February 2010

Nancy Astor Quotations

-The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you. Nancy Astor

-Of course the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you–if you don’t play, you can’t win. -A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. -In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it. -Writing is not necessarily [...]

Charles Mackay Quotations

-Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. Charles Mackay

Gamal Abdel Nasser Quotations

-We’re a sentimental people. We like a few kind words better than millions of dollars given in a humiliating way. Gamal Abdel Nasser

Madeleine L’Engle Quotations

-When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, freed from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colors are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize. Madeleine L’Engle

Plutarch Quotations

-What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. -It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. -Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. Plutarch

Heather Armstrong Quotations

-He can make me love something just by showing me the energy with which he loves it. Heather Armstrong

David Peterson Quotations

-If you don’t know what to do, call the media and at least give the appearance of doing something. David Peterson

Henry George Quotations

-Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power. Henry George

Alice Hoffman Quotations

-When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure. Alice Hoffman

Maria Irene Fornes Quotations

-When I’m not doing something that comes deeply from me, I get bored. When I get bored I get distracted and when I get distracted, I become depressed. It’s a natural resistance, and it insures your integrity. Maria Irene Fornes

Ben Stein Quotations

-I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty…This is my highest and best use as a human. Ben Stein

Marcus Brigstocke Quotations

-Computer games don’t affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music. Marcus Brigstocke

William Bridges Quotations

-Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities. William Bridges