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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down.” Steve Jobs

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down.” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 8, 2019

"At 15, I had my mind bent on learning. At 30, I stood firm. At 40, I had no doubts. At 50, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At 60, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At 70, I could follow what my heart desired without transgressing what was right."  The Analects

"At 15, I had my mind bent on learning. At 30, I stood firm. At 40, I had no doubts. At 50, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At 60, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At 70, I could follow what my heart desired without transgressing what was right." The Analects — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 7, 2019

“All the world knows me in my book, and my book in me.” Michel de Montaigne

“All the world knows me in my book, and my book in me.” Michel de Montaigne — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 29, 2019

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Carl W. Buechner

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Carl W. Buechner — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 28, 2019

“It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 27, 2019

“Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.” Aristotle

“Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 25, 2019

“Combine nursing homes with nursery schools. Bring very old and very young together: they interest one another.” John Cage

“Combine nursing homes with nursery schools. Bring very old and very young together: they interest one another.” John Cage — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 25, 2019

“Every night, when I go to sleep, I die. Every morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mohandas Gandhi

“Every night, when I go to sleep, I die. Every morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” Mohandas Gandhi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 23, 2019

“The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.” Chinese Proverb

“The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.” Chinese Proverb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 22, 2019

“Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles.” Anne Dillard

“Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles.” Anne Dillard — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 21, 2019

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Ralph Waldo Emerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 20, 2019

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” Laozi

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” Laozi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 18, 2019

“How do you write woman so well? I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.” Jack Nicholson

“How do you write woman so well? I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.” Jack Nicholson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 18, 2019

“We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.” Henry Ford

“We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.” Henry Ford — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 17, 2019

“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.” Agatha Christie

“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.” Agatha Christie — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 16, 2019

“No judge must give judgment between two people when he is angry.” The Prophet Mohammad

“No judge must give judgment between two people when he is angry.” The Prophet Mohammad — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 15, 2019

“Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.” George Bernard Shaw

“Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.” George Bernard Shaw — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 14, 2019

“Art is the proper task of life.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Art is the proper task of life.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 13, 2019

“A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.” Marie Henri Beyle

“A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.” Marie Henri Beyle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 11, 2019

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 11, 2019

“What bothers me about TV is that it tends to take our minds off our minds.” Robert Orban

“What bothers me about TV is that it tends to take our minds off our minds.” Robert Orban — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 10, 2019

“Life will not break your heart. It will crush it.” Henry Rollins

“Life will not break your heart. It will crush it.” Henry Rollins — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 9, 2019

“Try not to have a good time ... This is supposed to be educational.” Charles Schultz

“Try not to have a good time ... This is supposed to be educational.” Charles Schultz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 8, 2019

“I always thought a dog-lover was a dog who loved another dog.” James Thurber

“I always thought a dog-lover was a dog who loved another dog.” James Thurber — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 7, 2019

“Life is like a box of chocolate, it will melt and expire whether you eat it, ignore it, enjoy it or not.” Budming

“Life is like a box of chocolate, it will melt and expire whether you eat it, ignore it, enjoy it or not.” Budming — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 6, 2019

“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 quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.” Brendan Francis — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 4, 2019

“Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.” E. B. White

“Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.” E. B. White — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 4, 2019

“If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” Jack Handey

“If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” Jack Handey — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 3, 2019

“My symbol for hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or a thoroughly nasty business office.” Clive Staples Lewis

“My symbol for hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or a thoroughly nasty business office.” Clive Staples Lewis — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 2, 2019

“The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” Mother Teresa

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“Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.” Aristotle

“Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 30, 2019

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas Alva Edison

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas Alva Edison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 29, 2019

“Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.” Klaus Kinski

“Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.” Klaus Kinski — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 27, 2019

“There is a breed of desert men, not hiding exactly but gone to sanctuary from the sins of confusion.” John Steinbeck

“There is a breed of desert men, not hiding exactly but gone to sanctuary from the sins of confusion.” John Steinbeck — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 27, 2019

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 26, 2019

“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas Alva Edison

“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas Alva Edison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 25, 2019

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” Mohandas Gandhi

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” Mohandas Gandhi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 24, 2019

“A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 23, 2019

“Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 22, 2019

“The soul never thinks without a picture.” Aristotle

“The soul never thinks without a picture.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 20, 2019

“...scientific theorey is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.” Wilhelm Reich

“...scientific theorey is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.” Wilhelm Reich — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 20, 2019

“The biggest argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter.” Sir Winston Churchill

“The biggest argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter.” Sir Winston Churchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 19, 2019

“Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 18, 2019

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” Albert Einstein

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 17, 2019

“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.” Thomas Jefferson

“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.” Thomas Jefferson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 16, 2019

“If you light a man a fire, he will be warm for a day; if you light a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life.” Anonymous

“If you light a man a fire, he will be warm for a day; if you light a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life.” Anonymous — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 15, 2019

“Sound health is the greatest of gifts; contentedness, the greatest of riches; trust, the greatest of qualities.” The Buddha

“Sound health is the greatest of gifts; contentedness, the greatest of riches; trust, the greatest of qualities.” The Buddha — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 13, 2019

“In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 13, 2019

“A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.” Jean Genet

“A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.” Jean Genet — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 12, 2019

“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” Victor Hugo

“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 11, 2019

“I am myself and if I have to hit my head against a brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it.” Marlon Brando

“I am myself and if I have to hit my head against a brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it.” Marlon Brando — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 10, 2019

“The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.” Harry S. Truman

“The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.” Harry S. Truman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 9, 2019

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 8, 2019

“The truth is an ambition which is beyond us.” Peter Ustinov

“The truth is an ambition which is beyond us.” Peter Ustinov — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 6, 2019

“You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.” Steve Jobs

“U can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time u get it built, they'll want sth new” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 6, 2019

“We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 5, 2019

“Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come.” Matt Groening

“Love is like racing across the frozen tundra on a snowmobile which flips over, trapping you underneath. At night, the ice-weasels come.” Matt Groening — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 4, 2019

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” Charles Caleb Colton

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” Charles Caleb Colton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 3, 2019

“Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.” Oscar Wilde

“Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.” Oscar Wilde — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 2, 2019

“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” Victor Hugo

“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 1, 2019

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of the dream.” Eleanor Roosevelt

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of the dream.” Eleanor Roosevelt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 30, 2019

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.” Robert Frost

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.” Robert Frost — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 30, 2019

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Douglas Adams

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Douglas Adams — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 29, 2019

“Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.” Victor Hugo

“Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2019

“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Rosalind Russell

“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Rosalind Russell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 27, 2019

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Benjamin Franklin

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Benjamin Franklin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 26, 2019

“So little done, so much to do.” Cecil Rhodes

“So little done, so much to do.” Cecil Rhodes — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 15, 2019

“Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.” Victor Hugo

“Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2019

“No art is possible without a dance with death.” Louis-Ferdinand Celine

“No art is possible without a dance with death.” Louis-Ferdinand Celine — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 13, 2019

“He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.” Victor Hugo

“He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 12, 2019

“Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.” Andy Warhol

“Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.” Andy Warhol — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 11, 2019

“He who speaks of what he knows not only works hard to portray his ignorance.” Joseph Muchemi

“He who speaks of what he knows not only works hard to portray his ignorance.” Joseph Muchemi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 9, 2019

“Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.” Georges Bataille

“Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.” Georges Bataille — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 9, 2019

“For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?” John Steinbeck

“For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?” John Steinbeck — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 8, 2019

“I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.” Wolfgang Puck

“I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.” Wolfgang Puck — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 7, 2019

“If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six sharpening my ax.” Abraham Lincoln

“If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six sharpening my ax.” Abraham Lincoln — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 6, 2019

“The meeting of two personalites is like the contact of two chemical substances. If there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Carl Gustav Jung

“The meeting of two personalites is like the contact of two chemical substances. If there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Carl Gustav Jung — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 5, 2019

“I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.” Oscar Wilde

“I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.” Oscar Wilde — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 4, 2019

“Could it think, the heart would stop beating.” Fernando Pessoa

“Could it think, the heart would stop beating.” Fernando Pessoa — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 1, 2019

“In heaven all the interesting people are missing.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“In heaven all the interesting people are missing.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 30, 2019

“In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.” Cesar Chavez

“In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.” Cesar Chavez — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 29, 2019

“I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” W. C. Fields

“I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” W. C. Fields — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 28, 2019

“No one loves the man whom he fears.” Aristotle

“No one loves the man whom he fears.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 27, 2019

“Follow the dollar.” Clark Mollenhoff

“Follow the dollar.” Clark Mollenhoff — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 25, 2019

“Vanity is but the surface.” Blaise Pascal

“Vanity is but the surface.” Blaise Pascal — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 25, 2019

“Perhaps nobody yet has been truthful enough about what 'truthfulness' is.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Perhaps nobody yet has been truthful enough about what 'truthfulness' is.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 24, 2019

“Making love to a woman is like buying real estate: location, location, location.” Carol Leifer

“Making love to a woman is like buying real estate: location, location, location.” Carol Leifer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 23, 2019

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neale Donald Walsch

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Neale Donald Walsch — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 22, 2019

“Don't MEET expectations EXCEED them!” Neil Patel

“Don't MEET expectations EXCEED them!” Neil Patel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 21, 2019

“Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear for a penny.” Plutarch

“Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear for a penny.” Plutarch — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 20, 2019

“Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.” Serge Gainsbourg

“Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.” Serge Gainsbourg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 18, 2019

“Don't agonize, organize.” Florynce Kennedy

“Don't agonize, organize.” Florynce Kennedy — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 18, 2019

“Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville

“Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 17, 2019

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.” Oscar Wilde

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.” Oscar Wilde — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 16, 2019

“One of the great dangers in having a career is getting bored.” Itzhak Perlman

“One of the great dangers in having a career is getting bored.” Itzhak Perlman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 15, 2019

“Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.” Simon Fowler

“Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.” Simon Fowler — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 14, 2019

“You'll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle.” Philip Seymour Hoffman

“You'll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle.” Philip Seymour Hoffman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 13, 2019

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 11, 2019

“Spice is the spice of life.” William Thomas

“Spice is the spice of life.” William Thomas — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 11, 2019

“America's one of the finest countries anyone ever stole.” Bobcat Goldthwaite

“America's one of the finest countries anyone ever stole.” Bobcat Goldthwaite — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 10, 2019

“The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist.” Marshall McLuhan

“The more the data banks record about each one of us, the less we exist.” Marshall McLuhan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 9, 2019

“Spend some time alone every day.” The Dalai Lama

“Spend some time alone every day.” The Dalai Lama — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 8, 2019

“He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy's life.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy's life.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 7, 2019

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” Virginia Woolf

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” Virginia Woolf — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 6, 2019

“Stay naked as much as possible, but do not impose your orgiastic will on others. Don't have sex in the lobby - it's usually awkward.” Hunter S. Thompson

“Stay naked as much as possible, but do not impose your orgiastic will on others. Don't have sex in the lobby - it's usually awkward.” Hunter S. Thompson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 4, 2019

“Science is neither discontinuous nor monolithic. It is variously jointed, and loose in the joints in varying degrees.” Willard van Ormon Quine

“Science is neither discontinuous nor monolithic. It is variously jointed, and loose in the joints in varying degrees.” Willard van Ormon Quine — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 4, 2019

“It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a reqime that does not maintain any military secrets.” Albert Einstein

“It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a reqime that does not maintain any military secrets.” Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 3, 2019

“If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!” Kevin Spacey

“If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!” Kevin Spacey — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 2, 2019

“God is a gentleman. He prefers blondes.” Joe Orton

“God is a gentleman. He prefers blondes.” Joe Orton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) April 1, 2019

“Humor is just another defense against the universe.” Mel Brooks

“Humor is just another defense against the universe.” Mel Brooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 31, 2019

“Art is either plagiarism or revolution.” Paul Guaguin

“Art is either plagiarism or revolution.” Paul Guaguin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 30, 2019

“Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock.” James Baldwin

“Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock.” James Baldwin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 28, 2019

“I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.” Confucius

“I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.” Confucius — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 28, 2019

“The ox suffers, the cart complains.” Victor Hugo

“The ox suffers, the cart complains.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 27, 2019

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.” Confucius

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.” Confucius — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 26, 2019

“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” Steve Jobs

“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 25, 2019

“I want to put a ding in the universe.” Steve Jobs

“I want to put a ding in the universe.” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 24, 2019

“Books have knowledge, knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is a crime and crime doesn't pay. So if you keep reading, you'll go broke.” Unknown

“Books have knowledge, knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is a crime & crime doesnt pay. So if you keep reading, you'll go broke” Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 23, 2019

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 21, 2019

“A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.” Woodrow Wilson

“A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.” Woodrow Wilson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 21, 2019

“Fear is the mother of morality.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Fear is the mother of morality.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 20, 2019

“The prison psychiatrist asked me if I thought sex was dirty. I told him only when it's done right.” Woody Allen

“The prison psychiatrist asked me if I thought sex was dirty. I told him only when it's done right.” Woody Allen — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 19, 2019

“For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.” Keith Rupert Murdoch

“For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.” Keith Rupert Murdoch — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 18, 2019

“Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.” Aristotle

“Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 17, 2019

“There are no moral phenomena, only a moral interpretation of phenomena.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“There are no moral phenomena, only a moral interpretation of phenomena.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 16, 2019

“The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.” Margo Kaufman

“The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.” Margo Kaufman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 14, 2019

“Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.” Charles McCabe

“Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.” Charles McCabe — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 14, 2019

“Never in the field of human endeavour was so much owed by so many to so few.” Sir Winston Churchill

“Never in the field of human endeavour was so much owed by so many to so few.” Sir Winston Churchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 13, 2019

“To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” Tony Dorsett

“To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” Tony Dorsett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 12, 2019

“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” Albert Einstein

“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 11, 2019

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 10, 2019

“There is no reward so sweet as that which is hard earnt.” Michael Field-Dodgson

“There is no reward so sweet as that which is hard earnt.” Michael Field-Dodgson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 9, 2019

“I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.” Frank Sinatra

“I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.” Frank Sinatra — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 7, 2019

“Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful. That's what matters to me.” Steve Jobs

“Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful. That's what matters to me.” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 7, 2019

“To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.” Victor Hugo

“To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 6, 2019

“It's okay to doubt yourself. It's okay to feel down. Just never give up.” Aaron Patzer

“It's okay to doubt yourself. It's okay to feel down. Just never give up.” Aaron Patzer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 5, 2019

“I don't believe people die. They just go uptown. To Bloomingdales. They just take longer to get back.” Andy Warhol

“I don't believe people die. They just go uptown. To Bloomingdales. They just take longer to get back.” Andy Warhol — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 4, 2019

“Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 3, 2019

“Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) March 2, 2019

“Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 28, 2019

“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo

“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 28, 2019

“You can tell if a man is clever by his answers. You can tell if a man is wise by his questions.” Naguib Mahfouz

“You can tell if a man is clever by his answers. You can tell if a man is wise by his questions.” Naguib Mahfouz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 27, 2019

“We're gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make 'me too' products. Let some other companies do that” Steve Jobs

“We're gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make 'me too' products. Let some other companies do that” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 26, 2019

“If you believe everything you read, you better not read.” Japanese Proverb

“If you believe everything you read, you better not read.” Japanese Proverb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 25, 2019

“You're maudlin and you're full of self-pity. You're magnificent.” George Sanders

“You're maudlin and you're full of self-pity. You're magnificent.” George Sanders — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 24, 2019

“Americans have no past, so they buy the pasts of others.” Jean-Luc Godard

“Americans have no past, so they buy the pasts of others.” Jean-Luc Godard — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 23, 2019

“I loathe those Russian plays. They're always full of women, looking out of windows, whining about ducks going to Moscow.” Richard E. Grant

“I loathe those Russian plays. They're always full of women, looking out of windows, whining about ducks going to Moscow.” Richard E. Grant — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 21, 2019

“If you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.” Steve Jobs

“If you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.” Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 21, 2019

“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” Oscar Wilde

“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” Oscar Wilde — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 20, 2019

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” Confucius — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 19, 2019

“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.” George Bernard Shaw

“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.” George Bernard Shaw — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 18, 2019

“All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 17, 2019

“The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.” Louis-Ferdinand Celine

“The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.” Louis-Ferdinand Celine — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 16, 2019

“Those who live, live off the dead.” Antonin Artaud

“Those who live, live off the dead.” Antonin Artaud — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 14, 2019

“A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw

“A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 14, 2019

“Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.” Henry Ford

“Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.” Henry Ford — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 13, 2019

“All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.” Aristotle

“All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.” Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 12, 2019

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” Abraham Maslow

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” Abraham Maslow — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 11, 2019

“Pure love produces pure nonsense.” Jonathan Klinger

“Pure love produces pure nonsense.” Jonathan Klinger — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 10, 2019

“Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.” Ezra Taft Benson

“Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.” Ezra Taft Benson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 7, 2019

“When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.” Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 6, 2019

“Of all mankind the great poet is the equable man.” Walt Whitman

“Of all mankind the great poet is the equable man.” Walt Whitman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 5, 2019

“I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me.” Sir Winston Churchill

“I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me.” Sir Winston Churchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 4, 2019

“I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” Groucho Marx

“I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” Groucho Marx — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 3, 2019

“The nineteenth century was the era of the novelist. The twentieth is the era of the journalist.” James Reston

“The nineteenth century was the era of the novelist. The twentieth is the era of the journalist.” James Reston — English Quotes (@english_quotes) February 2, 2019

“Love is blind. That is why he always proceeds by touch.” French Proverb

“Love is blind. That is why he always proceeds by touch.” French Proverb — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 31, 2019

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” Vince Lombardi

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” Vince Lombardi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 31, 2019

“To make people free is the aim of art, therefore art for me is the science of freedom.” Joseph Beuys

“To make people free is the aim of art, therefore art for me is the science of freedom.” Joseph Beuys — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 30, 2019

“Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.” Colin Powell

“Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.” Colin Powell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 29, 2019

“Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss.” Lazarus Long

“Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss.” Lazarus Long — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 28, 2019

“Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?” Groucho Marx

“Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?” Groucho Marx — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 27, 2019

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 26, 2019

“Man was born free and everywhere he is in chains.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Man was born free and everywhere he is in chains.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 24, 2019

“Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.” H. H. Williams

“Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.” H. H. Williams — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 24, 2019

“There are three kinds of men: those who are preceded by their shadow, those who are pursued by it, and those who have never seen the sun.” Gerd de Ley

“There are three kinds of men: those who are preceded by their shadow, those who are pursued by it, and those who have never seen the sun.” Gerd de Ley — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 23, 2019

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 22, 2019

“I should reproach him for not giving us enough evidence.” Bertrand Russell

“I should reproach him for not giving us enough evidence.” Bertrand Russell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) January 20, 2019