James Stephens Famous Quotes
"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself."
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
James Stephens Quotations
"Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream."
Kahlil Gibran
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
Maya Angelou
"The superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain. . ."
Thomas Jefferson
Those who don't know the mistakes of the past won't be able to enjoy it when they make them again in the future.
Diane Elizabeth Duane
"We must determine whether we really want freedom--whether we are willing to dare the perils of...rebirth... For we never take a step forward without surrendering something that we may have held dear, without dying to that which has been."
Virginia Hanson
"I now know how Abbot felt when Costello left, how Brinkley felt when Huntley left, how Sears felt when Roebuck left, and, of course, how Dan Rather felt when Connie left. (at Robert MacNeil's retirement dinner)"
Jim Lehrer
The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.
Lewis Thomas
To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.
Bernard Edmonds
This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.
Jean de la Bruyere
I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.
Mike Tyson