Quote Topics A-D

St. Augustine Quote – Anger and Courage

"Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are." - St. Augustine ...

Charles Bukowski Quote – Intellectual and Artist

"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way, an artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - Charles Bukowski ...

Susan Sontag Quote – Interesting Answers

"The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions." - Susan Sontag ...

George H. W. Bush Quote – Seeing The Other Guy’s Point Of View

"Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view." - George H. W. Bush ...

Gloria Naylor Quote – You Can Live

"You can live without anything you weren’t born with, and you can make it through on even half of that." - Gloria Naylor ...

Dame Rebecca West Quote – It Seemed A Good Idea At The Time

“If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: ‘It seemed a good idea at the time.’ " - Dame Rebecca West ...

Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quote – Competence In Government

"The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare." - Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote – Confidence

“Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

Oprah Winfrey Quote – Doing Your Best

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."                  - Oprah Winfrey ...

C. S. Lewis Quote – Progress

“We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.” ― C. S. Lewis ...