Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Love is the flower you've got to let grow.
Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against ?
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
They're here !
In imagination, there's no limitation.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Michael, we're bigger than U.S. Steel.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
My precious.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
We all go a little mad sometimes.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
This is the people's war ! It is our war ! We are the fighters ! Fight it, then ! Fight it with all that is in us, and may god defend the right.
One rule of action more important than all others is consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are made.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
Something happened to me. It was the sweetest thing that ever could be. It was a fantasy a dream come true, it was the day I met you !
Love is not selfish.
He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people ?
Passion is the genesis of genius.
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
Attitude determines altitude.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Do, or do not. There is no try.
Somebody stop me !
Funny like I'm a clown ? I amuse you ?
The wound is the place where the light enters you.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
It is always your next move.
The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
Flowing blood is proof that you're alive, if it's for the sake of those you love
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
Every dog has his day.
Kindness is always fashionable.
All-righty then !
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
Whenever you find whole world against you just turn around and lead the world.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel, its poverty by how little.
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Give all to love.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Spoken about by, radio announcer and good friend : never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
The good physician treats the disease, the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.