Read books online
at our other site:
The Literature Page
|
Quotation Search
To search for quotations, enter a phrase to search for in the quotation, a whole or partial
author name, or both. Also specify the collections to search in below. See the
Search Instructions for details.
- Blessed be the meek, for they shall inherit six feet of the earth.
- The Clown Prince of Darkness, corresponsdence
- Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
- Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
- There are three side effects of acid. Enchanced long term memory, decreased short term memory, and I forget the third.
- Timothy Leary (1920 - 1996)
- If the bloodbath must come, then let's get on with it!
- Gov. Ronald W. Reagan to the U.C. Board of Regents
- Read my lips--NO NEW TAXES!
- George Herbert Walker Bush, Nov. 1988
- Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.
- Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
- In the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, it's often useful to have a nice, solid piece of wood in your hands.
- Ian Faith, manager of Spinal Tap
- In accordance with our principles of free enterprise and healthy competition, I'm going to ask you two to fight to the death for it.
- Monty Python
- It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insa- tiable, implacable.
- David Brin _The Postman_
- We will occasionally use this arrow notation unless there is danger of no confusion.
- Ronald Graham, "Rudiments of Ramsey Theory"
Can't find what you're looking for? Try browsing our list of quotations by subject..
|