Quotes of the Day

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also. -Jung, Carl
Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also. -Jung, Carl
2010-03-17 04:00:03

Peace is the first thing the angels sang. -Leo The Great
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. -Leo The Great
2010-03-17 02:00:04

It's so hard when I have to, And so easy when I want to. -Barnes, Sondra Anice
It's so hard when I have to, And so easy when I want to. -Barnes, Sondra Anice
2010-03-16 16:00:04

In politics, nothing is contemptible. -Disraeli, Benjamin
In politics, nothing is contemptible. -Disraeli, Benjamin
2010-03-16 12:00:02

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence. -Howells, William Dean
He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence. -Howells, William Dean
2010-03-16 10:00:02

"Don't confuse having a career with having a life."
Hillary Clinton quotes
Hillary Clinton
2010-03-16 10:00:01

When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into -- matrimony. -Farquhar, George
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into -- matrimony. -Farquhar, George
2010-03-16 06:00:02

There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

The time is out of joint. O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right. -Butterworth, Eric
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right. -Butterworth, Eric
2010-03-16 04:00:02

Never step over one duty to perform another. -Proverb, English
Never step over one duty to perform another. -Proverb, English
2010-03-16 02:00:05

He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how. -Nietzsche, Friedrich
2010-03-15 16:00:03

A poor joke must invent its own laughter. -Proverb, Latin
A poor joke must invent its own laughter. -Proverb, Latin
2010-03-15 12:00:03

"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

"Forever is composed of nows."

"There's an old saying that if you come back to the place where you became a man, you will remember all those things you need to be happy... That saying never made sense to me, but I thought it was worth a try."

"You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door."

Being on tour sends me crazy, I drink too much and out comes the John Mcenroe in me. -Hynde, Chrissie
Being on tour sends me crazy, I drink too much and out comes the John Mcenroe in me. -Hynde, Chrissie
2010-03-15 10:00:07

".I had to face the horrible truth: The antitobacco people are lying. Smoking really is cool. And I'm less cool for not doing it."
Tucker Carlson quotes
Tucker Carlson
2010-03-15 10:00:04

I say, break the law. -Thoreau, Henry David
I say, break the law. -Thoreau, Henry David
2010-03-15 06:00:04

What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.

Television has brought back murder into the home -- where it belongs.

The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?

Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone, you don't.

I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler.

The truth is more important than the facts.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it. -Descartes, Rene
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it. -Descartes, Rene
2010-03-15 04:00:02

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm. -Confucius
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm. -Confucius
2010-03-15 02:00:03

I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. -Shaw, George Bernard
I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. -Shaw, George Bernard
2010-03-14 14:00:02

Money doesn't sleep. -Movie, Wall Street
Money doesn't sleep. -Movie, Wall Street
2010-03-14 10:00:02

"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification."
Martin H. Fischer quotes
Martin H. Fischer
2010-03-14 08:00:12

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. -Rushdie, Salman
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. -Rushdie, Salman
2010-03-14 06:00:03

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch.

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.

A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. -Bronowski, Jacob
The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. -Bronowski, Jacob
2010-03-14 04:00:02

Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil. -Byron, Lord
Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil. -Byron, Lord
2010-03-14 02:00:03

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves. -Shaw, George Bernard
The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves. -Shaw, George Bernard
2010-03-13 16:00:02

Ideas are the roots of creation. -Dimnet, Ernest
Ideas are the roots of creation. -Dimnet, Ernest
2010-03-13 12:00:02

The good days weren't really so good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems. -Joel, Billy
The good days weren't really so good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems. -Joel, Billy
2010-03-13 10:00:01

"Be slow to fall into friendship, but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
Derek Bethune quotes
Derek Bethune
2010-03-13 08:00:14

I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal. -Carlson, Curtis
I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal. -Carlson, Curtis
2010-03-13 06:00:03

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.

What people need and what they want may be very different.

Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

Never insult an alligator until you've crossed the river.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. -Swift, Jonathan
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. -Swift, Jonathan
2010-03-13 04:00:02

I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did. -Gabirol, Ibn
I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did. -Gabirol, Ibn
2010-03-13 02:00:03

To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves. -Pope, Alexander
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves. -Pope, Alexander
2010-03-12 16:00:02

All fair in love and war. -Smedley, Francis Edward
All fair in love and war. -Smedley, Francis Edward
2010-03-12 12:00:02

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win. -Chesterton, Gilbert K.
2010-03-12 10:00:02

Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

But screw your courage to the sticking-place and we'll not fail.

Most people would rather die than think: many do.

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.

As one lamp lights another, nor grows less,So nobleness enkindleth nobleness.

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick!

My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one.

The immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion.

It is change; all yields its place and goes. -Euripides
It is change; all yields its place and goes. -Euripides
2010-03-12 04:00:02

Patience. A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. -Bierce, Ambrose
Patience. A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. -Bierce, Ambrose
2010-03-12 02:00:04

They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own. -Porchia, Antonio
They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own. -Porchia, Antonio
2010-03-11 16:00:02

"A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time."

My work is a game -- a very serious game. -Escher, M. C.
My work is a game -- a very serious game. -Escher, M. C.
2010-03-11 12:00:05

When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have. -Proverb, French
When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have. -Proverb, French
2010-03-11 10:00:04

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."
Lucille Ball quotes
Lucille Ball
2010-03-11 10:00:03

Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors. -Twain, Mark
Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors. -Twain, Mark
2010-03-11 06:00:03

Genius, when young, is divine.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.

Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it.

Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.

Art is a form of catharsis.

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.