Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 1, 1742 - February 24, 1799

Topics

NewPrinciplesWorstOutJustPair

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson, like going to school at night. Ella Fitzgerald was an inspiration, too, a unique artist. When you had an opportunity to be with people like them, you cherished it.

Jimmy Scott

HomeOpportunitySchoolNew YorkYou

God decided when we would be born and when we would be born again. We have the Spirit and the Gospel. To think that we deserve to live in different times is to tell God that we deserve a better mission field than the one He has given us.

Robert Jeffress

LiveGodThinkBetterMissionBorn

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Sophocles

BetterThingsAll ThingsMany

I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them.

Sonny Perdue

PeopleMotivationSureFarPublic

I have always loved lipstick. For women, that love comes from our mother and grandmothers. It's so natural for a woman to open up her mirror and apply lipstick.

Monica Bellucci

LoveMotherWomenMirrorWomanOpen

I see life as increasingly complex, vivid, colorful, crazy, chaotic. That's the world I write about... the world I live in.

Julia Glass

LifeLiveCrazyWorldColorfulSee

I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.

Lisa Gardner

ThinkExploreSuspenseOurI Think

The truths are universal: Every kid knows fear. Every kid knows family and friendship. Loss, love, laughter. Everything else is just detail.

Jason Reynolds

FamilyFriendshipLoveFearLaughter

You learn really quickly how not only to be an artist, but you also become all of a sudden the CEO and owners of a company that you have to make major decisions about that I don't think we were fully prepared for in the beginning.

Jay DeMarcus

BeginningThinkDecisionsLearnYou

You have to be so willing to hug and say 'I love you' so much. And you have to talk to every single person individually - which I love doing, but it's actually, like, really emotionally tiring.

Jonah Marais

LoveI Love YouDoingYouPerson

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

Aristotle

ChildrenMomMoreOwnMothersThan

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

Austin O'Malley

YouMouthWillNeverKeepFoot

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