May Quotes

20575 May quotes by 7930 unique authors

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other. It may be the very… — Peter De Vries
The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself… — Agatha Christie
But in practical affairs, particularly in politics, men are needed who combine human experience and interest in human relations with a knowledge of science and… — Max Born
Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home. — Boethius
When a man forgets his ideals he may hope for happiness, but not till then. — Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie
Each new machine or technique, in a sense, changes all existing machines and techniques, by permitting us to put them together into new combinations. The… — Alvin Toffler
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
If you would like to live in a community in which you may have pride, then dedicate yourself in a spirit of humility and your… — Herbert V. Prochnow
The methods that will most effectively minimize the ability of intruders to compromise information security are comprehensive user training and education. Enacting policies and procedures… — Kevin Mitnick
They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction. — Janet Reno
We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before. — John Perry Barlow
[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that… — Bill Gates
Self-love is the foundation of our loving practice. Without it our other efforts to love fail. Giving ourselves love we provide our inner being with… — Bell Hooks
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability… — Maya Angelou
Communication is an offering. When you tell someone your truth, you must release your expectation of what the other person should do with it. They… — Alan Cohen
I may not be in control of anything else, but I am in control of my body. — Karen Carpenter
To be content with death may be better than to desire it. — Thomas Browne
There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of… — Seneca the Younger
The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy. — John Quincy Adams
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.… — Samuel Adams
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe… — Winston Churchill
This is revolution in reaction, as well as in radicalism, and Toryism speaking a jargon of law and order may often be a graver menace… — Frank I. Cobb
The justification and the purpose of freedom of speech is not to indulge those who want to speak their minds. It is to prevent error… — Henry Steele Commager
The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government; the liberty… — Abraham Cowley
The function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it invites… — William O. Douglas

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