As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying paintings.
Boris PasternakBroadly we have had a good campaign, where we have got across the Liberal Democrat message. When we put these issues across, people warm to them
Chris HuhneHappiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.
John StosselI have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
Brendan BehanBeware how you take away hope from another human being.
Oliver Wendell HolmesMany people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.
Alphonse KarrWhen the rich wage war it's the poor who die.
Jean Paul SartreThanksgiving is a typically American holiday... The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.
Ayn RandOr region has suffered more than its share of wars.
Saud Al-FaisalJoy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow
Helen KellerIn war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory
Douglas MacarthurThe ploughman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me
Thomas GrayMiddle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.
Harold CoffinIn our country, true teams rarely exist . . . social barriers and personal ambitions have reduced athletes to dissolute cliques or individuals thrown together for mutual profit . . . Yet these rugby players. with their muddied, cracked bodies, are struggling to hold onto a sense of humanity that we in America have lost and are unlikely to regain. The game may only be to move a ball forward on a dirt field, but the task can be accomplished with an unshackled joy and its memories will be a permanent delight. The women and men who play on that rugby field are more alive than too many of us will ever be. The foolish emptiness we think we perceive in their existence is only our own
Victor Cahn What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?
Kahlil GibranAbroad, our most important policy is to support our troops and continue forward-thinking foreign policy in the war on terror - keeping our enemies on the run
Christopher BondHuman nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
MenciusThe United States basically accepted protection abroad as the price of post-war recovery. Now, that these countries have caught up to our level of prosperity, it is time for them to catch up to our level of openness.
Larry SummersFrom such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war and extortion?
Thomas PaineHere are a list of Quotes from the delightful Northern Irish Comedian Danny McCrossan
Even the most powerful lie detector invented couldn’t drag a secret out of a woman, however, women rarely have lunch with lie detectors… - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian
See women need to talk because they feel like they have to have adequate levels of communication in order to sustain a healthy and open relationship, whereas men are only driven to speak because of matters beyond their control, like not being able to find clean socks. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
In Pagan times, uninspired people made sacrifices at the altar, and today, thanks to marraige, many still do. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
When women are bored they do the usual things, they eat, they go shopping, they neurotically judge the looks of other women, but men, men invade another country! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Anything that I’ve ever done that ended up worthwhile, initially scared me to death. Wether it was walking out on stage for that very first time, or asking a girl to include me in her plans for the future, but you know what, You have to risk everything sometimes or you risk even more. It’s not the challenges we face that define us, it’s the actions we take. - Danny McCrossan -Northern irish Comedian.
Everyone had big plans for me when I was younger, it was a cliche “Danny can do anything he wants to do” So I did the only thing I ever thought was worthwhile, bring laughter into the world. How I came to been seen as somewhat of a dissapointment to all those people who had made plans for me, well that still makes me chuckle. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
You learn alot in your teenage years, for instance I learned that if you’re ever being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a little tunnel, then onto a mini seesaw and then jump through a ring of fire, they’ve trained for that y’see. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Asking people in Northern Ireland what they think of politics is like asking the Jews what they think of Hitler. - Danny MCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
There are too many warnings on packaging these days - defrost before eating - Use as directed - I mean, what’s next, you buy a packet of condoms, warning - may contain nuts! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I say don’t conform, don’t allow yourself to be pigeon holed, it’s no good for the soul, and the pigeon doesn’t enjoy it either. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I remember how nervous I was my very first gig and I remember when I walked out on stage and spoke those words, how the audience laughed and laughed. I swore, there and then, that one day I would have my revenge. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
The sign said “This door to remain closed at all times” Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a door? - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Danny McCrossanIt's very rewarding being a pain in the arse.
Jack RussellBecoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.
Michael DiamondThere is a place in this world for satire but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs begins.
Isaac HayesWhen I want to reward myself I get a relaxing massage.
Eva LongoriaHe that well his warke beginneth
The rather a good ende he winneth.
John GowerEvery child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.
Eberhard ArnoldIf I had my way the social status of professional golfers would be one notch below that of Nazi war criminal.
Andy LyonsI have to be honest with myself. I think I am going to get booed badly. I am very well aware that some fans are very angry.
Ashley ColeI am disappointed with the way England have played in this series so far. They were seriously undercooked coming into the first game and really should have played more warm ups [2006 Ashes]
Tony GreigSome people are aware of another sort of thinking which... leads to those simple ideas that are obvious only after they have been thought of... the term 'lateral thinking' has been coined to describe this orther sort of thinking; 'vertical thinking' is used to denote the conventional logical process. (The Use of Lateral Thinking 1967)
Edward De BonoFor man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat
Thomas HoodThey are like a bad haircut - they've got lots going forward, but nothing at all at the back [on Barcelona v Liverpool in Champions League]
Robbie Earle Our sex still strikes an awe upon the brave,
And only cowards dare affront a woman
George FarquharWhat is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising discrimination, judgment, awareness.
Ayn RandWar makes thieves and peace hangs them.
George HerbertHe really is the big, bad wolf, isn't he? Even the three pigs and their brick house would have been blown down with his huffing and puffing! [on Shane Warne]
Jonathan AgnewHe gives the impression that if he rode facing backwards, he would still win the races that count [on Piggott]
John HislopWar continues in Iraq. They're calling it Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Jay LenoDying is a troublesome business: there is pain to be suffered, and it wrings one's heart; but death is a splendid thing - a warfare accomplished, a beginning all over again, a triumph. You can always see that in their faces.
George Bernard ShawThe vice-presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss.
John Nance GarnerWhat does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!
Georges BernanosThe business schools reward difficult complex behaviour more than simple behaviour, but simple behaviour is more effective.
Warren BuffettI wanted to help raise awareness about breast cancer [taking part in the breakthrough breast cancer campaign]
Kim StewartSimplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
Frederic ChopinWe have got to have a leadership that has the confidence of the whole party that is attractive in putting forward our policies.
Michael FosterOne cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
Douglas MacarthurPoisoned by his mother? It is good, very good. It ranks up there with 'I got it from the toilet seat' (on Shane Warne's explanation for using a banned substance)
Dick PoundSince wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed
AnonymousWomen: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy little Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash or something...
Emo PhilipsThe purpose of all wars, is peace.
Saint Augustine
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