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William O Douglas: Religious experiences which...

William O Douglas: Religious experiences which...

Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.

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Arthur J Goldberg: I am surprised...

Arthur J Goldberg: I am surprised...

I am surprised nothing has been made of the fact that astronaut Neil Armstrong carried no sidearms when he landed on...

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Barbara De Angelis: Love and kindness...

Barbara De Angelis: Love and kindness...

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they...

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Amos Bronson Alcott: Our dreams drench...

Amos Bronson Alcott: Our dreams drench...

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Source: In The...

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John Dalberg Acton: There is no...

John Dalberg Acton: There is no...

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.

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James A Froude: You cannot dream...

James A Froude: You cannot dream...

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: I do not...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: I do not...

I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of...

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Theodore H White: He is like...

Theodore H White: He is like...

He is like a good prewar house solidly built. They don't build them that way anymore. He's also been repainted several...

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Theodore H White: I'd get into...

Theodore H White: I'd get into...

I'd get into a room and disappear into the woodwork. Now the rooms are so crowded with reporters getting...

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Theodore H White: When a reporter...

Theodore H White: When a reporter...

When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, he's nobody's friend.

Source: In...

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George Bancroft: Truth is not...

George Bancroft: Truth is not...

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their...

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Anais Nin: The shell is...

Anais Nin: The shell is...

The shell is America's most active contribution to the formation of character. A tough hide. Grow it...

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Colette: Sit down and...

Colette: Sit down and...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can...

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Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which...

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Alice Walker: Expect nothing. Live...

Alice Walker: Expect nothing. Live...

Expect nothing. Live frugally
On surprise.


Source: Expect Nothing, Revolutionary...

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Robert Fulghum: Clean up your...

Robert Fulghum: Clean up your...

Clean up your own mess.

Source: All I Need to Know...
-- Robert Fulghum, (Jun 4...

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Robert Stone: One is improvising...

Robert Stone: One is improvising...

One is improvising when one writes, and you pick up in the same way a musician starts to improvise and detect the...

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Charles Buxton: Experience shows that...

Charles Buxton: Experience shows that...

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

Source: In The...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: Fatalism is the...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Fatalism is the...

Fatalism is the lazy man's way of accepting the evitable.

Source: In The Amazon of...

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Beatrix Potter: Thank goodness I...

Beatrix Potter: Thank goodness I...

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the...

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