"A book is one half of a pair of clapping hands- the reader is the other."
-Harlan Coben
"Sensitivity is a strength and it's a mad world that turns it into a weakness."
-Sean Penn
"You can talk about football and cars endlessly; why can't you talk about shoes and shopping and still earn as much as a bloke?"
-Helen Mirren
"There's never time to do all the nothing you want."
-Calvin
"They say guns don't kill people- but I think guns help."
-Eddie Izzard
"Fashion often starts off beautiful and becomes ugly, whereas art starts off ugly sometimes and becomes beautiful."
-David Bailey
"It is one of the great paradoxes of economics that the more someone has paid for something, the happier he or she will tend to feel about the product."
-Dominic Lawson
"Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach."
-Steven Wright
"No problem is insoluble, given a big enough plastic bag."
-Tom Stoppard
"Pop stars are actually inferior to normal people."
-Jarvis Cocker
"Most people spend more time planning their summer vacation than they do planning their life."
-Jack Canfield
Showing posts with label Quotable Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quotable Quotes. Show all posts
Quotes (Page 12)
"Second place just means first loser."
-Kevin Costner
"I missed more than 9000 shots. I've lost alomost 300 games. I've failed over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
-Michael Jordan
"Just because someone has fancy sneakers doen't mean they can run faster."
-Jon Bon Jovi
"Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose that counts" probably lost"
-Martina Navratilova
"I have an impersonal trainer. We meet at the gym, we don't talk, he works out alone and I go home."
-George Carlin
"Wringing your hand only stops you from rolling up your sleeves."
-James Rollins
"The more I go through parenting, the more I say owe my mother an apology."
-Ray Romano
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite government programme."
-Bob Wells
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
-Wilt Chamberlain
"They say our mothers reallt know how to push our buttons- because they installed them."
-Robin Williams
-Kevin Costner
"I missed more than 9000 shots. I've lost alomost 300 games. I've failed over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
-Michael Jordan
"Just because someone has fancy sneakers doen't mean they can run faster."
-Jon Bon Jovi
"Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose that counts" probably lost"
-Martina Navratilova
"I have an impersonal trainer. We meet at the gym, we don't talk, he works out alone and I go home."
-George Carlin
"Wringing your hand only stops you from rolling up your sleeves."
-James Rollins
"The more I go through parenting, the more I say owe my mother an apology."
-Ray Romano
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite government programme."
-Bob Wells
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
-Wilt Chamberlain
"They say our mothers reallt know how to push our buttons- because they installed them."
-Robin Williams
Quotes (Page 11)
"The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature."
-Jacques Cousteau
"I think car companies need to do a lot better in producing more efficient cars. They have the technology, we just need to demand them as consumers."
-Daryl Hannah
"I encourage people make enviromentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis."
-Al Gore
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that any body could ever want to own."
-Andy Warhol
"The ultimate test od man's conscience may be his willingnes to sacrifice somthing to today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
-Gaylord Nelson
"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth."
-Henry David Thoreau
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."
-Thomas Fuller
"Being in touch with the natural world is crucial."
-David Attenborough
-Jacques Cousteau
"I think car companies need to do a lot better in producing more efficient cars. They have the technology, we just need to demand them as consumers."
-Daryl Hannah
"I encourage people make enviromentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis."
-Al Gore
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that any body could ever want to own."
-Andy Warhol
"The ultimate test od man's conscience may be his willingnes to sacrifice somthing to today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
-Gaylord Nelson
"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth."
-Henry David Thoreau
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."
-Thomas Fuller
"Being in touch with the natural world is crucial."
-David Attenborough
Quotes (Page 10)
"Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom."
-Phyllis Theroux
"Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue."
-William J. Bennett
"Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know."
-Pat Conroy
"Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated."
-Robert C. Savage
"Once we realized that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes."
-George Soros
"Never assume the obvious is true."
-William Safire
"All blessings are mixed blessings."
-John Updike
"Reading makes immigrants of us all- it takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."
-Hazel Rochman
"Adult are obsolete children."
-Dr. Seuss
"Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don't like ambiguity. I don't trust ambiguity."
-John Wayne
"Life is at its best when it's shaken and stirred."
-F. Paul Facult
"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth."
-Leo Tolstoy
-Phyllis Theroux
"Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue."
-William J. Bennett
"Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know."
-Pat Conroy
"Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated."
-Robert C. Savage
"Once we realized that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes."
-George Soros
"Never assume the obvious is true."
-William Safire
"All blessings are mixed blessings."
-John Updike
"Reading makes immigrants of us all- it takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."
-Hazel Rochman
"Adult are obsolete children."
-Dr. Seuss
"Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don't like ambiguity. I don't trust ambiguity."
-John Wayne
"Life is at its best when it's shaken and stirred."
-F. Paul Facult
"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth."
-Leo Tolstoy
Quotes (Page 9)
"The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river."
-Ross Perot
"There never was child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it."
-Doug Larson
"It's every American's duty to support his government, but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed."
-Thomas Clifford
"The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward."
-Arthur Koestler
"Optimism is an intellectual choice."
-Diana Schneider
"The toughest part about being on a diet is shutting up about it."
-Gerald Nachman
"A committee is an animal with four back legs."
-John le Carre
"It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity."
-Frederick Phillips
"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person."
=Ethel Watts Mumford
"Bravery never goes out of fashion."
-William Makepeace Thackeray
"Laziness is nothing more than resting before you get tired."
-Jules Renard
"You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long."
-Boris Yeltsin
"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime."
-Martin Luther
-Ross Perot
"There never was child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it."
-Doug Larson
"It's every American's duty to support his government, but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed."
-Thomas Clifford
"The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward."
-Arthur Koestler
"Optimism is an intellectual choice."
-Diana Schneider
"The toughest part about being on a diet is shutting up about it."
-Gerald Nachman
"A committee is an animal with four back legs."
-John le Carre
"It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity."
-Frederick Phillips
"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person."
=Ethel Watts Mumford
"Bravery never goes out of fashion."
-William Makepeace Thackeray
"Laziness is nothing more than resting before you get tired."
-Jules Renard
"You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long."
-Boris Yeltsin
"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime."
-Martin Luther
Quotes (Page 8)
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to our friends."
-JK Rowling
"When a generation talks just to itself, it becomes more filled with folly than it might have otherwise."
-Stewart Brand
"Men don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV.'
-Jerry Seinfeld
"Trust changes people. They become what tell them to expect."
-Scott Adams
"Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are."
-Mason Cooley
"As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking."
-Robin Roberts
"Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up."
-Kyle Farnsworth
"Whining is anger through a small opening."
-Al Franken
"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly."
-Lauren Bacall
"Everyone's a genius in a bull market."
-Mark Cuban
"Forget aging. If you're six feet above ground, it's a good day."
-Faith Hill
-JK Rowling
"When a generation talks just to itself, it becomes more filled with folly than it might have otherwise."
-Stewart Brand
"Men don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV.'
-Jerry Seinfeld
"Trust changes people. They become what tell them to expect."
-Scott Adams
"Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are."
-Mason Cooley
"As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking."
-Robin Roberts
"Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up."
-Kyle Farnsworth
"Whining is anger through a small opening."
-Al Franken
"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly."
-Lauren Bacall
"Everyone's a genius in a bull market."
-Mark Cuban
"Forget aging. If you're six feet above ground, it's a good day."
-Faith Hill
Quotes (Page 7)
"I'm not supertitious- it brings bad luck."
-Placido Domingo
"As a child, the only clear thought I had was "Get Candy."
-Jerry Seinfeld
"Everyone has fear. I mean, fearless people are crazy."
-Joe Rogan
"I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot."
-Kevin James
"With kids, the days are long, but the years are short."
-John Leguizamo
"People want to know why I write such gross. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy- and I keep it in a jar on my desk."
-Stephen King
"Anything that triggers good memories can't be all bad."
-Adam West
"I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life."
-John Grisham
"There is no element of genius without some form of madness.
-Leonardo Dicaprio
What are the words guaranteed to humiliate men everywher? "Hold my purse."
-Francois Morency
"Over is overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate."
-Al Pacino
-Placido Domingo
"As a child, the only clear thought I had was "Get Candy."
-Jerry Seinfeld
"Everyone has fear. I mean, fearless people are crazy."
-Joe Rogan
"I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot."
-Kevin James
"With kids, the days are long, but the years are short."
-John Leguizamo
"People want to know why I write such gross. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy- and I keep it in a jar on my desk."
-Stephen King
"Anything that triggers good memories can't be all bad."
-Adam West
"I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life."
-John Grisham
"There is no element of genius without some form of madness.
-Leonardo Dicaprio
What are the words guaranteed to humiliate men everywher? "Hold my purse."
-Francois Morency
"Over is overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate."
-Al Pacino
Quotes (Page 6)
"If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is."
-Angelina Jolie
"Life like a novel with the end ripped out."
-Rascal Flatts
"The only thing worse than beating a dead horse is betting on one."
-Relient K
"I know enough to know that when you're in s pickle...call Mum."
-Jennifer Garner
"Never be the first to arrive at a party or the last to go home, and never, ever be both."
-David Brown
My father gave me the best advice if my life. He said, "Whatever you do, don't wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life."
-George Clooney
"I think everybody has a right to happiness and freedom and security and health care and education and guitar lessons.
-Bonnie Raitt
"Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence."
-Jason Giambi
"I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth."
-Marilyn Vos Savant
"Happiness is the best facelift."
-Diana Krall
-Angelina Jolie
"Life like a novel with the end ripped out."
-Rascal Flatts
"The only thing worse than beating a dead horse is betting on one."
-Relient K
"I know enough to know that when you're in s pickle...call Mum."
-Jennifer Garner
"Never be the first to arrive at a party or the last to go home, and never, ever be both."
-David Brown
My father gave me the best advice if my life. He said, "Whatever you do, don't wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life."
-George Clooney
"I think everybody has a right to happiness and freedom and security and health care and education and guitar lessons.
-Bonnie Raitt
"Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence."
-Jason Giambi
"I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth."
-Marilyn Vos Savant
"Happiness is the best facelift."
-Diana Krall
Quotes (Page 5)
"It was love that heard my pleadings, When I cried out in my sin; It was love that gave me comfort; It was love that took me in."
-Bonney
"Words can't break bones, but they can break hearts."
-Anonymous
"It better to give others a piece of your heart than a piece of your mind."
-Anonymous
"A good test of character is to ask this question: When we do wrong, whom do we blame?"
-Anonymous
"Don't be too harsh with the one who sins, Nor pelt him with word or stone, Unless you are sure, yes, doubly sure, That you have no sins of your own."
-Anonymous
"The sinful things that we may do are often hid from human view, But judgment day will bring to light those things that we have not made right."
-D. De Haan
"Submissive leadership requires a kind and gentle honesty, That will attend to others' needs, and win their love and loyalty."
-D. De Haan
"We're building up or tearing down in everything we do; Are we in the construction gang or on the wrecking crew."
-Anonymous
"Do a deed of simple kindness, Though its end you may not see; It may reach, like widening ripples, Down a long eternity."
-Norris
"A true friend helps you keep going when you feel like giving up."
-Anonymous
-Bonney
"Words can't break bones, but they can break hearts."
-Anonymous
"It better to give others a piece of your heart than a piece of your mind."
-Anonymous
"A good test of character is to ask this question: When we do wrong, whom do we blame?"
-Anonymous
"Don't be too harsh with the one who sins, Nor pelt him with word or stone, Unless you are sure, yes, doubly sure, That you have no sins of your own."
-Anonymous
"The sinful things that we may do are often hid from human view, But judgment day will bring to light those things that we have not made right."
-D. De Haan
"Submissive leadership requires a kind and gentle honesty, That will attend to others' needs, and win their love and loyalty."
-D. De Haan
"We're building up or tearing down in everything we do; Are we in the construction gang or on the wrecking crew."
-Anonymous
"Do a deed of simple kindness, Though its end you may not see; It may reach, like widening ripples, Down a long eternity."
-Norris
"A true friend helps you keep going when you feel like giving up."
-Anonymous
Quotes (Page 4)
"Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field if interest is lighted in the mind."
-Winston Churchill
"Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation, has an unstable foundation."
-Seneca
"I have never left my schooling interfere with my education."
-Mark Twain
"Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men- the balance- wheel of the social machinery."
-Horace Mann
"When you don't have an education, you've got to use your brains."
-Anonymous
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow droughts intoxicating the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again."
-Alexander Pope
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions- the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling."
-Samuel Taylor Colridge
"Something happens when we pray, Powers of evil lose their sway, We gain strength and fear gives way- Therefore, let us pray."
-Anonymous
"Toiling through the changing seasons, In the sunshine and the rain, Zealous sowing with compassion, Yields a wealth of golden grain."
-Anonymous
"You don't have to worry about eyestrain from looking on the brighter side of life."
-Anonymous
-Winston Churchill
"Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation, has an unstable foundation."
-Seneca
"I have never left my schooling interfere with my education."
-Mark Twain
"Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men- the balance- wheel of the social machinery."
-Horace Mann
"When you don't have an education, you've got to use your brains."
-Anonymous
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow droughts intoxicating the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again."
-Alexander Pope
"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions- the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling."
-Samuel Taylor Colridge
"Something happens when we pray, Powers of evil lose their sway, We gain strength and fear gives way- Therefore, let us pray."
-Anonymous
"Toiling through the changing seasons, In the sunshine and the rain, Zealous sowing with compassion, Yields a wealth of golden grain."
-Anonymous
"You don't have to worry about eyestrain from looking on the brighter side of life."
-Anonymous
Quotes (Page 3)
"The iron gates of life tear our pleasure with rough strife,thus we cannot make our own, but stand still, we can make our own future."
-Anonymous
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it so fine that we are often on the line and we do not know it."
-Anonymous
"I'm not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday, and I love today."
-Anonymous
"For purpose of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will."
-Anonymous
"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated."
-Anonymous
"Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness or, oppose with firmness."
-Charles Caleb Colton
"The secret of success is to know how do deny yourself. Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing.
-R. D. Hitchcock
"It is attempting to reach the top at a single leap, that so much misery is caused in the world."
-William Cobbett
"The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying."
-David Ogilvy
"God's pattern for success is based on the limitlessness of Jesus Christ. When we are taken off us."
-Edwin Louise Cole
-Anonymous
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it so fine that we are often on the line and we do not know it."
-Anonymous
"I'm not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday, and I love today."
-Anonymous
"For purpose of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will."
-Anonymous
"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated."
-Anonymous
"Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness or, oppose with firmness."
-Charles Caleb Colton
"The secret of success is to know how do deny yourself. Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing.
-R. D. Hitchcock
"It is attempting to reach the top at a single leap, that so much misery is caused in the world."
-William Cobbett
"The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying."
-David Ogilvy
"God's pattern for success is based on the limitlessness of Jesus Christ. When we are taken off us."
-Edwin Louise Cole
Quotes (Page 2)
"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.".
-Ralph Emerson
"A man without ambitions is like a woman without beauty."
-Frank Harris
"Every man of courage is a man of his words."
-Pierre Corneille
"Without music, life is a mistake."
-Anonymous
"Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action."
-Benjamin Disraeli
"Natural abilities are like natural plant that need pruning by study."
-Francis Bacon
"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action."
-Herbert Spencer
"The man who begins the day with a smile has the best chance of ending it with a good sleep."
-H. Maltz
"Think of everything you do of every word you say of every blessing be gives, but never think twice of every service you share."
-Anonymous
"Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to the , serve them and cherish. Kindness you'll learn is everything in life."
-Anonymous
-Ralph Emerson
"A man without ambitions is like a woman without beauty."
-Frank Harris
"Every man of courage is a man of his words."
-Pierre Corneille
"Without music, life is a mistake."
-Anonymous
"Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action."
-Benjamin Disraeli
"Natural abilities are like natural plant that need pruning by study."
-Francis Bacon
"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action."
-Herbert Spencer
"The man who begins the day with a smile has the best chance of ending it with a good sleep."
-H. Maltz
"Think of everything you do of every word you say of every blessing be gives, but never think twice of every service you share."
-Anonymous
"Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to the , serve them and cherish. Kindness you'll learn is everything in life."
-Anonymous
Quotes (Page 1)
"The only stable state is on in which all men equal before the law."
-Aristotle
"It is the mark of a superior man that will take no harmful ease."
-Confucius
"Life is a test and this world is a place of trial. Always the problems- or maybe the same problem- will be presented to every generation in different forms."
-Winston Churchill
"There is no royal road to learning; no shortcut to the acquirement of any valuable art."
-Anthony Trollope
"Wear your learning, like your watch in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one."
-Lord Chesterfield
"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought."
-Henri Bergson
"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."
-William Jennings Bryan
"The final test to a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on."
-Walter Lippman
"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world."
-Francis Bacon
"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter; therefore, yet soft pipes, play on; not to the sensual ear, but more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone."
-John Keats
-Aristotle
"It is the mark of a superior man that will take no harmful ease."
-Confucius
"Life is a test and this world is a place of trial. Always the problems- or maybe the same problem- will be presented to every generation in different forms."
-Winston Churchill
"There is no royal road to learning; no shortcut to the acquirement of any valuable art."
-Anthony Trollope
"Wear your learning, like your watch in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one."
-Lord Chesterfield
"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought."
-Henri Bergson
"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."
-William Jennings Bryan
"The final test to a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on."
-Walter Lippman
"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world."
-Francis Bacon
"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter; therefore, yet soft pipes, play on; not to the sensual ear, but more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone."
-John Keats
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