Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
Talkers are no good doers.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
I don't like your manners.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
Gort ! Klaatu barada nikto !
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.
You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind. It makes us value the inner world, it trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Love is like the wild rose-briar. Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly ?
Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are made.
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject so worthy of my attention.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
Good morning, Vietnam !
They alone live, who live for others.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
If you build it, he will come.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.
It is best to love wisely, no doubt, but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Many hands make light work.
Snakes ! Why did it have to be snakes ?
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
Who's on first.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
Don't think it, ink it.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
It is seldom indeed that one parts on good terms, because if one were on good terms one would not part.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition , giving up is what makes it permanent.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too !
Love is a hole in the heart.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. If you kick'em all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
The first duty of love is to listen.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
I am a great believer in luck and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is Love.
Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Do you want a leg or a breast ?
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Whatever you are be a good one.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.