Thornton Wilder

STATUS QUOtes — 20240504

Jeff

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

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“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.” — George Carlin

“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another person’s observation, not overturning it.” — Edward Bulwer-Lytton

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder

“Political Correctness -The art of saying something totally bland when a good insult would be more satisfying, and more deserved.” — Harry Newton

 

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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 — 20240226

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Amateurs have a goal. Professionals have a system.” — Andy Ayim

“Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, then a master. And then it becomes a tamer, and with a hook and whip it makes puppets of your larger desires.” — Kahlil Gibran

“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.” — Thornton Wilder

“Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.” — Brigham Young

 

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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 — 20221008

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“We are, each of us, a little universe.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

“It’s when you’re safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.” — Thornton Wilder

“You were not born THAT person. You were born to become THAT person.” — Taylor Jenkins Reid

“It’s easy to distract people on a diet; it’s a piece of cake.” — Chris Addison

 

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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 — 20220820

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” — Victor Hugo

“If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.” — Orville Wright (first successful motor-operated airplane)

“A sense of humor judges one’s actions and the actions of others from a wider reference … it pardons shortcomings; it consoles failure. It recommends moderation.” — Thornton Wilder

“When something is ‘new and improved’, which is it? If it’s new, then there has never been anything before it. If it’s an improvement, then there must have been something before it.” — George Carlin

 

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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 — 20210610

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Where there is an unknowable, there is a promise.” — Thornton Wilder

“There is one thing that all true spirituality has in common, whether that spirituality is derived from faith, from science, from nature or from the arts – a sense of wonder.” — Andrew Schneider

“An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.” — Somerset Maugham

“I’m a realist. You don’t enter a Volkswagen at Indianapolis 500 unless you know a helluva shortcut.” — Darlene Stander

 

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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 — 20210106

Jeff

“To be amused by what you read —
that is the great spring of happy quotations.”
— C. E. Montague —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“You can’t make souffle rise twice.” — Alice Roosevelt Longworth

“People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.” — George Orwell

“Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough.” — Thornton Wilder

“I’ve been on every diet in the world. The best one is the BBC diet: Buy Bigger Clothes.” — Gary Owens

 

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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 — 20150217

Jeff

“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whether, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.” — Thornton Wilder

“Where there is love, there is no imposition.” — Albert Einstein

“Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.” — Anton Chekhov

“I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.” — Herbert Rappaport