Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Love is a ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.
We will either find a way or make one.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
You talkin to me ?
As if !
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Let's roll.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
On the last analysis, then, love is life. Love never faileth and life never faileth so long as there is love.
Love is not blind. It sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less.
Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.
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.
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
Congress is the only insane asylum that's run by the inmates.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
If they move, kill ' em.
Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Real love stories never have endings.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
An executive is a person who always decides , sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Ability is sexless.
I love you - those three words have my life in them.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
You're good, you're very good.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Love is strong yet delicate. It can be broken. To truly love is to understand this. To be in love is to respect this.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
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.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
Live your life and forget your age.
Whatever you are be a good one.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect appreciation, and then fail to get it.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds, they mature slowly.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.