It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
—Benjamin Whichcote (British Religious Figure)
When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can’t be cured.
—Anton Chekhov (Russian Short Story Writer)
Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.
—Barbara Johnson (American Author)
But in science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.
—Francis Darwin (British Botanist)
Heaven, grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an entrance.
—Desiderius Erasmus (Dutch Humanist, Scholar)
It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.
—Karl Popper (Austrian-born British Philosopher)
I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
—Michael Jordan (American Sportsperson)
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder.
—Pope Benedict XVI (German Catholic Pope)
The past is a foreign country; but the future is a neighborhood you have yet to explore. You might as well go there with a smile on your face.
—Bob Mortimer (British Comedian)
My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.
—Pete Rose (American Baseball Player)
Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.
—Ludwig von Mises (Austrian Economist)
Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that’s why we decide we’re done. It’s getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.
—Natalie Goldberg (American Author)