Favourite Quotes

597 quotes by 509 authors

My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson. — Paloma Faith
You know, motherhood is my favourite topic in my personal life and I won't shut up about it, but it's not something I want to… — Isla Fisher
There is no truth. There is only perception. — Gustave Flaubert
I love being on the beach - it's my favourite place. I can chill out, read, listen to music, play with my daughter. — Geri Halliwell
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?' — Sydney J. Harris
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand… — Ben Hecht
Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. — Hermann Hesse
'Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age' was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant's… — Christopher Hitchens
I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few. — Adolf Hitler
The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. — Douglas Horton
I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses. — Victor Hugo
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. — Thomas Huxley
Tiramisu is my favourite. — Hugh Jackman
I have no philosophy, my favourite thing is sitting in the studio. — Arne Jacobsen
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. — Jerome K. Jerome
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. — Samuel Johnson
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection. — Billy Joel
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. — Samuel Johnson
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. — Samuel Johnson
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. — Immanuel Kant

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