Quotes by American/USA authors (page 1)

"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"

David Carradine, Actor

"Music is my religion"

Jimi Hendrix, Musician

"I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog"

Whitey Herzog, Athlete

"Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing"

Gail Sheehy, Writer

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

John Portman, Architect

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

Stephen King, Author

"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it"

Sydney J. Harris, Journalist

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Success is a journey, not a destination"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines"

James Longstreet, Soldier

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"

Marion C. Garretty, Poet

"Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again"

Willa Cather, Author

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"I'm interested in playing, not working"

Don Van Vliet, Artist

"Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls"

William Pennington, Politician

"Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beast's; God is, they are, Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be"

Robert Browning Hamilton, Writer

"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"

Henry James, Writer

"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed"

Irene Peter, Writer

"Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles"

Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect

"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity"

Ralph Nader, Lawyer

"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user"

Bill Gates, Businessman

"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next"

Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman

"I feel happy to terrify kids"

R. L. Stine, Writer

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

Benjamin Franklin, Politician

"If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death"

Paul Lynde, Comedian

"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right"

Abraham Lincoln, President

"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men"

Samuel Adams, Revolutionary

"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"

Chris Van Allsburg, Author