Day Quotes

Small: As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their
Duke of Wellington
"As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.'"
Duke of Wellington, Royalty
Small: Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a foot
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
"Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Jurist
Small: A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen
Kin Hubbard
"A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen"
Kin Hubbard, Journalist
Small: Dont judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
Small: My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food
David Byrne
"My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food"
David Byrne, Musician
Small: Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped
Colin Powell
"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership"
Colin Powell, Statesman
Small: I havent become an American! Having a house in LA is just where the house is. Its just a convenience thing liv
"I haven't become an American! Having a house in LA is just where the house is. It's just a convenience thing living there. I carry Wales around inside me. I'd consider moving back there one day. I never really left"
Tom Jones, Musician
Small: I am severely distracted these days. Its hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours,
"I am severely distracted these days. It's hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful boyfriend who treats you like a Goddess"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: I had a migraine for about seven or eight straight days, and I was unable to sleep most nights
"I had a migraine for about seven or eight straight days, and I was unable to sleep most nights"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: My bedspread isnt washable. Since my bedding has to be washed every day, Ill have to throw it out
"My bedspread isn't washable. Since my bedding has to be washed every day, I'll have to throw it out"
April Winchell, Actress
Small: Its not like you can wake up and realize, Oh, I want intimacy, and then it happens that day
"It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day"
Joey Lauren Adams, Actress
Small: A doctor must work eighteen hours a day and seven days a week. If you cannot console yourself to this, get out
Martin H. Fischer
"A doctor must work eighteen hours a day and seven days a week. If you cannot console yourself to this, get out of the profession"
Martin H. Fischer, Author
Small: I dont work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week
"I don't work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week"
Chaim Potok, Author
Small: Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexicos Independence Day
"Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day"
Joe Baca, Politician
Small: From my very first day in the Mayors office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our visi
Laura Miller
"From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives"
Laura Miller, Politician
Small: The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. Its a choice yo
"The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife"
Barbara de Angelis, Writer
Small: Marriage is not a noun its a verb. It isnt something you get. Its something you do. Its the way you love your
"Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day"
Barbara de Angelis, Writer
Small: The subject must be thought of in terms of the 20th century, of houses he lives in and places he works, in ter
Arnold Newman
"The subject must be thought of in terms of the 20th century, of houses he lives in and places he works, in terms of the kind of light the windows in these places let through and by which we see him every day"
Arnold Newman, Photographer
Small: What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasnt you, and
Beth Henley
"What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasn't you, and figure out why they were sad and what they wanted, what they dreamed"
Beth Henley, Playwright
Small: I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study
Xun Kuang
"I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study"
Xun Kuang, Philosopher
Small: I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and childr
"I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children"
Mary J. Blige, Musician
Small: Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?
Emo Philips
"Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: You dont appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day b
Emo Philips
"You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day
J. Martin Kohe
"You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day"
J. Martin Kohe, Psychologist
Small: I tell you, its funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day
Magic Johnson
"I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day"
Magic Johnson, Athlete
Small: Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me.After the explosion, I spent the re
Ray Bradbury
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me.After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together"
Ray Bradbury, Writer
Small: I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day h
"I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays"
Anthony Quinn, Actor
Small: A review was published in Nature, very scathing, essentially calling me incompetent, though they didnt use tha
"A review was published in Nature, very scathing, essentially calling me incompetent, though they didn't use that word. I am putting a reply on my Web site in a few days, where I go through their arguments, paragraph by paragraph"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: I question myself every day. Thats what I still find motivating about this. I dont have the answers, I dont pr
"I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens"
Andre Agassi, Athlete
Small: It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, its
"It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie"
Andre Agassi, Athlete
Small: George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute brea
"George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we'd made a connection"
Bernadette Peters, Actress
Small: We need a day of the dead. Thats a perfect celebration
"We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration"
Kristin Hersh, Musician
Small: One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print
"One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print"
William Goldman, Novelist
Small: I was so cold the other day, I almost got married
Shelley Winters
"I was so cold the other day, I almost got married"
Shelley Winters, Actress
Small: I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ad
Natalie Portman
"I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ads with the milk mustaches, they're my heroes"
Natalie Portman, Actress
Small: Nothings sacred anymore. Those girls and I got so close. They were painting me naked every day for months.
Jennifer Lawrence
"Nothing's sacred anymore. Those girls and I got so close. They were painting me naked every day for months. It was kind of like going to a really bizarre sleepover. It's what you guys imagine we do: One naked girl and seven pairs of hands all over her"
Jennifer Lawrence, Actress
Small: I know when I go outside, therell be a van or two and theyll probably follow us four out of seven days a week,
Brad Pitt
"I know when I go outside, there'll be a van or two and they'll probably follow us four out of seven days a week, trying to get something. But I'm just going across town and I know they're just wasting their day, so it doesn't bother me anymore"
Brad Pitt, Actor
Small: At the day of judgment we shall all meet again
George Whitefield
"At the day of judgment we shall all meet again"
George Whitefield, Clergyman
Small: And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps,
Barbara Bush
"And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!"
Barbara Bush, First Lady
Small: Im a heavy smoker. I go through two lighters a day
"I'm a heavy smoker. I go through two lighters a day"
Bill Hicks, Comedian
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