Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Busier than a cat covering up shit on a tile floor!
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.
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.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
The secret of education lies in respecting the student.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Reach for the stars.
It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
Realize that you are capable of working miracles of your own making. Remember that opportunities have a reason for knocking on your door, and the right ones are there for the taking.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.
Here's Johnny !
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
In the eyes of a lover pockmarks are dimples.
There is no substitute for hard work.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
You make me want to be a better man. As good as it gets.
Happiness is a choice.
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Ask yourself : 'Do I feel the need to laminate ? ' Then teaching is for you.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
Actions speak louder than words.
Your voice makes me tremble inside and your smile is an invitation for my imagination to go wild.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
Love never claims, it ever gives.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved, now love the more.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
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.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Who so loves believes the impossible.
Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
Abilities wither under faultfinding, blossom with encouragement.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
An obstacle is often a stepping stone.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
Roll with the punches.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse , however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember, those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
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.
Whenever I think of the past it just brings back so many memories.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.