Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
I arise from dreams of thee in the first sweet sleep of night, when the winds are breathing low, and the stars are shining bright.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Let's roll.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
There are essentially two things that will make you wiser the books you read and the people you meet.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
Whenever I think of the past it just brings back so many memories.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
How do I look ?
Love conquers all things, let us too surrender to love.
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
What ever you are be a good one.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is Love.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
Act or accept.
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
In love beggar and king are equal.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Some love lasts a lifetime. True love lasts forever.
Show me the money !
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
They say you were shot in the tabloids.
Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
Don’t run away from things that are unpleasant in order to embrace things that are pleasant. Put your hands in the earth. Face the difficulties and grow new happiness.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
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.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
That is a lesson for all life - face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.
The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts, of kindness and of love.
Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.
Just smiling can do wonders for your attitude
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
It's good to be the king !
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
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.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
The hottest love has the coldest end.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
Snakes ! Why did it have to be snakes ?
Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
We didn't land on plymouth rock. Plymouth rock landed on us !
None are homely who smile.
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.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Wouldja do me a favor, Harry ? Drop dead !
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Eddie, you're a born loser.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.