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Alfred Victor Vigny: The true God,...

Alfred Victor Vigny: The true God,...

The true God, the mighty God, is the God of ideas.

Source: La Bouteille A la...

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John Dewey: Education is not...

John Dewey: Education is not...

Education is not a preparation for life; Education is life itself.

Source: In...

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Richard Francis Burton: They lard their...

Richard Francis Burton: They lard their...

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Louis Brandeis: If we would...

Louis Brandeis: If we would...

If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.

Source: New...

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Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're...

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Sinclair Lewis: When audiences come...

Sinclair Lewis: When audiences come...

When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we'll be funnier to look at than...

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Anthony Powell: Growing old's like...

Anthony Powell: Growing old's like...

Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

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Taylor Caldwell: Contrary to general...

Taylor Caldwell: Contrary to general...

Contrary to general opinion, women are not so sentimental as men, but are much more...

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Ken Kesey: People think love...

Ken Kesey: People think love...

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

Source: In Webster's...

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Nelson Algren: The avocation of...

Nelson Algren: The avocation of...

The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back...

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George Eliot: That's what a...

George Eliot: That's what a...

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's...

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Richard Bach: You are led...

Richard Bach: You are led...

You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real...

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Rutherford B Hayes: Virtue is defined...

Rutherford B Hayes: Virtue is defined...

Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice.

Source: In...

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William Temple: Humility does not...

William Temple: Humility does not...

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your...

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Charles Schwab: Personality is to...

Charles Schwab: Personality is to...

Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.

Source: Ten Commandments of...

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Talent is only...

Talent is only...

Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for...

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Anita Roddick: I hope to...

Anita Roddick: I hope to...

I hope to leave my children a sense of empathy and pity and a will to right social wrongs.

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Stephen R Covey: Management is efficiency...

Stephen R Covey: Management is efficiency...

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning...

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Andrew Carnegie: People who are...

Andrew Carnegie: People who are...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other...

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Alan Jay Lerner: All I want...

Alan Jay Lerner: All I want...

All I want is a room somewhere,
Far away from the cold night air;
With one enormous chair . . .
Oh, wouldn't...

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