Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Interesting Quotes By People Whose Last Name Starts With "Q"


1)  "We rarely grow when we're happy. We grow when we're hurt."  ~  Maggie Q, actress


2)  "Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up."  ~  Nizar Qabbani, diplomat


3)  "Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects."  ~  Sima Qian, historian


4)  "Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital."  ~  Mary Quant, fashion designer


5)  "The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient."  ~  Francis Quarles, poet


6)  "War forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost."  ~  Salvatore Quasimodo, author


7)  "To understand a man, you must know his memories. The same is true of a nation."  ~  Anthony Quayle, actor


8)  "What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is."  ~  Dan Quayle, politician


9)  "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."  ~  Nido Qubein, businessman


10)  "Religions tend to disappear with man's good fortune."  ~ Raymond Queneau, poet


11)  "The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert."  ~  Pasquier Quesnel, theologian


12)  "Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant."  ~  Henri Queuille, politician


13)  "In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!"  ~  Francisco de Quevedo, writer


14)  "In life, particularly in public life, pyschology is more powerful than logic."  ~  Ludwig Quidde, critic


15)  "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance."  ~ Robert Quillen, journalist


16)  "It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary."  ~  Philippe Quinault, dramatist


17)  "In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage."  ~  Thomas de Quincey, author


18)  "Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid."  ~  Anna Quindlen, author


19)  "Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word."  ~  Willard Van Orman Quine, philosopher


20)  "What we share with another ceases to be our own."  ~  Edgar Quinet, historian


21)  "In a world where there is so much sadness and so much to be afraid of, good things do happen to people. Romance is still something we can find even if we're not consciously looking for it."  ~  Kathleen Quinlan, actress


22)  "Make them laugh, and then make them listen."  ~  Aidan Quinn, actor


23)  "I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame."  ~  Anthony Quinn, actor


24)  "I think everyone should own six guns, even though I don't own any."  ~  Colin Quinn, comedian


25)  "The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rain and the unexpected arrival of rain."  ~  Jane Bryant Quinn, journalist


26)  "Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it."  ~  Quintilian, educator


27)  "I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society – and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action."  ~  Zachary Quinto, actor


28)  "I've seen the future, and it's much like the present – only longer."  ~  Dan Quisenberry, baseball player


29)  "Too many people don't do things for fear of falling. You'll never get good unless you fall. Experiences and new accomplishments are feelings we should never lose."  ~  Robin Quivers, radio personality

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