If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. —Johnny Carson More about this quote Tags: entertainment television food eating radio Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature. —George W. Bush More about this quote Tags: politics doubt USA Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners. —George Bernard Shaw More about this quote Tags: fashion England manners Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different. —Peter Drucker More about this quote Tags: change difference the future Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The most important thing about Spaceship Earth - an instruction book didn't come with it. —R. Buckminster Fuller More about this quote Tags: space earth instructions Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. —Novalis More about this quote Tags: art work Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives. —Louise L. Hay More about this quote Tags: love self-love miracles Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The best thing against worry is to take care of others right away. —Carl Hilty More about this quote Tags: others worry care Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Among the many legends that surround the Nepalese Gurkhas of the British Army is the story of a paratroop regiment in the Second World War. The leader of the regiment asked for volunteers for a particularly dangerous drop behind enemy lines. About half the Gurkhas promptly stepped forward. The leader then went through what the volunteers would be asked to do. Halfway into his explanation, a surprised voice piped up from the back: "Oh, you mean we can use parachutes?" Every remaining Gurkha joined the volunteers. —Radio Times, London More about this quote Tags: war danger adventure parachuting Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The ultimate aim of the quest . . . must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but wisdom and power to serve others. —Joseph Campbell More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Whatever you do, don't give up. Because all you can do once you've given up is bitch. I've known some great bitchers in my time. With some it's a passion; with others, an art. —Molly Ivins More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We must, in short, make it economically possible for people to act upon their own best moral values. —Michael Harrington More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money. —John Henry Jowett More about this quote Tags: money wealth worth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Money destroys human roots wherever it is able to penetrate, by turning desire for gain into the sole motive. It easily manages to outweigh all other motives, because the effort it demands of the mind is so very much less. Nothing is so clear and so simple as a row of figures. —Simone Weil More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Time alone, oh, time will tell. / You think you're in heaven, but you're living in hell. —Bob Marley More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email