Quotes on Adversity The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Seneca (c. 5-65) Roman writer, philosopher, statesman The struggle to the …
Quotes on Adventure Adventure is the champagne of life. G. K. Chesterton (18744936) British author When you’re safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when …
Quotes on Adultery Adultery? Thou shalt not die: die for adultery? No! The wren goes tot, and the small gilded fly Does lecher in my sight. Let …
Quotes on Adolescence The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy; but there is a space of life …
Quotes on “Admiration” Admiration. Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) American author Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing …
Quotes on “Actors/Actresses” A walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English …
Quotes on “Acting” Acting is a question of absorbing other people’s personalities and adding some of your own experience. Paul Newman (b. 1925) American film actor Acting is the …
Quotes on “Acquaintance” I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance. Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author, lexicographer …
Quotes on “Abuse” It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude. Norman Douglas (1868-1952) British author Some guy hit my fender the …
“Quotes on Absurdity” It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France of his retreat from Moscow Only …