Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Personally, veda's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young.
My biological clock is ticking like this, and the way this case is going, I ain't never getting married !
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Deep unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.
Life does not happen to us, it happens from us.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Please-baby-please-baby-please-baby-baby - baby. Please !
Here's looking at you, kid.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
Go ahead, make my day.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
Silence is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
I don't like your manners.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - It goes on.
I can't believe it. Right here where we live -- right here in St. Louis.
You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Well, nobody's perfect.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.
Love is perfect kindness
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
I am the captain of my soul.
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Mama says, Stupid is as stupid does.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your (bleeping) mouth.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too !
The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
He who lives without discipline dies without honor.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
My love for you is a journey, starting at forever, and ending at never.
The best proof of love is trust.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
Rosebud.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day.
Love is something eternal.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
When you suffer, psychologically, remain with it completely without a single movement of thought. Out of that suffering comes compassion. And that energy is totally different from the mechanistic energy of thought.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
For the first time in my life, people cheering for me. Were you deaf ? Didn't you hear 'em ? We're not hitchhiking any more. We're riding.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
You had me at hello.
Do we really know anybody ? Who does not wear a face to hide another ?
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
A healthy outside starts from the inside
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.