The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense …” – Vladimir Nabokov
The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. – Vladimir Nabokov
Society
You give us the pitching some of these clubs have …” – Sparky Anderson
You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that, because it’s not as much fun. – Sparky Anderson
Love, and do what you like. …” – Saint Augustine
Love, and do what you like. – Saint Augustine
Love is the beauty of the soul. …” – Saint Augustine
Love is the beauty of the soul. – Saint Augustine
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts …” – Saint Augustine
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain. – Saint Augustine
Hire a good accountant, even if he is argumentativ …” – Narayana Murthy
Hire a good accountant, even if he is argumentative. – Narayana Murthy
Keep the faith. …” – Narayana Murthy
Keep the faith. – Narayana Murthy
We can not be brave without fear. …” – Muhammad Ali
We can not be brave without fear. – Muhammad Ali
Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. …” – Mark Twain
Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. – Mark Twain
With lower start-up costs and a vastly expanded ma …” – Marc Andreesen
With lower start-up costs and a vastly expanded market for online services, the result is a global economy that for the first time will be fully digitally wired-the dream of every cyber-visionary of the early 1990s, finally delivered, a full generation later. – Marc Andreesen
What each must seek in his life never was on land …” – Joseph Campbell
What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is something out of his own unique potentiality for experience, something that never has been and never could have been experienced by anyone else. – Joseph Campbell
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are …” – James Joyce
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. – James Joyce
For an actress to be a success, she must have the …” – Ethel Barrymore
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinocerus. – Ethel Barrymore
Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Some …” – Dalai Lama
Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it. – Dalai Lama
Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has …” – Steve Chabot
Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people. – Steve Chabot