Favorite Quotations
Monday, October 13, 2008
More Quotations
Clifton Fadiman
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.
Charles W. Chesnutt
Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.
Charles De Talleyrand
A married man with a family will do anything for money.
Nicole Kidman
When you reliquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
Lucius Accius
A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Les Brown
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
More Quotations
Economic Prognosis - Kommersant
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT
The fall of the Russian stock market can be easily rendered the key economic event of July. On July 18 the Russian Trading System – RTS – slashed by 3.96% - to 2135.38 points ...
Beijing Olympics Tickets
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:13:43 +0000
Beijing Olympic Commemorative Tickets Souvenir Album
US $2,100.00
click for more information
...]
Tribute to a humble 'Godfather' - Alton Ellis quotes On getting into ... - Jamaica Gleaner
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:54:00 GMT
"I was born to sing, discovered that early at Boys' Town. Two left foot cyan play football, an' if yuh 'fraid of the ball yuh cyan play cricket. Then I started to discover ...
Beijing Olympics Tickets
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:13:43 +0000
Beijing Olympic Commemorative Tickets Souvenir Album
US $2,100.00
click for more information
...]
¶ 10:29 PM 0 comments
Straight to the Quotations ...
Clifton Fadiman
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.
Charles W. Chesnutt
Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.
Charles De Talleyrand
A married man with a family will do anything for money.
Nicole Kidman
When you reliquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.
Lucius Accius
A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Les Brown
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
More Quotations
Economic Prognosis - Kommersant
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT
The fall of the Russian stock market can be easily rendered the key economic event of July. On July 18 the Russian Trading System – RTS – slashed by 3.96% - to 2135.38 points ...
Beijing Olympics Tickets
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:13:43 +0000
Beijing Olympic Commemorative Tickets Souvenir Album
US $2,100.00
click for more information
...]
Tribute to a humble 'Godfather' - Alton Ellis quotes On getting into ... - Jamaica Gleaner
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:54:00 GMT
"I was born to sing, discovered that early at Boys' Town. Two left foot cyan play football, an' if yuh 'fraid of the ball yuh cyan play cricket. Then I started to discover ...
Beijing Olympics Tickets
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:13:43 +0000
Beijing Olympic Commemorative Tickets Souvenir Album
US $2,100.00
click for more information
...]
¶ 10:29 PM 0 comments
Today's Famous Quotations
Swingers
Trent I'm telling you baby, you always double down on 11.
Sylvia Robinson
Some think it's holding on that makes one strong sometimes it's letting go.
William Hazlitt
Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should not be able to find my way across the room.
Henry David Thoreau
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he imaged, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Fredric Brown
Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything they can't do.
James Arthur Baldwin
To defend one's self against fear is simply to ensure that one will, one day, be conquered by it fears must be faced.
Johann von Goethe
Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.
Spiro Agnew
To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
Rabindranath Tagore
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come.
Socrates
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
William Shakespeare
Oh God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!
More Quotes
SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. to Hold 2009 Q1 Earnings Call on Oct ... - MSN MoneyCentral
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:51:00 GMT
HARBIN, China , Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Harbin Mege Union Beauty Management Ltd., wholly owned by SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOKF), a ...
Republicans beat Ayers drum - Boston Globe
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:26:00 GMT
The Republican National Committee is getting even tougher in its language attempting to link Barack Obama to 1970s domestic terrorist William Ayers. A new web video emphasizes ...
Accused killer 'idolised by dead sister' - ninemsn
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:38:00 GMT
Accused murderer Kathleen Worrall was idolised "like a god" by the younger sister she allegedly stabbed to death in the family home. Susan Worrall, 18, believed her 20-year-old ...
Alaskan author Charles Wohlforth who wrote a piece in The New Republic - Huffingtonpost.com
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:20:00 GMT
about how he and his wife broke into laughter when he heard that Sarah Palin was McCain's choice said today, "I was writing a travel book and I told my readers, 'avoid Wasilla. It ...
¶ 9:18 PM 0 comments
Famous Quotations:
Swingers
Trent I'm telling you baby, you always double down on 11.
Sylvia Robinson
Some think it's holding on that makes one strong sometimes it's letting go.
William Hazlitt
Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should not be able to find my way across the room.
Henry David Thoreau
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he imaged, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Fredric Brown
Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything they can't do.
James Arthur Baldwin
To defend one's self against fear is simply to ensure that one will, one day, be conquered by it fears must be faced.
Johann von Goethe
Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.
Spiro Agnew
To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.
Rabindranath Tagore
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come.
Socrates
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
William Shakespeare
Oh God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!
More Quotes
SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. to Hold 2009 Q1 Earnings Call on Oct ... - MSN MoneyCentral
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:51:00 GMT
HARBIN, China , Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Harbin Mege Union Beauty Management Ltd., wholly owned by SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOKF), a ...
Republicans beat Ayers drum - Boston Globe
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:26:00 GMT
The Republican National Committee is getting even tougher in its language attempting to link Barack Obama to 1970s domestic terrorist William Ayers. A new web video emphasizes ...
Accused killer 'idolised by dead sister' - ninemsn
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:38:00 GMT
Accused murderer Kathleen Worrall was idolised "like a god" by the younger sister she allegedly stabbed to death in the family home. Susan Worrall, 18, believed her 20-year-old ...
Alaskan author Charles Wohlforth who wrote a piece in The New Republic - Huffingtonpost.com
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:20:00 GMT
about how he and his wife broke into laughter when he heard that Sarah Palin was McCain's choice said today, "I was writing a travel book and I told my readers, 'avoid Wasilla. It ...
¶ 9:18 PM 0 comments
Great Quotations
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe
Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
Oswald Spengler
This is our purpose to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
Benjamin Franklin
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
George Santayana
Music is essentially useless, as life is but both have an ideal extension which lends utility to its conditions.
More Quotes
Rabbi asks Pope, synod leaders to speak out to defend Israel - NZ Catholic
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Israeli Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi of Haifa, asked Pope Benedict XVI and top Catholic leaders to continue learning to appreciate the Jewish ...
'Life for life' plan sparks call for death - Stuff
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:15:00 GMT
HARDLINE STANCE: National's new stance on serious offenders announced by leader John Key, has prompted calls to bring back the death penalty. National's hardline stance on our most ...
Sympathy notes fine when a pet has died - Star News Online
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:57:00 GMT
Q I have always been a pet lover. My cats and dogs have always been important to me, but especially since my children all moved away and got married, and I am now a widow. Knowing ...
Ukrainian News Agency - Ukrainian News
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:21:00 GMT
On Monday, the interbank hryvnia rate fell by 20 kopecks to 5.2 UAH/USD, after remaining unchanged on Friday. According to dealers of commercial banks, at the beginning of the ...
Republicans beat Ayers drum - Boston Globe
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:14:00 GMT
The Republican National Committee is getting even tougher in its language attempting to link Barack Obama to 1970s domestic terrorist William Ayers. A new web video emphasizes ...
¶ 4:14 PM 0 comments
Straight to the Quotations ...
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe
Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
Oswald Spengler
This is our purpose to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
Benjamin Franklin
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
George Santayana
Music is essentially useless, as life is but both have an ideal extension which lends utility to its conditions.
More Quotes
Rabbi asks Pope, synod leaders to speak out to defend Israel - NZ Catholic
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Israeli Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi of Haifa, asked Pope Benedict XVI and top Catholic leaders to continue learning to appreciate the Jewish ...
'Life for life' plan sparks call for death - Stuff
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:15:00 GMT
HARDLINE STANCE: National's new stance on serious offenders announced by leader John Key, has prompted calls to bring back the death penalty. National's hardline stance on our most ...
Sympathy notes fine when a pet has died - Star News Online
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:57:00 GMT
Q I have always been a pet lover. My cats and dogs have always been important to me, but especially since my children all moved away and got married, and I am now a widow. Knowing ...
Ukrainian News Agency - Ukrainian News
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:21:00 GMT
On Monday, the interbank hryvnia rate fell by 20 kopecks to 5.2 UAH/USD, after remaining unchanged on Friday. According to dealers of commercial banks, at the beginning of the ...
Republicans beat Ayers drum - Boston Globe
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:14:00 GMT
The Republican National Committee is getting even tougher in its language attempting to link Barack Obama to 1970s domestic terrorist William Ayers. A new web video emphasizes ...
¶ 4:14 PM 0 comments
Daily Quotes
Bertrand Russell
The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.
Maitri Upanishads
When the mind is silent, beyond weakness or non concentration, then it can enter into a world which is far beyond the mind the highest End.
St. Francis of Assissi
Witness at all times. If necessary, use words.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man is a divinity in disguise, a God playing the fool.
Peter Cooper
I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.
Diana Nyad
If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.
Seymour Britchky
Some of the waiters discuss the menu with you as if they were sharing wisdom picked up in the Himalayas.
John Dryden
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.
Robert Byrne
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
Albert Einstein
At any rate, I am convinced that He God does not play dice.
Thomas Mann
A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.
More Quotes
On the 7th Day the Lord Rested, But the Synod ... - Zenit
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:42:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 12, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- We survived the first week of the synod! I remain in admiration of the "Padri Sinodali" and all the rest of the synod participants who ...
Economic Prognosis - Kommersant
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT
The fall of the Russian stock market can be easily rendered the key economic event of July. On July 18 the Russian Trading System – RTS – slashed by 3.96% - to 2135.38 points ...
(Adds Libor fixings, quotes, comment, background) - Reuters
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:17:00 GMT
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing in sterling, euros and dollars fell on Monday as confidence in money markets showed signs of returning as European ...
Quotations of the day - International Herald Tribune
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:20:00 GMT
"We're beginning a downward spiral, not just in finance ... but in the whole economy. We need quick action." — Sen. Charles Schumer of New York. "It jumped the ridge and came ...
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
¶ 6:41 AM 0 comments
Give me Quotes now!
Bertrand Russell
The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.
Maitri Upanishads
When the mind is silent, beyond weakness or non concentration, then it can enter into a world which is far beyond the mind the highest End.
St. Francis of Assissi
Witness at all times. If necessary, use words.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man is a divinity in disguise, a God playing the fool.
Peter Cooper
I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.
Diana Nyad
If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.
Seymour Britchky
Some of the waiters discuss the menu with you as if they were sharing wisdom picked up in the Himalayas.
John Dryden
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little and who talk too much.
Robert Byrne
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
Albert Einstein
At any rate, I am convinced that He God does not play dice.
Thomas Mann
A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.
More Quotes
On the 7th Day the Lord Rested, But the Synod ... - Zenit
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:42:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 12, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- We survived the first week of the synod! I remain in admiration of the "Padri Sinodali" and all the rest of the synod participants who ...
Economic Prognosis - Kommersant
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT
The fall of the Russian stock market can be easily rendered the key economic event of July. On July 18 the Russian Trading System – RTS – slashed by 3.96% - to 2135.38 points ...
(Adds Libor fixings, quotes, comment, background) - Reuters
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:17:00 GMT
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The interbank cost of borrowing in sterling, euros and dollars fell on Monday as confidence in money markets showed signs of returning as European ...
Quotations of the day - International Herald Tribune
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:20:00 GMT
"We're beginning a downward spiral, not just in finance ... but in the whole economy. We need quick action." — Sen. Charles Schumer of New York. "It jumped the ridge and came ...
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
¶ 6:41 AM 0 comments
Great Quotes
Niels Henrik David Bohr
We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough
Robert Pirsig
Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is.
Wystan Hugh Auden
Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.
Turkish Proverb
A heart in love with beauty never grows old.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.
William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
William Penn
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.
Bertrand Russell
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Trey and Matt Stone Parker
I just realized that there's going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with it the right way.
Napoleon Bonaparte
There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.
Robert Louis Stephenson
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
I imagine, therefore I belong and am free.
More Quotes
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
Quotations of the day - Charleston Daily Mail
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:26:00 GMT
"We finalized an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil in global financial markets and restore the health of the world economy.'' -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as ...
Athens Olympics Memorabilia
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:44:42 +0000
Genuine Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay with box UNUSED
US $5,000.00
click for more information
...]
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
Stock & fund quotes - ninemsn
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:26:00 GMT
JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indonesian coal miner PT Bayan Resources Tbk has signed a five-year mining contract worth $800 million with Thiess Contractors Indonesia, the company ...
¶ 1:04 AM 0 comments
Check out these Quotes:
Niels Henrik David Bohr
We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough
Robert Pirsig
Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is.
Wystan Hugh Auden
Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.
Turkish Proverb
A heart in love with beauty never grows old.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.
William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
William Penn
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.
Bertrand Russell
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Trey and Matt Stone Parker
I just realized that there's going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with it the right way.
Napoleon Bonaparte
There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.
Robert Louis Stephenson
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
I imagine, therefore I belong and am free.
More Quotes
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
Quotations of the day - Charleston Daily Mail
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:26:00 GMT
"We finalized an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil in global financial markets and restore the health of the world economy.'' -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as ...
Athens Olympics Memorabilia
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:44:42 +0000
Genuine Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay with box UNUSED
US $5,000.00
click for more information
...]
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate - Scoop
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:22:00 GMT
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an ...
Stock & fund quotes - ninemsn
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:26:00 GMT
JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indonesian coal miner PT Bayan Resources Tbk has signed a five-year mining contract worth $800 million with Thiess Contractors Indonesia, the company ...
¶ 1:04 AM 0 comments
