Main Quotes

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. (Erich Fromm)
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. View quote
René Descartes
Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. View quote
George Carlin
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. View quote
George Carlin
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. View quote
John Donne
The main force in man - is the power of the spirit. View quote
Yuri Gagarin
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. View quote
Thomas Carlyle
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. View quote
Bertrand Russell
The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team. View quote
John Wooden
The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals, is the means of his support, is the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means. View quote
Thomas Malthus
The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny. (Norman Cousins)
The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality. View quote
Alexis de Tocqueville
Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs: Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do. View quote
Donald Knuth
I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our nuclear industry and to assure them that there will never be a diversion to military use. View quote
Hashemi Rafsanjani
I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently. View quote
Ernest Hemingway
The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. View quote
Rebecca West
The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank. View quote
Robert Fogel
I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. View quote
Bertrand Russell
The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was the main teaching of Jesus, is certainly one of the most revolutionary doctrines that ever stirred and changed human thought. View quote
H. G. Wells
The three main elements of public relations are practically as old as society: informing people, persuading people, or integrating people with people. Of course, the means and methods of accomplishing these ends have changed as society has changed. View quote
Edward Bernays
Example is not the main thing in life -- it is the only thing. (Albert Schweitzer)
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives. View quote
Mark Twain
There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate the people of the world to be ever mindful that there are better means of settling such disputes than by war. View quote
Frank B. Kellogg
I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful. View quote
Frank Frazetta
I'm one of the blind alleys off the main road of procreation. View quote
Evelyn Waugh