Dorothy Parker Quotes I know that

I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
- Dorothy Parker

Famous Quotes Topics: fun, never, ridicule, things


MOTHER

M-O-T-H-E-R
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she’s growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold;
“E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
“R” means right, and right she’ll always be,
Put them all together, they spell “MOTHER,”
A word that means the [...]


Anything that is worth

Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.
- Max Beerbohm

Famous Quotes Topics: anything, suspect, things


A nation without dregs

A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.
- Eric Hoffer

Famous Quotes Topics: nation, peace, seed, things


You can do

You can do one of two things: just shut up, which is something I don’t find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.
- Jane Fonda

Famous Quotes Topics: easy, fast, learn, things


Too much of

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
- Mae West

Famous Quotes Topics: good, things, wonder


In any moment

In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
- Theodore Roosevelt

Famous Quotes Topics: best, decision, things, worst


Part of the

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.
- George Lucas

Famous Quotes Topics: achievement, exact, goal, hard, issue, real, things


Real integrity is

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.
- Oprah Winfrey

Famous Quotes Topics: integrity, real, right, things


The first thing

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.
- Peggy Fleming

Famous Quotes Topics: love, never, sport, things