Escritas — Quotes

Wallis Simpson

Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches.

1,174

Xenocrates

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

752

W. B. Prescott

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.

711

Paul Erdos

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

716

Gloria Leonard

The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.

693

Charlton Heston

Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

952

Yogi Berra

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.

1,401

Yoda

Do, or do not. There is no 'try'.

676

Woody Allen

Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.

1,616

Woody Allen

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.

1,202

Wolfgang Pauli

This isn't right, this isn't even wrong.

896

Winston Churchill

Sometimes it is not enough that we do our best; we must do what is required.

1,523

Winston Churchill

If you are going through hell, keep going.

1,564

Wilson Mizner

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

1,098

Vince Lombardi

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

1,087

Tom Clancy

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.

1,084

Thomas Edison

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

1,221

Soren Kierkegaard

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

767

Socrates

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.

1,241

Samuel Johnson

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

1,001

Sacha Guitry

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

1,258

Robin Williams

God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.

1,193

Oscar Wilde

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance

1,127

Oscar Wilde

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

1,240