Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

 

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“If you don’t want flour, do not get into the mill.” — Irish Proverb

“Every event that a man would. master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there’s a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.” — Alice Hoffman

“Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing taking.” — Tim McMahon

 

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Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“There is profundity to explore, but also laundry to do.” — Bruce Feiler

“The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.” — Daniel J. Boorstin

“None of us does everything right. None of us is so wise that we always speak the right word or so strong that we always do the right thing. Remembering this keeps us humble.” — Charles Stanley

“Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20220116

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.” — Marc Chagall

“The advice of the elders to the young is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.” — Stirling Moss

“We are trying to unravel the Mighty Infinite using a language which was designed to tell one another where the fresh fruit was.” — Terry Pratchett

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20210820

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan.” — John F. Kennedy

“We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“When you ask the best questions of yourself and others, you invite the best answers.” — Angela Bassett

“I have no respect for gangs today. None. At least in the old days, like in West Side Story, the gangs used to dance with each other.” — Robert G. Lee

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.””
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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Jeff

“Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.” — Aesop

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” — James Baldwin

“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a lifetime’s experience.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“Why would they have book covers if we aren’t supposed to judge the book by them? It makes no sense.” — Ingrid Weir

 

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Jeff

“So little of what could happen does happen.” — Salvador Dali

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” — J. P. Morgan

“A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.” — Ella Maillart

 

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