Quotations

 

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people, Muhammad Ali (1942-), US boxer

Eighty percent of success is showing up, Woody Allen (1935-), US movie actor, comedian, & director

I am not a has-been. I am a will be, Lauren Bacall (1925-), US movie actress

The more I practice, the luckier I get, Jerry Barber

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things... I am tempted to think... There are no little things, Bruce Barton

Be not idle, Robert Burton (1577-1640), English Scholar

The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within, William C Bryant (1794-1878), American romantic poet, journalist & editor of the New York Evening Post

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower, Albert Camus (1913-1960), French existentialist author & philosopher

Christmas persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected , Jimmy Cannon, 1910-1973, US sports journalist

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy, Anton Chekov (1860-1904), Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician & Prime Minister

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician & Prime Minister

Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone, Tommy Cooper (1921-1984), British comedian

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year , Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist

We need never be ashamed of our tears, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British politician

Imagination is more important than knowledge Albert Einstein (1879-1955), US (German-born) physicist

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value, Albert Einstein (1879-1955), US (German-born) physicist

For last year's words belong to last year's language, And next year's words await another voice, And to make an end is to make a beginning, TS Eliot (1888–1965), American-born poet, playwright & literary critic

It’s never too late to be what you might have been, George Elliot (1819-1880), English novelist

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory, Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), German socialist & economist

Start every day off with a smile and get it over with, WC Fields (1880-1946), US actor

It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it, WC Fields (1880-1946), American comedian, actor, juggler & writer

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There's no use in being a damn fool about it, WC Fields (1880-1946), American comedian, actor, juggler & writer

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do, Henry Ford (1863-1947), US automobile industrialist

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous, Henry Ford (1863-1947), US automobile industrialist

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy, Anne Frank (1929-1945), Jewish diarist

A good conscience is a continual Christmas, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each New Year find you a better man, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer

Work and love, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian neurologist and founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress, Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian political and spiritual leader

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning, Bill Gates (1955-), US computer software designer & industrialist

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist

Aren't we forgeting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa, Matt Groening (1954-), The Simpsons, US cartoonist & satirist

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us, Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), US jurist

I don't generally feel anything until noon; then it's time for my nap, Bob Hope (1903-2003), US (English-born) actor & comedian

I was called "Rembrandt" Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas, Bob Hope (1903-2003), US (English-born) actor & comedian

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better, Steve Jobs (1955-), US computer engineer & industrialist, CEO, Apple

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English poet, critic & writer

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination, Carl Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychologist

The best way to predict the future is to invent it, Alan Kay (1940-), Computer scientist

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit, Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it, Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), Persian mathematician, philosopher, astronomer & poet

The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important, Bobby Knight

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush, Doug Larson (1926-), Journalist

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th president of US

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything, George Lois (1931-), Designer, advertising leader and author

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?, Vince Lombardi (1913-1970), US football coach

I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject, Elijah Lovejoy (1802-1837), Anti-slavery campaigner

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter, Martin Luther King (1929-1968), US black civil rights leader & clergyman

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools, Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968), US black civil rights leader & clergyman

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends, Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968), US black civil rights leader & clergyman

I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live, Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968), US black civil rights leader & clergyman

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it, Groucho Marx (1890-1977), US comedian with the Marx Brothers

I sent the club a wire stating: ‘Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that accepts me as a member’, Groucho Marx (1890-1977), US comedian with the Marx Brothers

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others, Groucho Marx (1890-1977), US comedian with the Marx Brothers

I am a hero with coward’s legs, Spike Milligan (1918-2002), British born, Irish comedian

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's, Henry Moore (1898-1986), British sculptor

I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor, Roger Moore (1927-), English actor & ex-James Bond

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants, Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician & physicist

We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers, Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Women’s Suffragette Movement

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it, Rosa Parks (1913-2005), US black civil rights leader

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in, Rosa Parks (1913-2005), US black civil rights leader

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French mathematician, physicist

Eloquence is in the assembly, not merely in the speaker, William Pitt (1759-1806), British Prime Minister

Spring is when life's alive in everything, Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), English poet

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening, Dorothy Sarnoff

My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope they're in August, Ronnie Shakes, Comedian

Action is eloquence, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

Be great in act, as you have been in thought, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

We know what we are, but not what we may be, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

I am not bound to please thee with my answers, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

We know what we are, but not what we may be, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

No legacy is so rich as honesty, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

This is the short and the long of it, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

O, how this spring of love resembleth. The uncertain glory of an April day! William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist & poet

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation, George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist & socialist

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart, Celia Thaxter (1835-1894), US poet, storyteller

Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man, Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), Russian Soviet politician & Communist revolutionary

I've had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened, Mark Twain (1835-1910), US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education, Mark Twain (1835-1910), US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit

The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco, Mark Twain (1835-1910), US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious, Peter Ustinov (1921-2004), English actor & author

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted, Mae West (1892 -1980), US movie actress

Too much of a good thing is wonderful, Mae West (1892 -1980), US movie actress

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet

September tries its best to have us forget summer, Bern Williams

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it, Robin Williams (1951-), US actor & comedian

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think, Oprah Winfrey (1954-), US actress & television talk show host

Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power, Oprah Winfrey (1954-), US actress & television talk show host

Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation, William Arthur Wood

The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie, Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air (Upon Westminster Bridge), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), English poet

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want, Zig Ziglar, American Sales Guru

Persuasion is often more effectual than force, Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), Greek slave & fable author

A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up, Anonymous

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work, Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist

One swallow does not make a summer, Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist

It is not how big you are, it's how big you play, Author Unknown

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things, Author Unknown

Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness, Author unknown

An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions, Author Unknown

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, the gladness of Christmas give you hope, the warmth of Christmas grant you love , Author Unknown

Talk doesn't cook rice, Chinese Proverb

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it, Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), Chinese philosopher & reformer

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses, Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), Chinese philosopher & reformer

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated, Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), Chinese philosopher & reformer

‘I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king...’, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Queen of England

It is not so much our friend's help that helps us as the confidence of their help, Epicurus (341 BC - 270 BC), Greek philosopher

Nothing endures but change, Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC), Greek philosopher

A turkey never voted for an early Christmas, Irish proverb

Be everywhere, do everything, and never fail to astonish the customer, Macy's motto

It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall, Mexican Proverb

Everyone counts, The National Health Service (NHS), United Kingdom

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb, Anonymous

 

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