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Quotes on Action It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot …
Quotes on Argument A man never tells you anything until you contradict him. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Anglo-Irish playwright, critic One often contradicts an opinion when …
Quotes on Architecture What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a …
Quotes on Applause They named it Ovation from the Latin ovis, a sheep. Plutarch (46-120) Greek essayist, biographer I want to thank you for stopping the applause. …
Quotes on Appeasement And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we’ve proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get …
Quotes on Appearances To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves. Aldous …
Quotes on Apologies Never make a defence or apology before you be accused. King Charles I of Great Britain (1600-1649) To apologize is to lay the foundation for a …
Quotes on Apocalypse God seems to have left the receiver off the hook, and time is running out. Arthur Koestler (1905-1983) British author This is the way the world …
Quotes on Apathy The difference between our decadence and the Russians’ is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic. James Thurber (1894-1961) American humorist, illustrator Science may have …
Quotes on Anxiety But Jesus, when you don’t have any money, the problem is food, When you have money, it’s sex. When you have both, it’s health, you worry …