Harold MacMillan Quotes

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

Harold MacMillan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 10, 1894 - December 29, 1986

Topics

FoolGrowSaidYoungDamnFirst

I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.

Joel Osteen

GodFaithGriefMoving OnGraceYou

'Breaking In' shows what it's really like backstage at New York Fringe Theatre.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

New YorkTheatreNewBackstageLike

Among the children of God, it was they who were most able to rightly divide the word of truth.

John Nelson Darby

GodTruthChildrenDivideAbleMost

Once you become known for one thing, it's easy to become known for a second thing, a third thing, and a fourth thing.

Robert Scoble

EasyYouBecomeOne ThingSecond

But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

FunBlackMusiciansWhiteLiving

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.

Tony Robbins

MeaningBecomeGetWhoOurLives

I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time.

Mireille Guiliano

TimeBookI CanNeverWithoutLeave

When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something.

Lou Gehrig

DaughterYouMother-In-LawSidesOwn

The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.

Julia Roberts

LifeGoodDayThinkMotivationYou

My mother was born in June and later, feeling a vacancy, chose her birth month for her middle name. Marry to marry, had kids because that's what was done. Liked crossword puzzles, liked lilac trees, liked baking in the sun, and liked Bing Crosby.

Judith Viorst

MotherSunTreesNameBakingBorn

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no.

Derek Jacobi

OpportunitySayingYouPersonSay

A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store.

Dean Ornish

WalkBlueMeWorldSmallChocolate

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Harold MacMillan