With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere. (Peter Fleming)
It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy. (Hesiod)
Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. (Norman Mailer)
It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatsoever for supposing it is true. (Bertrand Russell)
It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history. (Corazn Cojuangco Aquino)
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. (Brendan Francis)
A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. (W. C. Fields)
If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating. (Leigh Hunt)
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. (Marlene Dietrich)
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion, or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute. (Cicero)
Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race. (Henry G. Stott)
The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. (Madeleine L'Engle)
Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another. (F Scott)
I once read that the only way to enjoy life is to observe everything with a sense of detached amusement. I don't always do that, but it serves you well to keep it in mind. (Bryant Gumbel)
A dying man needs to dye, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist. (Steward Alsop)
He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again. (William Shakespeare)
... the inability to view the validations of unpopular views, because the focus of their casuistry has been reduced to mindless invalidation. (Eli Khamarov)
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror. (Ken Keys)
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. (Adlai E. Jr. Stevenson)
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. (Sally Kempton)