Art, Pablo Picasso

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

- Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Knowledge·Wisdom, English Proverb

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

- English Proverb

Art, Will Rogers

See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?

- Will Rogers (1879-1935), to his niece on seeing the Venus de Milo

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Advice, John F. Kennedy

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Lord Chesterfield

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

- Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Inspiration, Duke Ellington

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

- Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Family·Parenting, Navaho

A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family.

- Navajo saying

Attitude, Maya Angelou

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

- Maya Angelou (1928- )

Inspiration, Albert Einstein

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Politics·Government, Winston Churchill

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

- Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Reality, Mark Twain

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.

- Mark Twain

Life, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.

- Charlie Brown, character in "Peanuts" comic strip, created by Charles M. Schulz

Love, R. H. Delaney

Love builds bridges where there are none.

- R. H. Delaney

Attitude, Author Unknown

Anywhere is paradise; it's up to you.

- Author Unknown

Women, Chad A. Gamble

All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others.

- Chad A. Gamble, Escape, short story

Economics, Peter F. Drucker

In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.

- Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005)

Beauty, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I have always believed that good is only beauty but into practice.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

Past·Future, Byrd Baggett

Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror.

- Byrd Baggett

Nationality·Patriotism, Gaius Julius Caesar

I love treason but hate a traitor.

- Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC)

Beauty, Anatole France

If I were called upon to choose between beauty and truth, I should not hesitate; I should hold to beauty, being confident that it bears within it a truth both higher and deeper than truth itself. I will go so far as to say there is nothing true in the world save beauty.

- Anatole France (Francois Anatole Thibault, 1844-1924)

Politics·Government, James Madison

I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.

- James Madison (1751-1836)

Politics·Government, Henry Clay

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

- Henry Clay (1777-1852), Speech, 1850, referring to the Compromise Measure

Inspiration, James Joyce

A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are portals of discovery.

- James Joyce (1882-1941)

Beauty, Sappho

What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon also be beautiful.

- Sappho (Σαπφώ)

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Politics·Government, Lao-tzu

治大國若烹小鮮。

- 老子, 道德經

Govern a great powers as you would cook a small fish. - It is the best politics to keep hands off.

- Lao-tzu(老子) a sixth-century BCE Chinese teacher

Education, Marcel Achard

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

- Marcel Achard (1899-1974)

Economics, Alfred A. Knopf

An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.

- Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. (1892-1984)

Advice, John Ciardi

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

- John Ciardi (1916-1986)

Drinks·Drinking, Richard Braunstein

The hard part about being a bartender is figuring out who is drunk and who is just stupid.

- Richard Braunstein

Drinks·Drinking, Alphonse Allais

Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.

- Alphonse Allais (1854-1905)