Quotes on Autobiography Autobiography is now as common as adultery and hardly less reprehensible. John Grigg (b. 1924) British author, journalist Memoirs:- The backstairs of history. George …
Quotes on Atheism Here we are, we’re alone in the universe, there’s no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight striking on …
Quotes on Assassination Assassination’s the fastest way. Moliere (1622-1673) French playwright Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950) Anglo-Irish playwright, critic It is one …
Quotes on Asia The mysterious East, perfumed like a flower, silent like death, dark like a grave. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) English novelist Asia is not going to be …
Quotes on The Arts When politicians and civil servants hear the word “culture” they feel for their blue pencil. Viscount Esher (b. 1913) British architect All the …
Quotes on Artists There is only one difference between a madman and me, I am not mad. Salvador Da (1904-1989) Spanish painter Before I was shot I …
Quotes on Art There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow …
Quotes on Arrogance How haughtily he cocks his nose, To tell what every schoolboy knows. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Anglo-Irish satirist Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a …
Quotes on The Army Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer. Lord Burghleigh (1520-1598) English statesman The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; …
Quotes on The Arms Race Let him who desires peace prepare for war. Vegetius (4th century AD) Roman military strategist The ability to get to the verge without getting …
