You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.

Quote by Franklin P Jones

Topics: Memory Quotes, Time Quotes

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or...

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or...

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it...

What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it...

Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make...

Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make...

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.

The most efficient labor-saving device is still money.

The most efficient labor-saving device is still money.

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Ninety-eight percent of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other...

Ninety-eight percent of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other...

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises...

It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises...

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

Originality is the art of concealing your source.

Originality is the art of concealing your source.

Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of...

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of...

Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make...

Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make...