"As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days."

Barzan, Gerald | Past | 2 bookmarks

"I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else."

Billings, Josh | Age and Aging | 1 bookmarks

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

Chesterton, Gilbert K. | Advice | 3 bookmarks

"I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."

Churchill, Winston | Death and Dying | 5 bookmarks

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."

Churchill, Winston | Courage | 8 bookmarks

"There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies."

Churchill, Winston | Children | 2 bookmarks

"When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened."

Churchill, Winston | Worry | 2 bookmarks

"I have never developed indigestion from eating my words."

Churchill, Winston | Words | 4 bookmarks

"This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read."

Churchill, Winston | Wordiness | 6 bookmarks

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

Churchill, Winston | Virtue | 4 bookmarks