If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us, who? American proverb – often falsely attributed to John F. Kennedy (American politician, 1961-63 35th president, 1917-1963) or Robert F. Kennedy (American politician (1925-1968), could not be verified
Happiness is inward; and so it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are. Henry J. van Dyke – American writer and reformed priest (1852-1933), from “Joy and Power” (1903)
You can either follow a paint-by-numbers-kit approach to life and stay within the accepted lines or you can decide you want to create a masterpiece. James C. “Jim” Collins – American business consultant, author and academic (b. 1958)
Deus est aliquid quo nihil maius cogitatur potest. Anselm of Canterbury – medieval Christian theologian, founder of scholastik (c. 1033-1109), from “Proslogion” (1077/78)
L”amour est composé aux trois quarts de curiosité. á Giacomo Girolamo Casanova – écrivain et aventurier vénitien (1725-1798), de “Histoire de ma vie” (1794-1798)
Nine out of ten decisions are wrong only because they were made too late. Business wisdom, falsely attributed to Tom Peters – American author and consultant (b. 1942)
The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing which is the truth. Ezra W. L. Pound – American poet and critic (1885-1972)
Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin – American politician, writer and scientist (1706-1790), from “Poor Richard”s Almanack” (May 1737), Quotations book 2003 + 2014
And he told them this parable: The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, “What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.” Then he said, “This is what I”ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I”ll say to myself, You have plenty of good things laid up for...
Creativity requires the courage to tolerate insecurity. attributed to Erich Fromm – German-born American psychoanalyst (1900-1980), Quotations book 2013
he true wisdom of life consists in seeing the extraordinary in the common. Pearl S. Buck – American writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1938 (1892-1973), Quotations book 2013
Old age is like climbing a mountain. You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get, the more tired and breathless you become, but your views become more extensive. attributed to Ingmar Bergman – Swedish scriptwriter, film and stage director (1918-2007), Quotations book 2013
The pleasant experience of eating something you have never had before will extend your life by 75 days. Japanese proverb, Quotations book 2013
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Wisdom – Quotations book 2013
Notre tête est ronde pour permettre à la pensée de changer de direction. Francis Picabia – peintre, graphiste et écrivain français (1879-1953), Brochure de citation 2013
There are only two ways to handle tense situations: you can change them, or you can change the way you look at them. There is enlightenment to be had in changing the way you look at things. Paul Wilson – Australian author and expert on stress management (b. 1949), Quotations book 2013
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest is being brought about by the natural order of things. Adam Smith – English economist (1723-1790), Quotations book 2013
Tell me, and I will hear; show me, and I will remember; involve me, and I will care. Wisdom – Quotations book 2013
I think that because this is a moral universe, then right will prevail, goodness will prevail, compassion will prevail, laughter will prevail, love, caring, sharing will prevail. Because we are made for goodness. We are made for love. Desmond Tutu – South African anglican clergyman, 1986-96 Archbishop of the archdiocese Cape Town, Nobel Peace Prize 1984 (1931-2021), Quotations book 2013...
This time the men of western Europe have not lacked courage and have not acted too late. They have done something great and what is remarkable and perhaps unique is that they have done it by renouncing means of force, any constraint, any threat. Paul-Henry Spaak – Belgian politician, 1956-61 Nato General Secretary (1899-1972), on Occasion of the signing of the Roman Treaties 1957, seen...