Quotes with life-and-death

Quotes 101 till 120 of 27600.

  • Elizabeth Gaskell He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.
    Elizabeth Gaskell
    British writer (1810 - 1865)
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  • Les Brown Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book! The book exists for us, perchance, that will explain our miracles and reveal new ones. The at present unutterable things we may find somewhere uttered.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Philip Adams It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.
    Philip Adams
    British career diplomat. (1915 - 2001)
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  • Bertrand Russell Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Camille Paglia Men are run ragged by female sexuality all their lives. From the beginning of his life to the end, no man ever fully commands any woman. It's an illusion. Men are pussy-whipped. And they know it. That's what the strip clubs are about; not woman as victim, not woman as slave, but woman as goddess.
    As quoted in Sexuality and Gender (2002)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Baba Kalyani Our strategy should be based on indigenisation and import substitution. The government must provide opportunities for domestic companies to participate in sectors in which the country continues to depend on imports.
    Baba Kalyani
    Indian businessman (1949 - )
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  • André Maurois Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
    André Maurois
    French writer (ps. van mile Herzog) (1885 - 1967)
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  • Joseph Addison Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Denis Waitley A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
    Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Mark Twain A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Brian Hwang A man is in love when something in his head, something in his and chest and something in his pants react to a certain woman.
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  • George Bernard Shaw A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche A politician divides mankind into two classes; tools and enemies.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • J. Russel A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care to acquire.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Marcus Aurelius Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Ernest Hemingway All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Mark Twain Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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