Miscellaneous Quotes

222 quotes by 152 authors

There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Say what you will about Leona Helmsley, when it comes to standing trial, she's twice the man Jim Bakker is. — David Letterman
In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs. RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks Greek… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lots of people today would never consider themselves guilty of idolatry as far as it is spelled out in the Ten Commandments, but by reducing… — Charlie Campbell
What a pity that the only way to heaven is in a hearse. — Bill Vaughan
But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to… — Morgan Freeman
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. — Mahatma Gandhi
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. — Theophile Gautier
Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied. — Henry George
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert… — Baltasar Gracian
Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade. — Noel Coward
One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human. — Loren Eiseley
Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy. — Lukas Foss
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are,… — William Hazlitt
Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem. — Benjamin Hoff
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. — John F. Kennedy
The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions. — Claude Levi-Strauss
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. — James Russell Lowell

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