Great short quotes - Page 314

Albert Einstein

You see, wire telegraph is a kind o…

27 Apr , 2010  

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no […]

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Albert Einstein

You see, wire telegraph is a kind o…

27 Apr , 2010  

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no […]

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Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

You shall be free indeed when your …

27 Apr , 2010  

You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief, But rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound. Great short quote and quotation by: Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet , Lebanese artist & poet in […]

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Rose Macauley

You should always believe what you …

27 Apr , 2010  

You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting. Great short quote and quotation by: Rose Macauley ,

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Publilius Syrus

You should go to a pear tree for pe…

27 Apr , 2010  

You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm. Great short quote and quotation by: Publilius Syrus , (~100 BC)

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Ernest Rutherford

You should never bet against anythi…

27 Apr , 2010  

You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. Great short quote and quotation by: Ernest Rutherford , British chemist & physicist (1871 – 1937)

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Publilius Syrus

You should not live one way in priv…

27 Apr , 2010  

You should not live one way in private, another in public. Great short quote and quotation by: Publilius Syrus , (~100 BC)

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Juvenal, Satires

You should pray for a sound mind in…

27 Apr , 2010  

You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body. Great short quote and quotation by: Juvenal, Satires , Roman poet & satirist (55 AD – 127 AD)

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Richard Bach

You teach best what you most need t…

27 Apr , 2010  

You teach best what you most need to learn. Great short quote and quotation by: Richard Bach ,

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Samuel Johnson

You teach your daugthers the diamet…

27 Apr , 2010  

You teach your daugthers the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson , English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

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James Baldwin

You think your pains and heartbreak…

27 Apr , 2010  

You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who have ever been alive. Great short quote and quotation […]

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Homer Simpson

You tried your best and you failed …

27 Apr , 2010  

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try. Great short quote and quotation by: Homer Simpson ,

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