Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arthur Schopenhauer

There is not a grain of dust, not an atom that can become nothing, yet man believes that death is the annhilation of his being.

Dylan Thomas

After the first death, there is no other.

Dylan Thomas

Though they go mad they shall be sane, though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; though lovers be lost love shall not; and death shall have no dominion.

Doug Stanhope

I have no fear of death, except I hate waiting for it.

Dwight L. Moody

A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.

Dwight L. Moody

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.

Don Marquis

A little while with grief and laughter, And then the day will close; The shadows gather ... what comes after No man knows.

Don Marquis

If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.

Dalai Lama

From a Buddhist point of view, the actual experience of death is very important. Although how or where we will be reborn is generally dependent on karmic forces, our state of mind at the time of death can influence the quality of our next rebirth. So at the moment of death, in spite of the great variety of karmas we have accumulated, if we make a special effort to generate a virtuous state of mind, we may strengthen and activate a virtuous karma, and so bring about a happy rebirth.

Jim Elliot

Ah, how many Marahs have been sweetened by a simple, satisfying glimpse of the Tree and the Love which underwent its worst confict there. Yes, the Cross is the tree that sweetens the waters. 'Love never faileth.

Jiri Fischer

We kept hearing about teams from the East or Calgary or Nashville would be the teams to beat.

Ron Silver

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks.

Henry Hyde

We think it would be helpful to hear from the president and we'd like to participate in any fair examination of him,

Terry Wilczek

We had our hands full with him last year. He's a good player. But it looks like they have a fair number of playmakers.

Doug Smith

The logistics of moving to and from the fair is a big deal. It's a huge undertaking.

Steve Cavezza

All of the guys in my fraternity are my brothers. You want to give everyone a fair shot. It's very hard to those seniors that might not get a chance.

Prince Harry

It's fair to say that if his squadron goes to Iraq, he will probably go with it.

Melvin Maddocks

A man's work is his dilemma: his job is his bondage, but it also gives him a fair share of his identity and keeps him from being a bystander in somebody else's world.

Bill Elliott

A lot of this sounds like we're talking in circles, but we have to get through phase one, ... There's nothing that's not fair game when we get to phase two.

Rajesh Jain

This is a fair listing keeping in mind the Reliance pedigree. It is a strong option for investors in the telecom space.

Rob Brzezinski

It's not on Zygi. He's been apprised of everything going on in this organization. He hired people to run the business, and he would do anything to make us successful. This is a business/football decision. It's not fair to tag it on Zygi. If it was anybody's decision, it was mine.

John Shelby Spong

The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The [2006-JAN] Supreme Court's decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified moral and godly choice for those suffering with terminal illnesses.

Valerie Azlynn

I like a man with some extra padding.

Rebecca H. Davis

No man surely has so short a memory as the American.

Saint Bernard

A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do something more than they do, whereby his superiority may be apparent.

Jackee Harry

I like a man who's going to tell me 'No!' sometimes.

Michael Servetus

To kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man.

Francis Beaumont

Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be.

Robert Conrad

You know, this whole thing about Ricky Martin, and how successful that young man is. He's 27, I was 29.

Hampton Sides

I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!

Barack Obama

I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

Ami Ayalon

Once we agree on the future, the present will be much easier. A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. We have first to decide where we want to go, where we want to sail.

Terry Goodkind

Over the millennia the seed of stories planted in the fertile soil of bits and scraps of facts was watered by wishes and began to take root and grow. Eventually, a bountiful fruit of rumors burst forth, to be spread on the wind of whispers that said we hid a fabled hoard of gold. Nothing could convince the believers that it was not true. The truth does not glitter for these people like gold does.