Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Authors by Name: 'Z':

Frank Zappa (12)

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Emil Zatopek (6)

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

Mao Zedong (12)

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.

Florenz Ziegfeld (2)

Beauty, of course, is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant.

Emile Zola (6)

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

Stefan Zweig (2)

In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 sayings from John Millington Synge

3 sayings from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 sayings from Dave Barry

27 sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill