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Stephen R Covey: When you listen...

Stephen R Covey: When you listen...

When you listen with empathy to another person, you give that person psychological air.

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John Vanbrugh: As if a...

John Vanbrugh: As if a...

As if a woman of education bought things because she wanted 'em.

Source: The...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: The drums of...

Mary McLeod Bethune: The drums of...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl...

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Newt Gingrich: Perseverance is the...

Newt Gingrich: Perseverance is the...

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already...

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John Vanbrugh: The want of...

John Vanbrugh: The want of...

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable.

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The wise man...

The wise man...

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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William Harvey: Ex ovo omnia.'...

William Harvey: Ex ovo omnia.'...

'Ex ovo omnia.' Everything from an egg.

Source: De generatione animalium,...

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W E B Du Bois: If there is...

W E B Du Bois: If there is...

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let...

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George S Kaufman: I like terra...

George S Kaufman: I like terra...

I like terra firma; the more firma, the less terra.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Genius, in one...

Genius, in one...

Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both, who have...

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Rose Elizabeth Bird: It is easy...

Rose Elizabeth Bird: It is easy...

It is easy to be popular. It is not easy to be just.

Source: In Boston Globe, 25...

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Desmond Morris: We never stop...

Desmond Morris: We never stop...

We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on...

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Yves Saint Laurent: A designer who...

Yves Saint Laurent: A designer who...

A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn't learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his...

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William A Ward: Wise are those...

William A Ward: Wise are those...

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Yves Saint Laurent: We must never...

Yves Saint Laurent: We must never...

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

Source: In Ritz, no. 85 (London),...

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Larry Bird: Once you are...

Larry Bird: Once you are...

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. If I don't keep...

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Gratitude, like love,...

Gratitude, like love,...

Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.

Source: In The...

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Jules Renard: Talent is a...

Jules Renard: Talent is a...

Talent is a question of quantity. Talent does not write one page: it writes three hundred.

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Alan Jay Lerner: An Englishman's way...

Alan Jay Lerner: An Englishman's way...

An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him

Source: My Fair Lady,...

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