Quotations

FAMOUS QUOTATIONS

Abraham Lincoln	Better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln	Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Adlai Stevenson	In America, anybody can be president. That’s one of the risks you take.

Aesop	We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.

Alan Ashley-Pitt	The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Albert Einstein	Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein	In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Albert Einstein	The Three Rules of Work:

Albert Einstein	The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.

Albert Einstein	There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as

Albert Einstein	Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Amy Kampert	An important part of who you are is what you want to be.

Anais Nin	We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.

Anne Sekel	You cannot find yourself, only create yourself.

Anne Swetchine	In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.

Anonymous	There are no such things as strangers, only friends that we have not yet met.

Anthony J. D'Angelo	Don't fear change--embrace it.

Appius Claudius	Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Arthur Block	A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.

Arthur C. Clarke	The only way to discover the limits of the possibilities is to go beyond them into the impossible.

Arthur Calwell	Arthur Calwell It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.

Ashleigh Brilliant	All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

Ashleigh Brilliant	I don't have any solution but I certainly admire the problem.

Ashleigh Brilliant	It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

Ashleigh Brilliant	The surest way to remain a winner is to win once, and then not play anymore.

Barbara De Angelis	You never lose by loving. You lose by holding back.

Benjamin Franklin	Failure to prepares preparing to fail.

Bette Davis	Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Bruce Lee	He who knows not and knows not he knows not, He is a fool- Shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not, He is simple- Teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows, He is asleep-Awaken him. He who knows and knows that he knows, He is wise- follow him. But Good is harder, for the gods have placed in front of her much sweat ; the road is steep and long and rocky at the first, but when you reach the top , she is not hard to find.

Carla Hellerud	Intelligence is not determined by gender, but by individual ability and characteristics.

Charles Brower	A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke,

Charles Evans Hughes	A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh	There is hope in honest error; none in the icy perfections of the mere stylist.

Charlotte Bronte	Better to try all things and find all empty, than try nothing and leave your life a blank.

Chinese Proverb	The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Chinese Proverb	The more you sweat in Peace time, the less you bleed during War.

Confucius	What's enough love? A little more than anyone ever gets.

David Lloyd George	The most dangerous thing in the worlds to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.

David Tyson Gentry	True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.

Don Quixote	Take the clouds from your eyes and see me as I really am.

Dr. Seuss	I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

E. E. Cummings	The Earth laughs in flowers.

Edith Wharton	If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

Edmunde Burke	The only thing necessary for the triumph of evils for good men to do nothing.

Emily Dickinson	Luck is not chance, it's toil. Fortune's expensive smile is earned.

English Proverb	The smoothest waters are not always the safest.

Epicurus	It is folly for man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

Epicurus	We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help when in need.

Epicurus	Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for.

Erica Jong	Everyone has talent . What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.

LOVE

Alicia Barnhart	True love never dies for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime but lust just pushes away.

Animated	The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze.

Barbarize Angelis	You never lose by loving. You lose by holding back.

Dennis & Pete	Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking! To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may the world.

Charly	What's enough love? A little more than anyone ever gets.

Dinah Shore	Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the p Alicia Barnhart erson who loves you chance to love you enough.

Erich Fromm	Immature love says:’ I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says’ I need you because I love you.

Franklin P. Jones	Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Herman Hesse	Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them.

Kindra Piturro	If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.

Longfellow	Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Marichiko	Making love with you is like drinking sea water. The more I drink the thirstier I become, until nothing can slake my thirst but to drink the entire sea.

Paul Simon	Some people never say the words 'I love you’ It’s not their style to be so bold.

Roy Croft	I love you Not only for what you rebut for what I am When I am with you.

Unknown	Love unconditionally and freely. Only then will your heart learn what love is.

Unknown	The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze.

Unknown	Some people never say those words: 'I love you’ But, like a child, they're longing to be told.

JOKES AND HUMOR

A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

Advice is Free: The right answer will cost plenty.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Few women admit their age; fewer men act it.

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

Logic --The art of being wrong with confidence...

Lottery --A tax on people who are bad at math.

Neurotics build castles in the sky. Psychotics live in them. Psychiatrists collect the rent.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources.

Some people are easily entertained. All you have to do is sit down and listen to them.

Some people can't tell a lie, others can't tell the truth, and others can't tell the difference.

Some people spend half their lives telling what they are going to do and the other half explaining why they didn't do it.

The best thing about being schizophrenic is that I'm never alone.

The buck doesn't even slow down here.

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Today is the last day of your life, so far...

Two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.

We are born naked, wet and hungry then things got worse.

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.

YOU CAN LEAD A HOSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT KINK

LIFES GREAT TRUTHS

Babies	Perhaps you know why women over fifty don't have babies: They would put them down somewhere and forget where they left them.

Candy	One of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make a person gain five pounds.

Car Sickness	Car sickness is the feeling you get when the monthly payment is due.

Dogs	There is a good reason why we don’t put the dog in charge of guarding the left overs.

Exercise	Every time I think about exercise, I lie down till the thought goes away.

Fudge	Families are like fudge. . . mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

Growing Old	Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

Growing Old	You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair

Growing Old	You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there.

Health Food	Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Insanity	Insanity is my only means of relaxation.

Keep them home	The best way to keep kids at home is to make a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of their tires...

Laughing helps	Laughing helps. It's like jogging on the inside.

Middle Age	You choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

Mighty Oak	Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

Mind wanders	My mind not only wanders; sometimes it leaves completely.

Remain Calm	If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts.

Smile	One reason to smile is that every seven minutes of every day; someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.

Teenagers	Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

Wrinkles	There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt...