Poems List

Paul Erdos

A mathematician is a device

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

701

Gloria Leonard

The difference between pornography and

The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.

673

Yogi Berra

In theory, there is no

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

1,348

Charlton Heston

Political correctness is tyranny with

Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

910

Woody Allen

Not only is there no

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

1,588

Yoda

Do, or do not. There

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

652

Woody Allen

I don't want to achieve

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

1,156

Wolfgang Pauli

This isn't right, this isn't

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

885

Winston Churchill

If you are going through

If you are going through hell, keep going.

1,526

Winston Churchill

Sometimes it is not enough

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

1,487

Vince Lombardi

We didn't lose the game;

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

1,057

Wilson Mizner

Copy from one, it's plagiarism;

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

1,076

Tom Clancy

The difference between fiction and

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

1,056

Thomas Edison

I have not failed. I've

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

1,189

Socrates

My advice to you is

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

1,213

Soren Kierkegaard

People demand freedom of speech

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

748

Sacha Guitry

You can pretend to be

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

1,223

Samuel Johnson

The true measure of a

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

978

Oscar Wilde

To love oneself is the

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance

1,098

Robin Williams

God gave men both a

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

1,161

Maya Angelou

I've learned that people will

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

1,088

Oscar Wilde

Some cause happiness wherever they

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

1,203

Mario Andretti

If everything seems under control,

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

960

Leon Trotsky

You may not be interested

You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.

1,219