Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are made.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
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.
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.
Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
Change comes from within.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
The heart that loves is always young.
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
Tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper.
Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.
Work is love made manifest.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
I always say a kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara lasts forever.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart.
L-I-V-E ! Live ! Otherwise, you got nothing to talk about in the locker room.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.
Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.
Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Not many people know it, but the Fuhrer was a terrific dancer.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
How many doctors does it take to screw in a light bulb ? That depends on whether it has medical insurance.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
If they move, kill ' em.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Don't ever give up.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
My heart shall be thy garden.
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
I never could have done without the habits of punctuality, order and diligence the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
Look, Daddy. Teacher says, Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
What comes from the heart, touches the heart.
The best things in life are free.
Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
The show must go on.