Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
A life without love in it is like a heap of ashes upon a deserted hearth, with the fire dead, the laughter stilled and the light extinguished.
I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away.
Adventure is worthwhile.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
Don't think it, ink it.
What ever you are be a good one.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly , what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Believe in yourself.
We didn't land on plymouth rock. Plymouth rock landed on us !
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.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
You're as old as you behave.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Success is predictable.
Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
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.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
Funny like I'm a clown ? I amuse you ?
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
Do we really know anybody ? Who does not wear a face to hide another ?
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Silence is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
I'd like to make her look a little more attractive. How far can you pull back ?
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs , ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Beware what you set your heart upon, for it surely shall be yours.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember, those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
I love thee, I love but thee with a love that shall not die till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.
The passionate are like men standing on their heads, they see all things the wrong way.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
We will either find a way or make one.
This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition , giving up is what makes it permanent.
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care
In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce ? The cuckoo clock.
Love never claims, it ever gives.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
Stop makin noises like a husband.
Romanticism is not just a mode, it literally eats into every life. Women will never get rid of just waiting for the right man.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me ?
If you employed study, thinking, and planning time daily, you could develop and use the power that can change the course of your destiny.
Do you like scary movies ?
The road to success is always under construction.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
Love is like a piece of art work, even the smallest bit can be so beautiful.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.