Lexicographer Noah Quotes & Sayings

Democratic institutions awaken and foster a passion for equality which they can never entirely satisfy. This complete equality eludes the grasp of the people at the very moment they think they have grasped it ... the people are excited in the pursuit of an advantage, which is more precious because it is not sufficiently remote to be unknown or sufficiently near to be enjoyed. — Alexis De Tocqueville

Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish. — Miguel De Cervantes

Like the seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring. — Khalil Gibran

Today, the European Union is busy transferring aid. If they can build infrastructure in Spain, roads, highways ... why do they refuse to use the same aid to build the same infrastructure in our countries? — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

I believe fate is who we are and what we make of our chances. — Lisa Kleypas

I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one. — Vincent Bugliosi

Stigma against mental illness is a scourge with many faces, and the medical community wears a number of those faces. — Elyn R. Saks

It either is or ought to be evident to everyone that business has to prosper before anyone can get any benefit from it. — Theodore Roosevelt

Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North. — Andrew Johnson

Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all. — Tristan Bernard

It is my wish to die of unique causes, perhaps in a high-speed tricycle crash, a bizarre stapling incient, or as a result of inadvertently sucking my brains out through my ear while trying to untwist the vacuum hose. — Paula Poundstone

I want to discover more things about acting. — Emily Mortimer

cornered the market on good pussy and was working her way into world-wide distribution rights. — J.S. Danielle

If the goal of health-care reform is to provide comprehensive, universal health care in a cost-effective way, the only honest approach is a single-payer approach. — Bernie Sanders

I have the best of both worlds. I can talk about Taylor Swift during the day, and at night I can sit in front of the TV and watch Thursday night football. At some point, if the two converge and it becomes one job where I can still talk about both, that would be amazing. — Charissa Thompson