Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Never say die.
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
What you are is god's gift to you, what you become is your gift to god.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
Cause Change & Lead. Accept Change & Survive. Resist Change & Die.
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
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.
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
It is never too late to be what we might have been
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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What the heart gives away is never gone. It is kept in the hearts of others.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
All you need is love.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
Love is not love until love's vulnerable.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Above all to thine own self be true.
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
Attica ! Attica !
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
They can because they think they can.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
There is no education like adversity.
Attitude is everything.
The best proof of love is trust.
Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard. Now, what's all this crud about no movie tonight ?
His eyes have made love to me all evening.
It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and a lifetime to forget them.
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 illiterate of the century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
The land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
Our life is what it is as a result of how we think.
From what we get, we can make a living, what we give, however makes a life.
They say you were shot in the tabloids.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse , however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
You can have everything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually. The very best you can do is all that is asked of you.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ?
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.