Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
One sure-fire way to stay creative force yourself to learn something new.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
We love because it's the only true adventure.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
A healthy outside starts from the inside
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
You must motivate yourself every day.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
If you build it, he will come.
What comes from the heart, touches the heart.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Love is friendship set to music
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.
Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Love is the only gold.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable ?
I need him like the axe needs the turkey.
Oh, yeah, woody ! I've known that guy my whole life: Two days.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Love as much as you can from wherever you are.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Every artist was first an amateur.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
You're good, you're very good.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
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.
What do they think I am, dumb or something ? Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge ! Put together !
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
The person who says it can not be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Thank god, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts, of kindness and of love.
You complete me.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
After your jump, the net appears.
Love is letting go of fear.
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
You had me at hello.
Do it now !
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.