Favourite Quotes

597 quotes by 524 authors

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. — Isaac Asimov
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make… — Wystan Hugh Auden
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. — Teresa of Avila
If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. — Tallulah Bankhead
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? — Scott Adams
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either. — Jack Benny
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well. — Alfred Adler
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The less you know, the more you believe. — Bono
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. — Wernher von Braun
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? — Bertolt Brecht
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than… — David Brin
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. — Jacob Bronowski
If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets. — Mel Brooks
Blakes Hotel in South Kensington was a particular favourite of mine during what I affectionately think of as my Restless Years. — Julie Burchill
We are the people our parents warned us about. — Jimmy Buffett
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't… — Charles Bukowski
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence. — Robert Burns

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