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Omar Bradley: I am convinced...

Omar Bradley: I am convinced...

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and...

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Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's...

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Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

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Georges Pompidou: The most dangerous...

Georges Pompidou: The most dangerous...

The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously.

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Nikita Khrushchev: If one cannot...

Nikita Khrushchev: If one cannot...

If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

Source: In Time...

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A J Balfour: Biography should be...

A J Balfour: Biography should be...

Biography should be written by an acute enemy.

Source: Quoted in: Observer ...

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Dwight D Eisenhower: Dollars and guns...

Dwight D Eisenhower: Dollars and guns...

Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power.

Source: Radio...

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Robert Penn Warren: The urge to...

Robert Penn Warren: The urge to...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch...

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Ivan Turgenev: Whatever man prays...

Ivan Turgenev: Whatever man prays...

Whatever man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to this -- Great God, grant that twice two...

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Manly Hall: It is only...

Manly Hall: It is only...

It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: A feeble body...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: A feeble body...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: Remorse sleeps during...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Remorse sleeps during...

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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Emile M Cioran: Criticism is a...

Emile M Cioran: Criticism is a...

Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand...

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Friedrich Nietzsche: One has to...

Friedrich Nietzsche: One has to...

One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still...

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Mother Teresa: God is the...

Mother Teresa: God is the...

God is the friend of silence. See how nature -- trees, flowers, grass -- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon...

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Mother Teresa: What we are...

Mother Teresa: What we are...

What we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less...

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Mahatma Gandhi: It is unwise...

Mahatma Gandhi: It is unwise...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the...

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Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

Henry Ward Beecher: The difference between...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a...

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Arthur Koestler: Creativity is a...

Arthur Koestler: Creativity is a...

Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same...

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Lisa Alther: Dying was apparently...

Lisa Alther: Dying was apparently...

Dying was apparently a weaning process; all the attachments to familiar people and objects have to be...

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