Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Years from now, when you talk about this, and you will, be kind.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Love is a moment that lasts forever.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
I'll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you got.
Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Gort ! Klaatu barada nikto !
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
No pain, No gain.
Hi-Yo, Silver !
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
For with god all things are possible.
You've got to ask yourself one question : Do I feel lucky ? Well, do ya, punk ?
We're on a mission from God.
What's meant to be will always find a way
We are like tea bags - we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
I am the captain of my soul.
Learning acquired in youth is an inscription on stone.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
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Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
I'm the ghost with the most, babe.
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
We will either find a way or make one.
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.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Success is predictable.
Never say more than is necessary.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Roses are red, Violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
The best way out is always through.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
Think and grow rich.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
I want the fairy tale.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
To ask the hard question is simple.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
We have not yet begun to fight.
Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
Goodness, what beautiful diamonds !
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
This is this.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.