Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Censure is often useful, praise often deceitful.
Stand-up comedy is a brutal business. And thanks to Netflix, people get overpaid for it.
Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
It's never too late.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Nothing is predestined The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
We must be the change we wish to see.
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
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.
Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
Love is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
God doesn't make junk.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
I want to be alone.
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
We're sisters under the same mink.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into !
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life , that word is love.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement, nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Repeat anything long enough and it will start to become you.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
Press forsake! Go ahead and press 'forsake now' !
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
I don't like your manners.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Show me the money !
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Every achiever I have ever met says, My life turned around when I began to believe in me.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
But there's nothing half so sweet in life, as love's young dream.
I'm willing when time permits to honestly express or to open myself to you, to act as a sort of sign pole for a traveler.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ?
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
You talkin to me ?
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
One million dollars !
We are like tea bags - we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
And for an hour, for an hour, I'm the best actress in the world.
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
I am big ! It's the pictures that got small.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.