What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. Albert Camus French Philosopher More Albert Camus Quotes 6
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci Italian Artist More Leonardo da Vinci Quotes 6
There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age. Helen Rowland American Writer More Helen Rowland Quotes 4
That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 3
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged. Louisa May Alcott American Novelist More Louisa May Alcott Quotes 2
I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family. Andrew Vachss American Author More Andrew Vachss Quotes 1
Those whose suffering is due to love are, as we say of certain invalids, their own physicians. Marcel Proust French Author More Marcel Proust Quotes 1
Impeachment is not a remedy for private wrongs; it's a method of removing someone whose continued presence in office would cause grave danger to the nation. Charles Ruff More Charles Ruff Quotes 1
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. Mark Twain American Author More Mark Twain Quotes 1
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 1
As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago? Hjalmar Branting Swedish Statesman More Hjalmar Branting Quotes 1
A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention. Aldous Huxley English Novelist More Aldous Huxley Quotes 1
Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth. Thomas Huxley English Scientist More Thomas Huxley Quotes 1
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity. Thomas Merton American Author More Thomas Merton Quotes 1
Increasing recycling in Delaware is an idea whose time has come and, if put off, may not come again. Ruth Ann Minner American Politician More Ruth Ann Minner Quotes 0
It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. Kevin Mitnick American Celebrity More Kevin Mitnick Quotes 0
Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility. James Montgomery British Poet More James Montgomery Quotes 0
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand. John Moody American Businessman More John Moody Quotes 0
True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. Eugenio Montale Italian Poet More Eugenio Montale Quotes 0
Wherefore the race being not to the swift, etc. but time and chance happening to all men, I leave the Judgement of the whole to the Candid, of whose correction I shall never be impatient. William Petty English Economist More William Petty Quotes 0
One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking. Mary Pipher More Mary Pipher Quotes 0
Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference. Marc Morial American Politician More Marc Morial Quotes 0
A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells. Grandma Moses American Artist More Grandma Moses Quotes 0
I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate. Dennis Ritchie American Scientist More Dennis Ritchie Quotes 0