What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
This was a triumph for him here briefly, and he thought he was on a roll, ... Then he discovered as he moved south into New York that things were not going to go so easily for him. He was outmanned and outmaneuvered at the two battles of Saratoga and he was forced to surrender. John Burnham More John Burnham Quotes 5
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin English Scientist More Charles Darwin Quotes 5
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery. Georg C. Lichtenberg Physicist More Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes 4
An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex. Aldous Huxley English Novelist More Aldous Huxley Quotes 4
Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected. Oscar Wilde Irish Dramatist More Oscar Wilde Quotes 1
Life: a cycle. A series of events, meetings, and departures. Friends discovered, others lost, Precious time, wastes away. Big droplet tears are shed for yesterday, but are dried in time for tomorrow, until all that remain are foggy, broken memories of a happy yesteryear. Daniela Gallo More Daniela Gallo Quotes 1
In my life so far, I have discovered that there are really only two kinds of people: those who are for you, and those who are against you. Learn to recognize them, for they are often and easily mistaken for each other. Lemmy Kilmister More Lemmy Kilmister Quotes 1
Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear. Dale Carnegie American Writer More Dale Carnegie Quotes 1
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. Sydney J. Harris American Journalist More Sydney J. Harris Quotes 1
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei Italian Scientist More Galileo Galilei Quotes 1
People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others. Blaise Pascal French Philosopher More Blaise Pascal Quotes 1
People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others. Blaise Pascal French Philosopher More Blaise Pascal Quotes 1
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin French Philosopher More Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quotes 1
Friendships are discovered rather than made. Harriet Beecher Stowe American Author More Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes 1
Being lost doesn't always have to be a bad thing. After all, when Columbus got lost, he discovered America. Catherine Rossi More Catherine Rossi Quotes 1
I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen. Charles Garfield More Charles Garfield Quotes 0
When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and see how God used my powerlessness for His purpose. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs or victories, but my defeat. Charles Caleb Colton English More Charles Caleb Colton Quotes 0
A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin English Naturalist More Charles Darwin Quotes 0
[Ask Chris Rock how he discovered the young actor who would play him at age 13 for his new sitcom,] Everybody Hates Chris, ... I was at Michael Jackson's house, leaving - I'm in the driveway and this kid runs out: 'Wait! Save me!' . Chris Rock More Chris Rock Quotes 0
Should it be said that the Greeks discovered philosophy by human wisdom, I reply that I find the Scriptures declare all wisdom to be a divine gift. Clement of Rome More Clement of Rome Quotes 0
The Sept. 11 commission's statement that it does not believe a secret military intelligence unit discovered a group of future hijackers more than a year before the terrorist attacks is. Curt Weldon More Curt Weldon Quotes 0
We've seen a definite increase in clients who just enjoy being in snow country. They've discovered that a resort vacation in the mountains offers a lot of things and that air travel is often a lot cheaper in winter than in summer. Craig Cook More Craig Cook Quotes 0
Yesterday in Egypt, archaeologists discovered the burial site for the 50 children of Ramses II... Fifty children! What I want to know is, who decided to name a condom after this guy? Conan O'Brien American Writer More Conan O'Brien Quotes 0