Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Love is like war, easy to begin but hard to end.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.
Gort ! Klaatu barada nikto !
Would you like to come in ?
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all ?
One rule of action more important than all others is consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate, before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties can not be great.
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
My friends are my estate.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
Love conquers all things, let us too surrender to love.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
On the last analysis, then, love is life. Love never faileth and life never faileth so long as there is love.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.
It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for two hundred years.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
Without a general an army is lost.
If you know peace, then you thrive , if you know contentment, then you are rich.
All you need is love.
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Remove failure as an option.
Well done is better than well said.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Carpe diem.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
There is no remedy for love but to love more.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Follow the money.
Love is the great amulet that makes this world a garden.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
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.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death !
You know the difference between you and me ? I make this look good.
I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you ?
Elementary, my dear Watson.
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
First rule of fight club is, you do not talk about fight Club.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness, it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
No wire hangers, ever !
Help me ! Help me !
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we can not live within.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
A healthy outside starts from the inside
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.