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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O mighty-mouthed inventor...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O mighty-mouthed inventor...

O mighty-mouthed inventor of harmonies,
O skilled to sing of Time or Eternity,
God-gifted organ voice of...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Tears, idle tears,/I...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Tears, idle tears,/I...

Tears, idle tears,/I know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth of some divine despair,
Rise in the heart and...

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Tobias Smollett: Facts are stubborn...

Tobias Smollett: Facts are stubborn...

Facts are stubborn things.

Source: Gil Blas de Santillane, bk. 10, ch. 1,...

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Anne Bradstreet: There is no...

Anne Bradstreet: There is no...

There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evill that we feel, or fear, but we...

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Ogden Nash: In the world...

Ogden Nash: In the world...

In the world of mules there are no rules.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: What is termed...

Oscar Wilde: What is termed...

What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become...

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Alan Alda: Here's my Golden...

Alan Alda: Here's my Golden...

Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they're fair with...

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Dustin Hoffman: Look, you don't...

Dustin Hoffman: Look, you don't...

Look, you don't know me from Adam. But I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a...

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Montgomery Clift: I have enough...

Montgomery Clift: I have enough...

I have enough money to get by. I'm not independently wealthy, just independently lazy, I...

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Yul Brynner: Et cetera, et...

Yul Brynner: Et cetera, et...

Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Source: Frequent refrain in The King and I,...

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Michael Caine: I read books...

Michael Caine: I read books...

I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.

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Spencer Tracy: Know your lines...

Spencer Tracy: Know your lines...

Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Source: Favorite advice to young...

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Paul Newman: I was always...

Paul Newman: I was always...

I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.

Source:...

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Ben Stein: The indispensable first...

Ben Stein: The indispensable first...

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you...

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Ovid: In an easy...

Ovid: In an easy...

In an easy cause anyone can be eloquent; the slightest strength is enough to break what is already...

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Martin Tupper: He who does...

Martin Tupper: He who does...

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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Anne Bradstreet: If we had...

Anne Bradstreet: If we had...

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would...

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George Gordon Byron: I really cannot...

George Gordon Byron: I really cannot...

I really cannot know whether I am or am not the Genius you are pleased to call me, but I am very willing to put up...

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Charles Kettering: I don't want...

Charles Kettering: I don't want...

I don't want men of experience working for me. The experienced man is always telling me why something can't be done....

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Alexander Graham Bell: I may be...

Alexander Graham Bell: I may be...

I may be given credit for having blazed the trail but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is...

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