You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through. – Ilya Ehrenburg
Tag: Quotes
Quote of the day – John Witherspoon on when to speak
Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. – John Witherspoon
Quote of the day – Hyman Rickover on Duty and Making a difference
I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference…. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or…
Quote of the day – Lewis Carroll on laughter and wit
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit. – Lewis Carroll
Quote of the Day – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on being cheap
“One must not make oneself cheap here, that is a cardinal point, or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quote of the Day – Barbara Holland
“I was getting sick and tired of being lectured by dear friends with their little bottles of water and their regular visits to the gym. All of a sudden, we’ve got this voluntary prohibition that has to do with health and fitness. I’m not really in favor of health and fitness.” – Barbara Holland
Quote of the Day – Phyllis Diller
“I’m beginning to have morning sickness. I’m not having a baby, I’m just sick of morning.” – Phyllis Diller
Quote of the Day – Virginia Woolf
“One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.” – Virginia Woolf
Quote of the Day – George Burns
I must be getting absent-minded. Whenever I complain that things aren’t what they used to be, I always forget to include myself. – George Burns
Quote of the Day – Federico Fellini
Happiness is simply a temporary condition that proceeds unhappiness. Fortunately for us, it works the other way around as well. But it’s all a part of the carnival, isn’t it? – Federico Fellini
