Quote of the dayAugust 18
Quotes for August 1850 quotes · 40 authors
The archive keeps these quotes for this day of the year. They are the same every August 18: the anniversary does not move.
- A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.
Walt DisneyCartoonistAmerican1901 · 20th century
3.9 · 28 votes · 120 reads
- All literature is gossip.
3.4 · 20 votes · 77 reads
- An inflated consciousness is always egocentric and conscious of nothing but its own existence. It is incapable of learning from the past, incapable of understanding contemporary events, and incapable of drawing right conclusions about the future. It is hy
Carl Gustav JungPsychiatristSwiss1875 · 19th century
3.7 · 25 votes · 78 reads
- Chance is the providence of adventurers.
3.8 · 64 votes · 34 reads
- Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of acciJean Baudrillard
PhilosopherFrench1929 · 20th century
4.0 · 41 votes · 145 reads
- Everything I do you blame on me.
3.5 · 54 votes · 90 reads
- Passion is the trigger of success.
4.4 · 33 votes · 152 reads
- The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.
Warren BuffettBusinessmanAmerican1930 · 20th century
4.4 · 50 votes · 79 reads
- There is no coming to consciousness without pain.Carl Gustav Jung
PsychiatristSwiss1875 · 19th century
4.7 · 7 votes · 63 reads
- To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Bertrand RussellPhilosopherBritish1872 · 19th century
3.4 · 64 votes · 122 reads
- What we're putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare state... for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in making sure that everyone is better off in work and better off working rather than on benefits.
David CameronPoliticianBritish1966 · 20th century
4.6 · 22 votes · 62 reads
- You can't just let nature run wild.Walt Disney
CartoonistAmerican1901 · 20th century
3.0 · 57 votes · 30 reads
