Combarieu, Jules : Music is the art of thinking with sounds. (Jules Combarieu, French musicologist and music critic, 1859-1916)

Caesar, Augustus : Hasten slowly. (Augustus Caesar, founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Roman Emperor, controlling the Roman Empire from 27 BCE until his death, 63 BCE--14 AD)

Caldwell, John S. : The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away. (John S. Caldwell)

Calkins, Earnest : There is no material with which human beings work which has so much potential energy as words. (Earnest Calkins, a U.S. deaf advertising executive who pioneered the use of art in advertising, 1868-1964)

Calvin, John : The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul. (John Calvin, French theologian, pastor, and reformer during the Protestant Reformation, 1509-1564)

Camacho, Bryan : jane (Bryan Camacho, apples)

Cameron, Julia : Leap, and the net will appear. (Julia Cameron, U.S. artist, writer, and composer, Born 1948)

Campbell, Thomas : Coming events cast their shadows before. (Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet, co-founder of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, and an initiator of what became the University College London, 1777-1844)

Campbell, Joseph : Follow your bliss. Don't be afraid and doors will open where you would not have thought there were going to be doors. (Joseph Campbell, U.S. mythologist, writer, and lecturer, 1904-l987)

Campbell, Thomas : To live in hearts we leave behind, Is not to die. (Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet, 1777-1844)

Camus, Albert : In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. (Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer and philosopher, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. (Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer and philosopher, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : Life is the sum of all your choices. (Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer and philosopher, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : If, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one. (Albert Camus, French philosopher, author, journalist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : We rarely confide in those who are better than we are. (Albert Camus, French philosopher, author, and journalist, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second youngest recipient in history, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. (Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer and philosopher, 1913-1960)

Camus, Albert : Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. (Albert Camus, French Nobel prize-winning writer and philosopher, 1913-1960)

Capshaw, Kate : The moment somebody says to me, This is very risky, is the moment it becomes attractive to me. (Kate Capshaw, U.S. retired actress, Born 1953)

Cardinal, John Henry : A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. (John Henry Cardinal Newman, British theologian, poet, and Catholic cardinal, 1801-1890)

Cardinal, John Henry : To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often. (John Henry Cardinal Newman, British theologian, poet, and Catholic cardinal, 1801-1890)

Carlyle, Thomas : The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a steppingstone in the pathway of the strong. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak becomes a steppingstone in the path of the strong. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak becomes a steppingstone in the path of the strong. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : Nine-tenths of the miseries and vices of mankind proceed from idleness. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the path of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the path of the strong. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : It is the heart always that sees before the head can see. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : Poetry, therefore, we will call ‘Musical Thought.’ (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : Endurance is patience concentrated. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carlyle, Thomas : All reform except a moral one will prove unavailing. (Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical essayist, historian, and mathematician, 1795-1881)

Carnegie, Andrew : The man who dies rich dies disgraced. (Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist, 1835-1919)

Carnegie, Andrew : Surplus wealth is a sacred trust that its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. (Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist, 1835-1919)

Carnegie, Dale : Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. (Dale Carnegie, U.S. developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, public speaking, and interpersonal skills, 1888-1995)

Carnegie, Dale : Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. (Dale Carnegie, U.S. developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, public speaking, and interpersonal skills, 1888-1995)

Carrel, Alexis : Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor. (Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology for his work in organ transplantation, 1873-1944)

Carrel, Alexis : Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor. (Alexis Carrel, Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering vascular suturing techniques, 1873-1944)

Carroll, Lewis : It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards. (Lewis Carroll, English writer, mathematician, and logician whose most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1832-1898)

Carroll, Lewis : Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that, said the Queen. (Lewis Carroll, English writer, mathematician, and logician whose most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1832-1898)

Carson, Rachel : For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death. (Rachel Carson, U.S. marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose work advanced the global environmental movement, 1907-1964)

Carver, George Washington : Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. (George Washington Carver, U.S. agricultural scientist, inventor, and professor, 1863-1941)

Carwell, James : Whenever man comes up with a better mousetrap, nature immediately comes up with a better mouse. (James Carwell)

Casals, Pablo : Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere. (Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer, 1876-1973)

Casals, Pablo : The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all. (Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer, 1876-1973)

Casals, Pablo : The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all. (Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer, 1876-1973)

Cather, Willa : There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. (Willa Cather, U.S. writer and the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, 1873-1947)

Cather, Willa : I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. (Willa Cather, U.S. writer of frontier life and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, 1873-1947)

Cavell, Edith : I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. (Edith Cavell, British humanitarian and nurse who s celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination, 1865-1915)

Celler, Emanuel : The power to investigate is a great public trust. (Emanuel Celler, U.S. statesman, 1888-1981)

Ceram, C.W. : Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple. (C.W. Ceram, German journalist and editor, 1915-1972)

Cervantes, Miguel De : Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer who authored Don Quixote, one of the most translated books in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : Dine on little, and sup on less. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer whose novel, Don Quixote, has been translated into over 140 languages and dialects-making it, after the Bible, the most translated book in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : Be slow of tongue and quick of eye. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer who authored Don Quixote, one of the most translated books in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : The pen is the tongue of the mind. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer who authored Don Quixote, one of the most translated books in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer who authored Don Quixote, one of the most translated books in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : All sorrows are bearable, if there is bread. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer whose novel, Don Quixote, has been translated into over 140 languages and dialects-making it, after the Bible, the most translated book in the world, 1547-1616)

Cervantes, Miguel De : Urgent necessity prompts many to do things. (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer who authored Don Quixote, one of the most translated books in the world, 1547-1616)

Chace, William M. : The university must be a place so devoted to intellectual inquiry that academic freedom is upheld even in the face of extreme economic, social, and political pressures. B3 Sometimes this means we are perceived as contributing to the turbulence. Yet we know that the country has benefited in recent times from robust, uncomfortable, and sometimes harsh debates in the understanding of complex issues, however painful that understanding may be. (William M. Chace, President and Professor of English Emeritus at Emory University as well as Honorary Professor of English Emeritus at Stanford University, Born 1938)

Chagall, Marc : All our interior world is reality - and that perhaps more so than our apparent world. (Marc Chagall, Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin whose creations include virtually every artistic format, 1887-1985)

Chamfort, Nicolas De : Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality. (Nicolas de Chamfort, French writer, 1741-1794)

Chapin, Edwin H. : Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. (Edwin H. Chapin, U.S. poet and preacher, 1814-1880)

Chaplin, Charles : Nothing is permanent in this wicked world. Not even our troubles. (Charles Chaplin, English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame during the era of silent film, 1889-1977)

Charcot, Jean-martin : Symptoms, then, are in reality nothing but the cry from suffering organs. (Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology, best known today for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, 1825-1893)

Charles, Elizabeth : To know how to say what others only know how to think is what makes men poets or sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think makes men martyrs or reformers or both. (Elizabeth Charles, English writer, 1828-1896)

Charnaud, Stella Isaacs : The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone. (Stella Isaacs Charnaud, English philanthropist who founded the Women's Voluntary Service and became the first female member in the House of Lords, 1894-1971)

Chartier, Emile : Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have. (Emile Chartier, French philosopher, journalist, and pacifist, 1868-1951)

Chase, Edna Woolman : Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess. (Edna Woolman Chase, U.S. editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine for 38 years, 1877-1957)

Chatfield, Paul : There is but one good throw upon the dice, which is to throw them away. (Paul Chatfield)

Chazal, Malcolm De : The sun is pure communism everywhere except in cities, where it's private property. (Malcolm De Chazal, Mauritian writer and painter, 1902-1981)

Chazal, Malcolm De : The ring always believes that the finger lives for it. (Malcolm De Chazal, Mauritian writer and painter, 1902-1981)

Chazal, Malcolm De : Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe. (John Milton, English poet, 1608-1674Luck: The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. (Hector Berlioz, French composer, 1803-1869Talent: The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. (Hector Berlioz, French composer, 1803-1869Equality: The sun is pure communism everywhere except in cities, where it's private property. (Malcolm De Chazal, Mauritian writer and painter, 1902-1981)

Chekhov, Anton : Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. (Anton Chekhov, Russian short-story writer and dramatist, 1860-1904)

Chekhov, Anton : Any idiot can face a crisis; it's day to day living that wears you out. (Anton Chekhov, Russian short-story writer and dramatist, 1860-1904)

Chennault, Anna : Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege even better. (Anna Chennault, Chinese-born U.S. war correspondent, 1925-2018)

Chesterfield, Lord : We are, in truth, more than a half of what we are by imitation. (Lord Chesterfield, British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time, 1694-1773)

Chesterfield, Lord : Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world. (Lord Chesterfield, British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time, 1694-1773)

Chesterfield, Lord : Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. (Lord Chesterfield, British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time, 1694-1773)

Chesterton, G.K. : It isn't that they can't see the solution, it's that they can't see the problem. (G.K. Chesterton, English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic, known for his popular sayings, 1874-1936)

Chesterton, G.K. : Angels fly because they take themselves lightly. (G.K. Chesterton, English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic, 1874-1936)

Chesterton, G.K. : Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit. (G.K. Chesterton, English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic, (1874-1936)

Chesterton, G.K. : Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. (G.K. Chesterton, English writer, philosopher, literary and art critic, known as the Prince of Paradox, 1874-1936)

Child, Julia : Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health. (Julia Child, U.S. chef, author and television personality who is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the U.S. public, 1912-2004)

Chodron, Pema : The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new. (Pema Chodron, U.S. Tibetan Buddhist nun, Born 1936)

Chodron, Pema : Feel the wounded heart that's underneath the addiction, self-loathing, or anger. (Pema Chodron, U.S. Tibetan Buddhist nun, Born 1936)

Chodron, Pema : Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person. (Pema Chodron, U.S. Tibetan Buddhist nun, Born 1936)

Chomsky, Noam : Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. (Noam Chomsky, U.S. linguist, cognitive scientist, social critic, and political activist. Born 1928)

Chomsky, Noam : Language etches the grooves through which your thoughts must flow. (Noam Chomsky, U.S. linguist, cognitive scientist, social critic, and political activist. Born 1928)

Chrysostom, St. : The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others. (St. Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, an important Early Church Father, known for his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, 349-407 AD)

Churchill, Winston : If you're going through hell, keep going. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : Nothing in life is as exhilarating as to be shot at without results. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : I feel like an aeroplane at the end of a long flight, in the dusk . . . in search of a safe landing. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : History is written by the victors. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Churchill, Winston : You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. (Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

Clark, William Newton : Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see. (William Newton Clark, U.S. Baptist theologian and professor, 1840-1912)

Clark, Septima Poinsette : Whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift. (Septima Poinsette Clark, U.S. educator and civil rights activist, 1898-1987)

Clarke, Adam : Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue. (Adam Clarke, British Methodist theologian and biblical scholar,1762-1832)

Clarke, Arthur C. : How inappropriate it is to call this planet 'Earth' when it is quite clearly ocean. (Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction writer and undersea explorer, 1917-2008)

Clarke, Arthur C. : One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. (Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction writer and undersea explorer, 1917-2008)

Clausewitz, Carl Von : War is merely the continuation of policy by other means. (Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and military theorist, 1780-1831)

Clay, Henry : All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. (Henry Clay, U.S. statesman and orator, 1777-1852)

Clay, Henry : All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. (Henry Clay, U.S. statesman and orator, 1777-1852)

Clay, Henry : All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All religions, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. (Henry Clay, U.S. statesman and orator, 1777-1852)

Clay, Henry : All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. (Henry Clay, U.S. statesman and orator, 1777-1852)

Clay, Lucius D. : The road to democracy is not a freeway. It is a toll road on which we pay by accepting and carrying out our civic responsibilities. (Lucius D. Clay, U.S. senior office of the U.S. Army, known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II.. 1898-1978)

Coats, Carolyn : Children have more need of models than of critics. (Carolyn Coats, U.S. actress in children's theater, 1927-2005)

Cobb, Ty : Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. (Ty Cobb, U.S. Major League Baseball outfielder who in 1936 received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame, 1886-1961)

Cocks, Barnett : A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled. (Barnett Cocks, British clerk in the House of Commons, 1907-1989)

Coffin, William Sloane : Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them in the name of morality. (William Sloane Coffin, U.S. Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist, and CIA officer, 1924-2006)

Coffin, William Sloane : Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible. (William Sloane Coffin, U.S. Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist, and CIA officer, 1924-2006)

Cohen, Leonard : There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen, Canadian musician, poet and novelist, 1934-2016)

Cole, Johnnetta B. : An education that teaches us to understand something about the world has done only half of the assignment. The other half is for us to learn to do something about making the world a better place. (Johnnetta B. Cole, U.S. antropologist and educator, Born 1936)

Coleman, Ornette : Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time. (Ornette Coleman, U.S. jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, composer, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1930-2015)

Coleridge, Harley : No man was ever yet a great poet, without at the same time being a profound philosopher. (Harley Coleridge, English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher who was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1796-1849)

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor : To most men, experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illumine only the track it has passed. (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, and philosopher, 1772-1834)

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor : Language is the armory of the human mind; at once it contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests. (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, and philosopher, 1772-1834)

Collins, John Churton : In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. (John Churton Collins, British literary critic, 1848-1908)

Colton, Charles Caleb : We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. (Charles Caleb Colton, English cleric, writer and collector, 1780-1832)

Colton, Walter : Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. (Walter Colton, U.S. naval chaplain, author, and co-publisher of California’s first newspaper, 1797-1851)

Colton, Charles Caleb : Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. (Charles Caleb Colton, English cleric and writer, 1780-1832)

Columbus, Christopher : You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. (Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer and navigator who completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, 1451-1506)

Columnist, U.S. News : Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. (U.S. news columnist, 1936-1999)

Comfort, Alex : Two weeks is about the ideal length of time to retire. (Alex Comfort, British scientist and physician known best for his non-fiction sex manual, 'The Joy of Sex,' 1920-2000)

Commoner, Barry : The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. (Barry Commoner, U.S.cellular biologist, college professor, and politician, 1917-2012)

Compton-burnett, Ivy : There is probably nothing like living together for blinding people to each other. (Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist, 1884-1969)

Conant, James Bryant : Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant, U.S. chemist, and a transformative President of Harvard University, 1893-1978)

Conant, James Bryant : Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant, U.S. chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, 1893-1978)

Congreve, William : I know that's a secret, for It's whispered everywhere. (William Congreve, English playwright and poet, 1670-1729)

Congreve, William : Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. (William Congreve, English playwright and poet, 1670-1729)

Congreve, William : Poetry, the eldest sister of all arts, and parent of most. (William Congreve, English playwright and poet of the Restoration period who is known for his clever, satirical dialogue, 1670-1729)

Conley, Chris : Grow whole, not old! (Chris Conley, U.S. football player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, Born 1992)

Connolly, Cyril : Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic, writer, and editor, 1903-1974)

Connolly, Cyril : Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first call promising. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer, 1903-1974)

Connolly, Cyril : Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic, writer, and editor, 1903-1974)

Connolly, Cyril : Most people do not believe in anything very much and our greatest poetry is given to us by those that do. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer, 1903-1974)

Connolly, Cyril : Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer, 1903-1974)

Connolly, Cyril : Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. (Cyril Connolly, English literary critic, writer, and editor, 1903-1974)

Conrad, Joseph : Caricature: putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth. (Joseph Conrad, Polish-British novelist, 1857-1924)

Conrad, Joseph : A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. (Joseph Conrad, Polish-British novelist, 1857-1924)

Conrad, Joseph : The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary. Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. (Joseph Conrad, Polish-British novelist, 1857-1924)

Conrad, Joseph : Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory. (Joseph Conrad, Polish-British novelist, 1857-1924)

Cooley, Mason : An adolescent is both an impulsive child and a self-starting adult. (Mason Cooley, U.S. aphorist, Bprn 1927)

Coolidge, Calvin : I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm. (Calvin Coolidge, U.S. politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. governor and later as the 30th President of the United States, 1872-1933)

Cooper, James Fennimore : Principles become modified in practice by facts. (James Fennimore Cooper, U.S. writer whose books focused on the history of U.S. frontier and American Indian life, 1789-1851)

Cort, David : Sex is the great amateur art. (David Cort, U.S. writer (journalist, columnist, editor, and author, 1904-1983)

Courtney, Margaret : Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, / Who loved thee so fondly as he? / He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, / And joined in thy innocent glee. (Margaret Courtney, British poet and folklorist, 1822-1862)

Cousins, Norman : Life is an adventure in forgiveness. (Norman Cousins, U.S. political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate, 1915-1990)

Cousins, Norman : Don't defy the diagnosis, try to defy the verdict. (Norman Cousins, U.S. political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate, 1915-1990)

Cousins, Norman : Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. (Norman Cousins, U.S. political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate, 1915-1990)

Cousins, Norman : Laughter is inner jogging. (Norman Cousins, U.S. political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate, 1915-1990)

Covey, Stephen : I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. (Stephen Covey, U.S. educator, author, and businessman, 1932-2012)

Covey, Stephen : Live out of your imagination, not your history. (Stephen Covey, U.S. educator, author, and businessman, 1932-2012)

Cowper, William : Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. (William Cowper, English poet and forerunner of Romantic poetry, 1731-1800)

Cox, Marcelene : Trouble, like the hill ahead, straightens out when you advance upon it. (Marcelene Cox, U.S. writer, 1899-1998)

Cox, Marcelene : Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves. (Marcelene Cox, U.S. writer, 1899-1998)

Cox, Marcelene : Have a high standard for yourself and a medium one for everyone else. (Marcelene Cox, U.S. writer, 1899-1998)

Cox, Marcelene : Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves. (Marcelene Cox, U.S. writer, 1899-1998)

Coyne, Jerry : In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice. (Jerry Coyne, U.S. biology professor, Born 1949)

Craig, Edward : Thesis, antithesis, synthesis - most of us only take the first or second steps. (Edward Craig,English academic philosopher and first-class cricketer, Born 1942)

Crews, Harry : There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed. (Harry Crews, U.S. novelist and playwright, 1935-2012)

Crossman, R.H.S. : The main task of a free society is to civilize the struggle for power. (R.H.S. Crossman, British Labor Party politician, 1907-1974)

Curie, Marie : Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. (Marie Curie, Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist, 1867-1934)

Curie, Marie : Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. (Marie Curie, Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist, 1867-1934)

Curran, John Philpot : Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. (John Philpot Curran, Irish orator, politician, lawyer and judge,1750-1817)

Curtis, Charles : There are only two ways to be quite unprejudiced and impartial. One is to be completely ignorant. The other is to be completely indifferent. (Charles Curtis, U.S. attorney and politician who served as the 31st U.S. vice-president, 1860-1936)

Cushman, Charlotte : Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others. (Charlotte Cushman, U.S. stage actress, 1816-1876)