Old quotes

“You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.” Mitt Romney

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.” Ronald Reagan

“We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule.” Ronald Reagan

“Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.” Ronald Reagan

“Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” Ronald Reagan

“Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.” Ayn Rand

“God made me and broke the mold.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow older.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.” Keith Richards

“Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.” Babe Ruth

“The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.” Theodore Roosevelt

“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.” Theodore Roosevelt

“For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.” Theodore Roosevelt

“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.” Henry Rollins

“Maybe I'm ego-tripping, but I don't find myself a particularly horrible person, so I don't think I need to hold back anything I think or feel.” Henry Rollins

“When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.” Henry Rollins

“I'd like to talk to Arnold Schwarzenegger, 'cause I live in California and I just want to see that canned, chemical filled body in my office.” Henry Rollins

“I have never experienced anything like walking out onto the stage of an oversold venue and, before the first note is struck, realizing that there is not going to be enough oxygen for all of us.” Henry Rollins

“Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back.” Bill Gates

“Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.” Bill Gates

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around for a few years as a violent atheist or a dangerous radical, and then crawl back to the shelter.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.” Milton Friedman

“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.” Anne Frank

“There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.” Marlene Dietrich

“You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.” Wayne Dyer

“I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you, and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality - you're told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.” Richard Dawkins