What the daughter does, the mother did. ~Jewish Proverb
#proverbs #jewish-proverbs

Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
#quotes #mitch-kapor #education #career #internet #motivation

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
#quotes #david-antin #entertainment #language

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
#quotes #gilbert-k-chesterton #anarchism #government

This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment. ~Jim Jeffords
#quotes #jim-jeffords #bush #environment #politics

Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
#quotes #kelly-rowland #god #judging

I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
#quotes #eddie-izzard #acting #comedy

It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
#quotes #randal-marlin #advertising #information

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #adversity

Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result of being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings. ~Dave Barry
#quotes #dave-barry #love #marriage

Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #love #romance

Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
#quotes #nick-flynn #self #universe #ego

We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
#quotes #thomas-friedman #caring #community

Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
#proverbs #russian-proverbs #jealousy #love

It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
#quotes #bernard-hopkins #extraordinary

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
#quotes #william-prescott #power #patience

Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
#proverbs #cat

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
#proverbs #scottish-proverbs #idleness #procrastination

Lead me, Zeus, and you, Fate, wherever you have assigned me. I shall follow without hesitation; but even if I am disobedient and do not wish to, I shall follow no less surely. ~Cleanthes
#quotes #cleanthes #zeus #fate

When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #learning

I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
#quotes #alain-robert #climbing #building

Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #autumn #winter #seasons

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
#quotes #james-thurber #truth #human

I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
#quotes #mel-ramos #motivation #routine

There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
#quotes #john-coltrane #feelings