Quotes of the day, January 19

  • Honestly, I cannot understand what people mean when they talk about the freedom of the human will. I have a feeling, for instance, that I will something or other; but what relation this has with freedom I cannot understand at all. I feel that I will to light my pipe and I do it; but how can I connect this up with the idea of freedom? What is behind the act of willing to light the pipe ? Another act of willing?
    Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein
  • June 11

  • Most works are most beautiful without ornament.
    Walt Whitman
    Walt Whitman
  • June 10

  • Every man I have ever known has fallen in love with Gilda and awakened with me.
    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
  • June 9

  • I'm not OK, you're not OK-and that's OK.
    William Sloane Coffin
    William Sloane Coffin
  • June 8

  • The difference between western and eastern intellectuals is that the former have not been kicked in the ass enough.
    Witold Gombrowicz
    Witold Gombrowicz
  • June 7

  • We begin to die from the moment we are born, for birth is the cause of death. The nature of decay is inherent in youth, the nature of sickness is inherent in health, in the midst of life we are verily in death.
    Gautama Buddha
    Gautama Buddha
  • This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our policies regarding the use of cookies.