Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Changes in life are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
You become what you think about.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering.
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Don't fear, just live right.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.
You can't express every feeling that you have every moment that you have them.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live as though heaven is on earth.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
In love beggar and king are equal.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
The best things in life are free.
Love is like a piece of art work, even the smallest bit can be so beautiful.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
I like to watch.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Tolerance can lead to learning something.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
I think we deserve a break.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
The best things in life are not things.
Work and lovethese are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I love you - those three words have my life in them.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Spoken about by, radio announcer and good friend : never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
You don't always have to win, but you do need to know what it takes to be a winner.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
You betcha !
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore !
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
Love as much as you can from wherever you are.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
Formal education will make you a living, self-education will make you a fortune.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away.
No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me, now, standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.
The best and most beautiful things in this world can not be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
More than kisses, letters mingle souls.