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Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays with grand triumphs. Charlotte Saunders Cushman 1816-1876, American Actor 
No artist work is so high, so noble, so grand, so enduring, so important for all time, as the making of character is a child. Charlotte Saunders Cushman 1816-1876, American Actor 
It doesn't matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves, it doesn't matter what we do. Charly Heavenrich  
The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something. Chauncey Depew 1834-1928, American Lawyer, Businessman, Public Official 
I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise. Chauncey Depew 1834-1928, American Lawyer, Businessman, Public Official 
Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want another one, like potato chips or something, and the best thing you get is fat and bloated. I'd rather just refuse, thanks. Chazz Palminteri 1951-, American Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter 
Silence is argument carried on by other means. Che Guevara  
If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen. Cher 1946-, American Actress, Director, Singer 
Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. To us, exercise is nothing short of a miracle. Cher 1946-, American Actress, Director, Singer 
I'm insecure about everything, because... I'm never going to look in the mirror and see this blond, blue-eyed girl. That is my idea of what I'd like to look like. Cher 1946-, American Actress, Director, Singer 
Men aren't necessities. They're luxuries. Cher 1946-, American Actress, Director, Singer 
The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing, and then they marry him. Cher 1946-, American Actress, Director, Singer 
Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible. Cherie Carter-Scott  
Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves. Chevy Chase 1943-, American Actor 
I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not. Chevy Chase 1943-, American Actor 
I never exaggerate. I just remember big. Chi Chi Rodriguez 1935-, Golfer born in Puerto Rico 
When the white man came, we had the land and they had the bibles. Now they have the land and we have the bibles. Chief Dan George 1899-1977, Native American Author 
What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
There is no quiet place in the white man's cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the rustle of an insect's wings. But perhaps it is because I am a savage and do not understand. The clatter only seems to insult the ears. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
The white man's dead forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful earth, for it is the mother of the red man. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. Chief Seattle 1786-1866, American Indian Chief of the Suquamish 
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity. Chilo 560 BC, Greek Sage 
Speak no evil of the dead. Chilo 560 BC, Greek Sage 
Prefer a loss to dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time. Chilo 560 BC, Greek Sage 
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
To talk goodness is not good... only to do it is. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Talk doesn't cook rice. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Ceremony is the smoke of friendship. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Those who have free seats at a play hiss first. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 
Biggest profits mean gravest risks. Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin 



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