Random Quotes

President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

Grace Napolitano American Politician

We talked about Tootsie, the idea in Tootsie is that a man becomes a better man for having been a woman.

Sydney Pollack American Director

Of course, we have known for a long time that a word, like any verbal sign, is a unity of two components.

Roman Jakobson Russian Scientist

I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union.

Fredrik Bajer Danish Writer

The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.

Gabriela Sabatini Argentinian Athlete

I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't.

Jimmy Chamberlin American Musician

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

John Locke English Philosopher

Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

Maria Mitchell American Scientist

Everybody started saying, well, this cat's not as dumb as people think he is.

David Allan Coe American Musician

I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.

Lily Tomlin American Actress

Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge.

Walter Gilbert American Scientist

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.

John Ruskin English Writer

Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.

Charles de Lint Canadian Writer

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Malcolm Forbes American Publisher

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

Henry Ford American Businessman

Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.

Paul Waner American Athlete

I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.

Lewis Carroll English Author

If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin.

Benmont Tench American Musician

I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.

Megan Fox American Actress

Instead of taking environmentalism away from the left, conservatives condemn it as a counsel of doom.

Christopher Lasch American Historian