Great short quotes - Page 295

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a dat…

27 Apr , 2010  

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live on in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. Great short quote and quotation by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941 , 32nd president of US (1882 […]

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J. R. R Tolkien, Elrond from The Lord of the Rings

Yet such is oft the course of deeds…

27 Apr , 2010  

Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them becuase they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R Tolkien, Elrond from The Lord of the Rings ,

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Virgil, Aeneid

Yield not to evils, but attack all …

27 Apr , 2010  

Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly. Great short quote and quotation by: Virgil, Aeneid , Roman epic poet (70 BC – 19 BC)

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James A Michener, Iberia

Yo soy un anima infeliz,Perdida en …

27 Apr , 2010  

Yo soy un anima infeliz,Perdida en este mundo atormendo. I am a miserable spirit lost in this tormented world. Great short quote and quotation by: James A Michener, Iberia ,

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Saint Augustine

You (God) have not only commanded c…

27 Apr , 2010  

You (God) have not only commanded continence, that is, from what things we are to restrain our love, but also justice, that is, on what we are to bestow our love. Great short quote and quotation by: Saint Augustine , Carthaginian author, saint, & church father (354 AD – 430 AD)

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Anonymous

You add insult to injury.
(Inju…

27 Apr , 2010  

You add insult to injury. (Injuriae Addis Contumeliam) Great short quote and quotation by: Anonymous ,

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Mickey Rooney

You always pass failure on the way …

27 Apr , 2010  

You always pass failure on the way to success. Great short quote and quotation by: Mickey Rooney , US actor (1920 – )

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P. E. Morris

You are 87% water; the other 13% ke…

27 Apr , 2010  

You are 87% water; the other 13% keeps you from drowning. Great short quote and quotation by: P. E. Morris ,

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Clement Stone

You are a product of your environme…

27 Apr , 2010  

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success – or are they holding you back Great short quote and quotation by: Clement Stone ,

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

You are beautiful, but you are empt…

27 Apr , 2010  

You are beautiful, but you are empty. One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you–the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: because it is she that I […]

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Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003

You are built not to shrink down to…

27 Apr , 2010  

You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more. Great short quote and quotation by: Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003 , US actress & television talk show host (1954 – )

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Franz Kafka

You are free, and that is why you a…

27 Apr , 2010  

You are free, and that is why you are lost. Great short quote and quotation by: Franz Kafka , Austrian (Czechoslovakian-born) author (1883 – 1924)