Great short quotes - Page 316

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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Lois McMaster Bujold, "Memory", 1996

You try to give away what you want …

27 Apr , 2010  

You try to give away what you want yourself. Great short quote and quotation by: Lois McMaster Bujold, “Memory”, 1996 , US science fiction author

Johann von Neumann, on being phoned at 10:00 AM

You wake me up early in the morning…

27 Apr , 2010  

You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right? Please wait until I am wrong. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann von Neumann, on being phoned at 10:00 AM , US (Hungarian-born) computer scientist, mathematician (1903 – 1957)

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John von Neumann, on being phoned at 10 a.m.

You wake me up early in the morning…

27 Apr , 2010  

You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right? Please wait until I am wrong. Great short quote and quotation by: John von Neumann, on being phoned at 10 a.m. ,

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President Nixon, on the best wife for a president

You want a wife who is intelligent,…

27 Apr , 2010  

You want a wife who is intelligent, but not too intelligent. Great short quote and quotation by: President Nixon, on the best wife for a president ,