Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Ideas... they have the power
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
I always say a kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara lasts forever.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
You become what you think about.
Bond. James Bond.
There is no education like adversity.
Love is strong yet delicate. It can be broken. To truly love is to understand this. To be in love is to respect this.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
Come live in my heart and pay no rent.
The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
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.
The stuff that dreams are made of.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
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.
Where there is love there is no darkness.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
He who hesitates is lost.
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
Cross your bridges.
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Dreams don't work unless you do.
Who indeed can harm you if you are committed deeply to doing what is right ?
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die.
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
You're good, but you're going to be great.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
A heart as soft, a heart as kind, a heart as sound and free as in the whole world thou canst find that heart I'll give to thee.
Where there's life, there's hope.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
How do you live ?
La-dee-da, la-dee-da.
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time.
All love that has not friendship for it's base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.
But, in the opinion of the court, you are not only sane but you're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
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.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep, the more I give to thee the more I have for both are infinite.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
Follow your dreams.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Love doesn't make the world go'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Gort ! Klaatu barada nikto !
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.
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.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
The best proof of love is trust.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
Challenges come along inevitably. How you respond to them determines who you are - deep down inside - and everything you’re going to be.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
And for an hour, for an hour, I'm the best actress in the world.