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Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement. Claude M. Bristol 1891-1951, American Author of ''The Magic of Believing'' 
You have to think big to be big. Claude M. Bristol 1891-1951, American Author of ''The Magic of Believing'' 
The whole idea is to enable you to see mentally the picture at all hours of the day. Claude M. Bristol 1891-1951, American Author of ''The Magic of Believing'' 
Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. Claude Mermet  
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy -- the mother. Claudette Colbert  
The difference between the girls today and models of the past is that we are not only interested in fashion: we are going in so many different directions at once. We work harder -- at night and on weekends. [On the modelling profession] Claudia Schiffer 1970-, German Model, Actress 
No one is free who does not lord over himself. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
To do no evil is good, to intend none better. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
Acquaintance lessens fame. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
Here is a field open for talent; and here, merit will a have certain favour, and industry is graced with its due reward. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better. Claudius 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor 
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping . Claudius Claudianus 340-410, Egyptian Latin Poet 
He who strikes terror in others is himself continually in fear. Claudius Claudianus 340-410, Egyptian Latin Poet 
Employment is nature's physician, and is essential to human happiness. Claudius Galen 130-200, Physician born in Pergamus 
It's the things I might have said that fester. Clemence Dane 1888-1965, British Playwright, Novelist 
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first. Clement Greenberg  
The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise. Clement of Alexandria 150-220?, Church Father 
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. Cleveland Amory American Animal Rights Activist 
A supreme social challenge. Cleveland Amory American Animal Rights Activist 
Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep. Cliff Fadiman American Writer 
If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be. Cliff Richard  
There are two kinds of marriages -- where the husband quotes the wife and where the wife quotes the husband. Clifford Odets 1906-1963, American Playwright, Actor 
Go ahead, make my day. Clint Eastwood 1930-, American Actor, Director, Politician, Composer, Musician, Producer 
I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will. Clint Eastwood 1930-, American Actor, Director, Politician, Composer, Musician, Producer 
I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice. Clint Eastwood 1930-, American Actor, Director, Politician, Composer, Musician, Producer 
I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. Clint Eastwood 1930-, American Actor, Director, Politician, Composer, Musician, Producer 
To you who have never died, may I say: Welcome to the world! Clive Barker American Author 
All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish. Clive James 1939-, Australian-Born Writer, Satirist, Broadcaster, and Critic 
As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversation between two not very bright drunks. Clive James 1939-, Australian-Born Writer, Satirist, Broadcaster, and Critic 
The literary critic, or the critic of any other specific form of artistic expression, may detach himself from the world for as long as the work of art he is contemplating appears to do the same. Clive James 1939-, Australian-Born Writer, Satirist, Broadcaster, and Critic 
Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world. Clive James 1939-, Australian-Born Writer, Satirist, Broadcaster, and Critic 
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive. Clive James 1939-, Australian-Born Writer, Satirist, Broadcaster, and Critic 
Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
Fashion is made to become unfashionable. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
My friends, there are no friends. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
There is a time for work and a time for love. That leaves no other time. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. Coco Chanel 1883-1971, French Couturier 



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