“The less said the better.”
--Jane Austen
Showing posts with label Said. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Said. Show all posts
Win or Lose
“Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.”
--Martina Navratilova
--Martina Navratilova
Don't Quit
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”
--Muhammad Ali
--Muhammad Ali
Love Lost
“Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.”
--Khalil Gibran
--Khalil Gibran
Do it Myself
“I am thankful for all of those who said no to me. It is because of them I’m doing it myself.”
--Albert Einstein
--Albert Einstein
Other Than Power
“It's said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.”
--David Brin
--David Brin
Easier Made Than Kept
“It is said of money that it is more easily made than kept, and this is true of many things, such as friendship.”
--Samuel Butler
--Samuel Butler
What Is Not Said
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”
--Peter F. Drucker
--Peter F. Drucker
No Ducking Fate
“There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it.”
--Diana Trilling
--Diana Trilling
Angel Speech
“Music is well said to be the speech of angels. In fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine.”
--Thomas Carlyle
--Thomas Carlyle
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Money Thy Servant
“If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.”
--Francis Bacon
--Francis Bacon
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Be Independent
“Nature never said to me: Do not be poor. Still less did she say: Be rich. Her cry to me was always: Be independent.”
--Nicolas Chamfort
--Nicolas Chamfort
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One Prayer
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was 'thank you,' that would suffice.”
--Meister Eckhart
--Meister Eckhart
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Discovered Accident
“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.”
--Albert Szent-Györgyi
--Albert Szent-Györgyi
How They Feel
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
--Carl. W. Buechner
--Carl. W. Buechner
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