G K Chesterton quotes

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

 

Robert Frost quotes

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence.

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

 

Quotes by US presidents

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. -Theodore Roosevelt

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want because they want to do it. -Dwight Eisenhower

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. -John F Kennedy

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. – Franklin D Roosevelt

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. -Dwight Eisenhower

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. -Thomas Jefferson

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends on the character of its user. -Theodore Roosevelt

 

Aslan, Narnia and C S Lewis

Eleanor Roosevelt quotes

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

A woman is like a teabag- you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

 

Winston Churchill quotes

History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.

Nourish your hopes, but do not overlook realities.

Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library.

The object of parliament is to substitute argument for fisticuffs.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

The Times is speechless, and takes three columns to express its speechlessness.

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.

For myself, I am an optimist — it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

Winnie the Pooh quotes

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.

I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget.

When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure an Adventure is going to happen.

Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.

Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.

Quotes by book authors

The only thing these quotes really have in common is that a; they’re picture ones and b; they’re by people who have written books. I don’t claim to have read works by all the authors- I’ve never read Harry Potter, for example- but the quotes themselves I like. Some are from their books, others are not, but at any rate, I hope you enjoy them.

Groucho Marx quotes

Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

I never forget a face, but in your case, I’d be glad to make an exception.

I find television very educating. Every time someone turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

I intend to live forever, or die trying.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.

He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.