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14. June 2003

Epictetus. “Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” [Quotes of the Day]

14. June 2003

Ernest Hemingway. “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” [Quotes of the Day]

13. June 2003

Groucho Marx. “I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.” [Quotes of the Day] groucho ist der beste! 😉

11. June 2003

Woody Allen. “If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.” [Quotes of the Day]

11. June 2003

Indira Gandhi. “You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” [Quotes of the Day]

10. June 2003

George Burns. “I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.” [Quotes of the Day]

9. June 2003

E. Joseph Crossman. “Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.” [Quotes of the Day]

8. June 2003

Voltaire. “I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.” [Quotes of the Day]

8. June 2003

Steven Wright. “Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” [Quotes of the Day]

7. June 2003

Plato. “You are so young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as judge of the highest matters.” [Quotes of the Day]

7. June 2003

Irv Kupcinet. “What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?” [Quotes of the Day] dem ist nichts hinzuzufügen… 😉

6. June 2003

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. “The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” [Quotes of the Day]

5. June 2003

Francois de La Rochefoucauld. “We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.” [Quotes of the Day]

5. June 2003

Chinese Proverb. “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” [Quotes of the Day]

5. June 2003

Jilly Cooper. “The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.” [Quotes of the Day]

4. June 2003

Mae West. “Too much of a good thing is wonderful.” [Quotes of the Day] das würde ich nicht unbedingt unterschreiben… 😉

3. June 2003

Will Rogers. “Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.” [Quotes of the Day]

2. June 2003

George Bush. “Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.” [Quotes of the Day] das kann nur der vater gesagt haben! 😉

29. May 2003

Samuel Johnson. “What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.” [Quotes of the Day] was soviel heißt wie: übung macht den meister! oder so ähnlich…

28. May 2003

P. J. O'Rourke. “A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.” [Quotes of the Day] und autofahren sollte man mit hut schon gar nicht… 😉

28. May 2003

Thomas A. Edison. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” [Quotes of the Day] how true!

27. May 2003

Ralph Waldo Emerson. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” [Quotes of the Day] ralph waldo emerson ist auch der mit “der heitere ist meister seiner seele”! – kleiner insider-joke… 😉 hoppala: eine kurze recherche im internet zeigt: dieses zitat wird shakespeare, busch und… read more »

26. May 2003

Colette. “We only do well the things we like doing.” [Quotes of the Day]

25. May 2003

Edgar Watson Howe. “When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is any thing you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.” [Quotes of the Day]

25. May 2003

Albert Camus. “You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” [Quotes of the Day]

22. May 2003

William G. McAdoo. “It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.” [Quotes of the Day]

22. May 2003

Arthur Rubinstein. “Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” [Quotes of the Day]

21. May 2003

Dick Cavett. “If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either.” [Quotes of the Day] 😉

20. May 2003

Marie De Vichy-Chaconne. “It is only the first step that is difficult.” [Quotes of the Day]

19. May 2003

George Bernard Shaw. “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” [Quotes of the Day] Jetzt weiß ich endlich, wo dieses Sprichwort herkommt. Frage ist nur, wer es auf Österreich und Deutschland angewandt hat (wo es natürlich genauso, wenn nicht besser passt!).

19. May 2003

Isaac Asimov. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” [Quotes of the Day]

17. May 2003

John Wanamaker. “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.” [ Quotes of the Day]

16. May 2003

George Orwell. “Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” [Quotes of the Day]

16. May 2003

Anne Tyler. “People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.” [Quotes of the Day]

15. May 2003

Benjamin Franklin. “Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.” [Quotes of the Day]

14. May 2003

William Hutton. “The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.” [Quotes of the Day]

14. May 2003

Henny Youngman. “When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.” [Quotes of the Day]

14. May 2003

John F. Kennedy. “When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were.” [Quotes of the Day]

13. May 2003

Dorothy Sarnoff. “Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.” [Quotes of the Day]