Famous Quotations for Today

Today's Famous Quotations:

Leo Rosten


For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.

Chuang-tzu


Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy Is to forget the right way And forget that the going is easy.

T.H. Buxley


The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Lord Chesterfield


Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

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Medill dean tells alumni he made a mistake in using quotes - Chicago Tribune

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:51:00 GMT
Two months after a student questioned the Northwestern University journalism school dean's use of anonymous quotes, more than 100 alumni gathered in a downtown Chicago hotel ...

Britain blocks Osama's son - Edmonton Sun

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:10:00 GMT
CAIRO, Egypt -- One of Osama bin Laden's sons has been denied British residency, reportedly because authorities believe his presence would cause "considerable public concern." Omar ...

Fine silver quotations Tuesday: $17.493 ounce (Canadian Business)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:13:39 GMT
The Canadian Press April 29, 2008 - 2:01 p.m. TORONTO - Handy and Harman fine silver quotations in Canadian dollars: Tuesday $17.493 oz., $562.40 kg.; Monday $18.004 oz., $562.40 kg.

Looking Back - TriVallyCentral

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:15:00 GMT
It doesn't take much time for Kalonial Lawn Care to mow our lawn. They even trim around the sidewalks. A beautiful scene east of Kalona. I saw six or more horses pulling a plow ...

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Sir Richard Steele


Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Stal Stal


The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it enthusiasm signifies God in us.

Plutarch


Learn to be pleased with everything with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others with poverty, for not having much to care for, and with obscurity, for being unenvied.

Roger


Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Leo C. Rosten


Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.

William James


Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they�ve got a second. Give your dreams all you�ve got and you�ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you!!

Barbara DeAngelis


Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

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Smoothing out the wrinkles in our very souls - Enid News & Eagle

Fri, 02 May 2008 04:07:00 GMT
Growing old ... it is the subject of countless books and articles and has spawned a thousand eloquent quotations. “Youth is a wonderful thing,” George Bernard Shaw once wrote ...

M.T.A. Derails Poetry (New York Times)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:54:38 GMT
Those poems on the subways are going the way of the No. 9 line that is, coming to an end after 15 years. Poems may still be posted now and then, but mostly the quotations seen on subways and buses will pertain to a number of different subjects, including history, philosophy, literature and science. ?We?re expanding the breadth of the program to include other areas,? said Jeremy Soffin, a ...

Election Night In Quotes - Sky.com

Fri, 02 May 2008 05:11:00 GMT
Looking at the overall picture, Sky's polling expert Michael Thrasher said: "These elections were last fought in 2004, the height of the Iraq conflict when Tony Blair was deeply ...

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Today's Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes:

Steven Wright


I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts


It's not good to let any kid near a container that has a skull and crossbones on it, because there might be a skeleton costume inside and the kid could put it on and really scare you.

Albert Schweitzer


Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Michael Hanson


To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

Tori Amos


There is value in everybody's gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is.

Rena Harmon


Acceptance. It is the true thing everyone longs for. The one thing everyone craves. To walk in a room and to be greeted by everyone with hugs and smiles. And in that small passing moment, you truly know you're loved, needed, and accepted.

J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth...

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Congratulations on Deflation of Waihopai Dome - Scoop

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:50:00 GMT
CONGRATULATIONS TO PLOUGHSHARES ACTIVISTS ON DEFLATION OF WAIHOPAI DOME Global Peace and Justice Auckland congratulates the activists from the Ploughshares group who entered and ...

Mitsubishi Motors Reports April Sales - The Auto Chanel

Thu, 01 May 2008 23:42:00 GMT
CYPRESS, Calif., May 1, 2008 -- Mitsubishi Motors today announced total April 2008 sales of 8,878. -- Lancer was the volume leader at 2,598. This was the best month for Lancer ...

Football's Funniest Quotes (About.com)

Fri, 02 May 2008 02:54:54 GMT
Let's face it. Most football players aren't highly regarded for their intelligence (not to say there aren't a lot of smart guys playing the game). And as a result, the...

I'll never come out: Banksy - Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT
For cult British artist Banksy, the buzz of creating graffiti murals is "better than sex, better than drugs." But as pop singers and Hollywood stars clamour to buy his paintings at ...

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Albert Einstein


Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets.

Ruth Westheimer


Our way is not soft grass, it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upward, forward, toward the sun.

Will Rogers


If any of us had a child that we thought was as bad as we know we are, we would have cause to start to worry.

George Carlin, You Are All Diseased


You have to be realistic about terrorism. Certain groups of people, certain groups, Muslim fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalists, Jewish fundamentalists, and just plain guys from Montanta, are going to continue to make life in this country very interesting for a long, long time.

Alfred Hitchcock


I never said actors were cattle. I said that actors should be treated like cattle.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off


Ferris Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.

Unknown


Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad.

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Bragg sued for racism; quotes Ghandi (Seekonk Star)

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:08:09 GMT
Former Seekonk Planning Board member John Monk has filed a lawsuit against Selectwoman Carol Bragg alleging that she made "racially-related" comments following Mr. Monk's appointment to the board in November of 2007.

Thomson Reuters predicts 6 pct to 8 pct revenue growth - CNBC

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:01:00 GMT
NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters Corp., a newly combined provider of business and legal information, forecast revenue growth between 6 percent and 8 percent for the year Thursday ...

Bin Laden's son denied British residency - KOLD-TV

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:13:00 GMT
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - British authorities are denying 1 of Osama bin Laden's sons residency. Omar Osama bin Laden is a 27-year-old metals trader. He currently lives in Cairo, Egypt ...

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Harry S Truman


I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Major General Sir William Napier, Peninsular War [1810]


Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more of discipline, and as much valor.

Bill Watterson


I'm not dumb, I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.

George Eliot


Teach us to care and not to care. Teach us to sit still.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgement of others.

Tom Waits, Blood Money interviews


I like a beautiful song that tells you terrible things. We all like bad news out of a pretty mouth.

John Waters


I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value.

Joseph Wood Krutch


Technology made large populations possible large populations now make technology indispensable.

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CKE Restaurants selling 59 Hardee's restaurants - Forbes

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:22:00 GMT
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - CKE Restaurants Inc. Thursday said it is selling 59 Hardee's restaurants as part of an ongoing refranchising program originally announced in April ...

Teacher's Day quotes - Tehran Times

Thu, 01 May 2008 01:38:00 GMT
-- The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will ...

Quotations of the day - International Herald Tribune

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:24:00 GMT
"The crews are having a hard time holding onto even their gear. Their hard hats are blowing around. Sage brush is blowing into them. It's pretty intense up there." — Forest ...

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