Dibinr Quotes & Sayings

Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precepts is therefore slow and tedious, whilst that of examples is summary and effectual. — Seneca The Younger

To me, it's obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It's been obvious to me since very early in life. I don't know why it's not obvious to very many other people. — Charlie Munger

In my life, what I want and what I need are exactly the same. Anything in excess of needs is burdensome to me. You couldn't give me anything I don't need. I am penniless, but have difficulty remaining so. Several of my well meaning, well-to-do friends have offered me large sums of money, which I of course refused. — Peace Pilgrim

The maximum weekly rate paid for women in domestic service in New England around the time of the Revolution was the same as the maximum daily rate for male farm laborers. — Gail Collins

People with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily, ... ,and he had very red hair. — J.D. Salinger

God is the Divine Being. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm a politician so I only endorse myself. — Ben Tolosa

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles. — Stephen Covey

If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India, Christianity to a narrow tract in the Middle East and Islam to Arabia. — Aung San Suu Kyi

After my name day feast, I'm going to raise a host and kill your brother myself. That's what I'll give you, Lady Sansa. Your brother's head."
A kind of madness took over her then, and she heard herself say, "Maybe my brother will give me your head. — George R R Martin

The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless. — Dean Karnazes

Our names ... are in the hands of God, Who will preserve them so far as He has use of them, and further we shall have no use of them ourselves. — Jeremiah Burroughs

Ink was not invented to express our real feelings. — Lord Acton

Better that one heart be broken a thousand times in the retelling, he has decided, if it means that a thousand other hearts need not be broken at all. — Elie Wiesel

If we could only learn to look on evil as evil, whether it's clothed in filth or monotony or magnificence. — F Scott Fitzgerald