Best Quotes

"The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge"

"You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The attorney general decided that the court with the biggest - with the greatest venue, with the best jurisdiction was the New York court. That was the right decision to make"

Joe Biden, Vice President

"I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I just never got off on space ships and space costumes, things like that"

Gary Oldman, Actor

"Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best"

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, Politician

"The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil"

F. H. Bradley, Philosopher

"We then took a shortened version of what we'd been doing in the pubs, with the best gags and things like that, out to cabaret clubs and things in the north of England for six weeks. And we became a big success"

Neil Innes, Writer

"The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part"

R. Lee Ermey, Soldier

"The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it"

Doug Larson, Cartoonist

"Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of supper, bath, stories, and sleep have been a staple of my life and some of the best, most special times I can remember"

Louise Brown, Celebrity

"The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best"

Joe Sakic, Athlete

"Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past"

Tryon Edwards, Theologian

"I loved music, and in my ninth year at MIT, I decided to buy a hi-fi set. I figured that all I needed to do was look at the specifications. So I bought what looked like the best one, turned it on, and turned it off in five minutes, the sound was so poor"

Amar Bose, Inventor

"I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life"

Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer

"At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been able to give nothing proper to himself should have joint possession of whatever had been peculiar to each of the different kinds of being"

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Writer

"I work best in rhyme and meter. I was most confident of myself in that way"

Thom Gunn, Poet

"Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons"

Garrett Hardin, Environmentalist

"The days you work are the best days"

Georgia O'Keeffe, Artist

"A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America"

Eric Clapton, Musician

"I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it"

Norton Juster, Architect

"But I find the best things I do, I do when I'm trying to avoid doing something else I'm supposed to be doing. You know, you're working on something. You get bugged, or you lose your enthusiasm or something. So you turn to something else with an absolute vengeance"

Norton Juster, Architect

"It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can"

R. Lee Ermey, Soldier

"America's trying to do the best for its veterans"

R. Lee Ermey, Soldier

"Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance"

Condoleezza Rice, Statesman

"Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded"

Philip Stanhope, Statesman

"Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends"

Philip Stanhope, Statesman

"Sometimes people just want you to fail. Except your really good friends. I've always known who my best friends were"

Kato Kaelin, Celebrity

"I ended up living at OJ's because Nicole bought a home that no longer had a guest house. OJ offered his guest house to me. Anybody in LA looking for a place knows the best places to live are guest houses"

Kato Kaelin, Celebrity

"Get up tomorrow early in the morning, and earlier than you did today, and do the best that you can. Always stay near me, for tomorrow I will have much to do and more than I ever had, and tomorrow blood will leave my body above the breast"

Joan of Arc, Celebrity

"These things bring you to reality as to how fragile you are; at the same moment you are doing something that nobody else is able to do. The same moment that you are seen as the best, the fastest and somebody that cannot be touched, you are enormously fragile"

Ayrton Senna, Celebrity

"My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris"

Norman Rockwell, Artist

"For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift"

Wernher von Braun, Scientist

"Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism"

Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment"

Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer

"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around"

Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer

"If you want to be the best, you have to train like the best"

William Bonac, Athlete

"I loved challenging myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses. No matter what I was doing I always wanted to be the best"

Ronnie Coleman, Athlete

"Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best"

Ronnie Coleman, Athlete

"You can have the best technology in the world, but if you don't have a community who wants to use it and who are excited about it, then it has no purpose"

Chris Hughes, Entrepreneur

"In sports, there are no guarantees. You have to give it your all and hope for the best"

Ben Mintz, Businessman

"The best aspect of being a sporting activities follower is the emotional roller coaster. The highs are so high and the lows are so low, but it's always worth it"

Ben Mintz, Businessman

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