Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
It is absurd that a man should rule others, who can not rule himself.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly , what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
Love is not blind. It sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
They're here !
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
Come live in my heart and pay no rent.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
The best way out is always through.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Life is what you make it.
Let thy words be few.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them.
Our only security is in our ability to change.
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
is the greatest gift of the mind , it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.
You know, Billy. We blew it.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
To know me is to love me.
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. quotes
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for hands that are not there.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
If there is a will, there is a way.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die.
Faith can move mountains.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe Ive even loved you before I saw you.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
Flowing blood is proof that you're alive, if it's for the sake of those you love
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore !
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
Kindness is always fashionable.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Look, Daddy. Teacher says, Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.
Mr. Allen, this may come as a shock to you, but there are some men who don't end every sentence with a proposition.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
After all, tomorrow is another day !
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
You're tearing me apart !
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
I am not an animal ! I am a human being. I am a man.
We sat side by side in the morning light and looked out at the future together.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.
Seduce my mind and you can have my body, find my soul and I'm yours forever.