Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
Appreciate me now, and avoid the rush.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
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.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
Ask nothing, want nothing in return. Give what you have to give, it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
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 best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
Act or accept.
Sanctuary !
Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Think about it, there must be higher love. Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above, without it, life is a wasted time. Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
Life's blows can not break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts, of kindness and of love.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
Love is an electric blanket with somebody else in control of the switch.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
You only get out what you put in.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
All love that has not friendship for it's base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
Love asks me no questions, and gives me endless support.
I'm melting ! Melting ! Oh, what a world ! What a world !
You know, Billy. We blew it.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love is when reality is better than your dreams.
I may not be perfect, but some parts of me are excellent.
Stand-up comedy is a brutal business. And thanks to Netflix, people get overpaid for it.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
A bold onset is half the battle.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
You. too, can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims, and destination. quotes
There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun, a swiss watch and a woman from anywhere.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
One who walks the road with love will never walk the road alone.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
Union gives strength.
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.
Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me ?
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
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.
Every dog has his day.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.