Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

Research Database of Quotes

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. Paper-Research now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

Browse Authors

(Click a letter to view the authors)
A B C
D
E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dorothy Day Quotes

«I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions»
«The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart.»
«We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.»
«Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily.»
«We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.»
«Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of them. We scorn nobility in name and in fact. We cling to a bourgeois mediocrity which would make it appear we are all Americans, made in the image and likeness of George Washington.»
«People say, ?What is the sense of our small effort?? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.»