Famous Quotes

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Lucretia P. Hunter, ``The Girl Today, The Woman Tomorrow', 1932:

Not only have women been successful in entering fields in which men are supposed to have a more natural aptitude, but they have created entirely new businesses.

Henry G. Stott, 1907:

Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race.

Sir Edward Dyer:

My mind to me a kingdom is,
Such present joys therein I find,
That it excels all other bliss.

John Hancock, to Sam Adams at the Battle of Lexington:

What a beautiful morning.

John Andrew Holmes, "Wisdom in Small Doses":

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.

H. P. Lovecraft:

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

Bill Bowerman:

The greatest improvement is made by the man who works most intelligently.

E. B. White:

Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society -- things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.

Socrates:

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

Japanese Proverb:

Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.

Alfred De Musset:

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

Hunter S. Thompson:

Objective journalism is one of the main reasons American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.

Jawaherlal Nehru:

A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.

Quintilian:

Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.

Grace Speare:

Think and feel yourself there! To achieve any aim in life, you need to project the end-result. Think of the elation, the satisfaction, the joy! Carrying the ecstatic feeling will bring the desired goal into view.