Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
I love thee, I love but thee with a love that shall not die till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
This is nothing !
Now is wanted intense karma-yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
We sat side by side in the morning light and looked out at the future together.
My precious.
The heart that loves is always young.
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
Show me the money !
Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
There is not a breathing of the common wind that will forget thee.
A heart can be broken, but it keeps beating just the same.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
The more I love myself the better I am able to love you.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Follow the money.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and a lifetime to forget them.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
Bitterness imprisons life, love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life, love empowers it. Bitterness sours life, love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life, love heals it. Bitterness blinds life, love anoints it's eyes.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
Do not let the reasons for your challenges become the excuses for your failure.
Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Don't think it, ink it.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Love is a fruit in season at all times.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
I love a good fight.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
Forget about it.
I don't know nothin 'bout birthin' babies.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !
Attitude determines altitude.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean , if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Love those who love you.
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
When we won't consider suggestions, we reject our own potential - but we have a right to expect people to be tactful.
Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It's as simple as that.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.