT
Independent Online - Carla Rodrigues-Schoeman, co-ordinator of Master Movers International, said since 2004 the company had issued over 703 quotations to clients intending to move abroad, with the majority of people ...
Men and matters of a time that was
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:18:00 GMT
Sri Lanka Sunday Times - These descriptions are often supplemented with valuable introductory quotations from works of sociologists such as Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Dr. Seligmann, Dr. ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Famous Quotes Update
German proverb
To change and to change for the better are two different things.
Johann von Goethe
Everything a human being wants can be divided into four components love, adventure, power and fame.
Richard Milhous Nixon
I concede
Albert Einstein
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
John Stuart Mill
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
Paul Valery
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
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Canadian dollar jumped 1.09 cents to close at 100.02 cents US
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:24:00 GMT
Canada East - Pound sterling closed C$1.9458, down 1.77 cents and US$1.9462, up 0.30 of a cent. The euro was worth C$1.4514, up 0.29 of a cent. Quotations provided by BMO Nesbitt Burns, Capital Markets.
Oilers report: Notes, quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT
CBS Sportsline - --D Sheldon Souray had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will take a month to recover before deciding whether to come back for the final few weeks of this season or shut it down till next ...
TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:23:00 GMT
Forbes - The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by AFX News and its third party content providers for your personal information only, and neither AFX News nor ...
Eskom woes drive engineers to emigration
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:29:00 GMT
Independent Online - Carla Rodrigues-Schoeman, co-ordinator of Master Movers International, said since 2004 the company had issued over 703 quotations to clients intending to move abroad, with the majority of people ...
Notable quotes from Orioles
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:22:00 GMT
Baltimore Sun - "I guess it's part of rebuilding. It stinks], but I guess that's the way things go sometimes. ... I'm not looking forward to facing him, I can tell you that much." -- Nick Markakis "He's a No. 1 ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
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German proverb
To change and to change for the better are two different things.
Johann von Goethe
Everything a human being wants can be divided into four components love, adventure, power and fame.
Richard Milhous Nixon
I concede
Albert Einstein
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
John Stuart Mill
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
Paul Valery
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
More Quotations
Canadian dollar jumped 1.09 cents to close at 100.02 cents US
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:24:00 GMT
Canada East - Pound sterling closed C$1.9458, down 1.77 cents and US$1.9462, up 0.30 of a cent. The euro was worth C$1.4514, up 0.29 of a cent. Quotations provided by BMO Nesbitt Burns, Capital Markets.
Oilers report: Notes, quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT
CBS Sportsline - --D Sheldon Souray had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will take a month to recover before deciding whether to come back for the final few weeks of this season or shut it down till next ...
TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:23:00 GMT
Forbes - The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by AFX News and its third party content providers for your personal information only, and neither AFX News nor ...
Eskom woes drive engineers to emigration
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:29:00 GMT
Independent Online - Carla Rodrigues-Schoeman, co-ordinator of Master Movers International, said since 2004 the company had issued over 703 quotations to clients intending to move abroad, with the majority of people ...
Notable quotes from Orioles
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:22:00 GMT
Baltimore Sun - "I guess it's part of rebuilding. It stinks], but I guess that's the way things go sometimes. ... I'm not looking forward to facing him, I can tell you that much." -- Nick Markakis "He's a No. 1 ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
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Ingrid Bengis
For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.
Father Jerome Cummings
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding, from Four Quartets
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
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Reporting: London
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:17:00 GMT
American Reporter - The paper is known to invent stories and quotations on occasion, however. The project would be "a big blow to al-Qaeda," as it would send the message that the heart of terrorism has become a ...
Notable quotes from Orioles
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:22:00 GMT
Baltimore Sun - "I guess it's part of rebuilding. It stinks], but I guess that's the way things go sometimes. ... I'm not looking forward to facing him, I can tell you that much." -- Nick Markakis "He's a No. 1 ...
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:00 GMT
New Zealand Herald - Heavy breather hassles grieving Lady June 5:00AM Saturday February 09, 2008 By Keith Perry ... Sir Edmund's widow 'blown away' by response to funeral Quotes from Sir Edmund's ...
(adds quotes, details)
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:05:00 GMT
Reuters UK - LIMA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain secured a straight-sets victory in the doubles on Saturday to take a winning 3-0 lead over Peru and a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando ...
TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:23:00 GMT
Forbes - The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by AFX News and its third party content providers for your personal information only, and neither AFX News nor ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Straight to the Quotes ...
Ingrid Bengis
For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.
Father Jerome Cummings
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding, from Four Quartets
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.
More Quotes
Reporting: London
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:17:00 GMT
American Reporter - The paper is known to invent stories and quotations on occasion, however. The project would be "a big blow to al-Qaeda," as it would send the message that the heart of terrorism has become a ...
Notable quotes from Orioles
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:22:00 GMT
Baltimore Sun - "I guess it's part of rebuilding. It stinks], but I guess that's the way things go sometimes. ... I'm not looking forward to facing him, I can tell you that much." -- Nick Markakis "He's a No. 1 ...
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:00 GMT
New Zealand Herald - Heavy breather hassles grieving Lady June 5:00AM Saturday February 09, 2008 By Keith Perry ... Sir Edmund's widow 'blown away' by response to funeral Quotes from Sir Edmund's ...
(adds quotes, details)
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:05:00 GMT
Reuters UK - LIMA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain secured a straight-sets victory in the doubles on Saturday to take a winning 3-0 lead over Peru and a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando ...
TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:23:00 GMT
Forbes - The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by AFX News and its third party content providers for your personal information only, and neither AFX News nor ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Latest greatest Famous Quotations
William Shakespeare
And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of.
Michael Howard, The Observer (1980)
The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.
Mark B. Cohen
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
Agatha Christie
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.
Dan Quayle, 8/11/89
Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
George Bernard Shaw
We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.
William Shakespeare
Hamlet Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel Polonius By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet Or like a whale Polonius Very like a whale.
Albert Einstein
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Aesop, The Jay and the Peacock
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
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Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:00 GMT
New Zealand Herald - Heavy breather hassles grieving Lady June 5:00AM Saturday February 09, 2008 By Keith Perry ... Sir Edmund's widow 'blown away' by response to funeral Quotes from Sir Edmund's ...
Oilers report: Notes, quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT
CBS Sportsline - --D Sheldon Souray had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will take a month to recover before deciding whether to come back for the final few weeks of this season or shut it down till next ...
Men and matters of a time that was
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:18:00 GMT
Sri Lanka Sunday Times - These descriptions are often supplemented with valuable introductory quotations from works of sociologists such as Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Dr. Seligmann, Dr.
Brokers warned to be clear on fees
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:28:00 GMT
Personal Finance - The ombud questioned why the broker had not provided Penzhorn with quotations from Momentum which clearly reflected the costs of the initial commission and also showed that a trail commission of one ...
Europeans Are From Venus
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:54:00 GMT
New York Times - ... and when a Bulgarian general said in 1910 that “we have become the most militaristic state in the world” it wasn’t a lament but a boast (not to say one of the many fascinating quotations with ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Here are the Famous Quotations ...
William Shakespeare
And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of.
Michael Howard, The Observer (1980)
The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.
Mark B. Cohen
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
Agatha Christie
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.
Dan Quayle, 8/11/89
Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
George Bernard Shaw
We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.
William Shakespeare
Hamlet Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel Polonius By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet Or like a whale Polonius Very like a whale.
Albert Einstein
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Aesop, The Jay and the Peacock
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
More Quotations
Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:00 GMT
New Zealand Herald - Heavy breather hassles grieving Lady June 5:00AM Saturday February 09, 2008 By Keith Perry ... Sir Edmund's widow 'blown away' by response to funeral Quotes from Sir Edmund's ...
Oilers report: Notes, quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT
CBS Sportsline - --D Sheldon Souray had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will take a month to recover before deciding whether to come back for the final few weeks of this season or shut it down till next ...
Men and matters of a time that was
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:18:00 GMT
Sri Lanka Sunday Times - These descriptions are often supplemented with valuable introductory quotations from works of sociologists such as Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Dr. Seligmann, Dr.
Brokers warned to be clear on fees
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:28:00 GMT
Personal Finance - The ombud questioned why the broker had not provided Penzhorn with quotations from Momentum which clearly reflected the costs of the initial commission and also showed that a trail commission of one ...
Europeans Are From Venus
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:54:00 GMT
New York Times - ... and when a Bulgarian general said in 1910 that “we have become the most militaristic state in the world” it wasn’t a lament but a boast (not to say one of the many fascinating quotations with ... ¶ 12:14 AM 0 comments
Latest greatest Quotations
Henry C. Blinn
Mistakes live in the neighbourhood of truth and therefore delude us.
Kent "Sparky" Gregory
Without an adequate theory, reality is irrelevant.
Margaret Cho, weblog, 10-30-03
People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.
Albert Camus
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.
Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
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Stock & fund quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:40:00 GMT
ninemsn - Telstra Corporation Ltd says the main reason it is able to now activate its high speed ADSL2+ broadband network is because of a change in government. Telstra said last week it was able to connect the ...
Europeans Are From Venus
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:54:00 GMT
New York Times - ... and when a Bulgarian general said in 1910 that “we have become the most militaristic state in the world” it wasn’t a lament but a boast (not to say one of the many fascinating quotations with ...
(adds quotes, details)
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:05:00 GMT
Reuters UK - LIMA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain secured a straight-sets victory in the doubles on Saturday to take a winning 3-0 lead over Peru and a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando ...
Heroes of '88
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:55:00 GMT
Calgary Herald - Among his more notable quotations: "I am the new messiah of skiing!''; "I am a beast!''; "I do not have words to compliment myself today." Now 41, Tomba spends his time on entrepreneurial and ...
Quotes From the 2008 Candidates
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:49:00 GMT
Guardian Unlimited - ``You know, for me, politics isn't a game. It's not about who's up or who's down. It's about your lives, your families and your futures. And isn't it about time you had a president who brought your ... ¶ 12:13 AM 0 comments
Today's Quotations:
Henry C. Blinn
Mistakes live in the neighbourhood of truth and therefore delude us.
Kent "Sparky" Gregory
Without an adequate theory, reality is irrelevant.
Margaret Cho, weblog, 10-30-03
People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.
Albert Camus
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.
Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
More Quotations
Stock & fund quotes
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:40:00 GMT
ninemsn - Telstra Corporation Ltd says the main reason it is able to now activate its high speed ADSL2+ broadband network is because of a change in government. Telstra said last week it was able to connect the ...
Europeans Are From Venus
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:54:00 GMT
New York Times - ... and when a Bulgarian general said in 1910 that “we have become the most militaristic state in the world” it wasn’t a lament but a boast (not to say one of the many fascinating quotations with ...
(adds quotes, details)
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:05:00 GMT
Reuters UK - LIMA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain secured a straight-sets victory in the doubles on Saturday to take a winning 3-0 lead over Peru and a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando ...
Heroes of '88
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:55:00 GMT
Calgary Herald - Among his more notable quotations: "I am the new messiah of skiing!''; "I am a beast!''; "I do not have words to compliment myself today." Now 41, Tomba spends his time on entrepreneurial and ...
Quotes From the 2008 Candidates
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:49:00 GMT
Guardian Unlimited - ``You know, for me, politics isn't a game. It's not about who's up or who's down. It's about your lives, your families and your futures. And isn't it about time you had a president who brought your ... ¶ 12:13 AM 0 comments
