There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves. .... By Albert Guinon

Quotes of the Day [Today's Quotes] [Yesterday's Quotes] [Archive] Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 4, 2011 On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does. [info][add][mail] Will Rogers (1879 - 1935) - More quotations on: [Democracy] Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. [info][add][mail] Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855) Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. [info][add][mail] George Santayana (1863 - 1952) - More quotations on: [Advertising] The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. [info][add][mail] Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680) Subscribe to Quotes of the Day with our Email Service or with your newsreader: (what's this?) RSS feed Subscribe with Bloglines Subscribe with My Yahoo Subscribe with My MSN NEW: Get Daily Funny Quotes or Motivational Quotes on your Facebook page! Don't forget to stop by the Motivational Quotes of the Day. Starling Fitness: Fitness weblog from the authors of The Quotations Page Hear Motivational Quotes set to music at Affirmation Station Starling Travel: Travel weblog from the authors of The Quotations Page Find out what happened Today in History (Scope Systems) You can include these quotations on your own Web page. Read classic books, essays, plays, and poetry online at The Literature Page. Improve your vocabulary with Vocab Vitamins - a new word each day If an author's name is highlighted, you can click it for more quotations by that author. Click on a quotation for more information about it, or click on the icons next to each quotation: [info] View further information about the quote or link to it on its own page [mail] Email the quotation to yourself, or to a friend [notes] View notes about the quotation Note: These quotes are randomly selected from my collection by an automatic routine once a day. If you want more quotes, try the Quotations by Author page to browse our entire collection, or try the Random Quotations Page, which chooses new quotes each time you load it. .... By Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. .... By Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. .... By George Santayana

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. .... By George Santayana

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. .... By Harry Golden

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life. .... By Suze Orman

I'm quite worried about the fiscal imbalances that we've got and what that might mean in terms of financial crisis ahead. .... By Bill Gates

It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. .... By Wayne Dyer

The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about. .... By Mohamed Al-Fayed

I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. .... By T. Boone Pickens

All forms of government ultimately are not going to succeed in trying to control or censor the Internet. .... By Rupert Murdoch

With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly. .... By Gordon Moore

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. .... By Og Mandino

Many succumb to despair and fail without realizing that they already possess all the tools needed to acquire great wealth. .... By Og Mandino