A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
SAADIThe lower classes are such fools. They waste their money on the pools.
More Baron Ballantrae, Bernard Fergusson Quotes
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Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.
JIM DEMINT -
I’ve had them both, and I don’t think much of either.
BEATRIX LEHMANN -
Musicians are the architects of heaven.
BOBBY MCFERRIN -
Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.
ASSATA SHAKUR -
Everyone is ready to celebrate your hard work and accomplishments.
LEBRON JAMES -
Surveys show that the #1 fear of Americans is public speaking. #2 is death. That means that at a funeral, the average American would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.
JERRY SEINFELD -
The art is in selecting what is worthwhile to take the trouble about.
BERENICE ABBOTT -
How will you know whether you are letting life teach you and nourish you? If your physical senses become more sensitive to the beauty you see.
BERNIE SIEGEL -
I guess I’m quite used to not being understood rather than being understood.
BJORK -
Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
BARBARA JORDAN -
A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
NIELS BOHR -
Don’t be a VICTIM of negative self talk – remember YOU are listening.
BOB PROCTOR -
Love’s gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.
RABINDRANATH TAGORE -
It turns out there’s only one thing that capuchins really, really love – and that’s sweet stuff. If you give them a big vat of say, marshmallow fluff, and you let them go at it.
BILL VAUGHAN