Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Let's roll.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.
Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
Love is like a piece of art work, even the smallest bit can be so beautiful.
Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.
Love like there is no tomorrow.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
If you don't like something, change it , if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
This is the beginning of a new day.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.
To go fast, row slowly.
You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
In the eyes of a lover pockmarks are dimples.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
He that has done nothing has known nothing.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquility.
Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Love understands all languages.
For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
The best and most beautiful things in this world can not be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Live your dreams.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Love is not selfish.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Never Quit.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
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.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.
Nothing is predestined The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Can miles truly separate you from friends. If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there ?
I love a good fight.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.
When something is finally obvious that should have been obvious years before, we call it common sense.
Fill your hands, you son-of-a-bitch !
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Our only security is in our ability to change.
Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.
Only the educated are free.
Vegas, baby.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.
Without love our life is a, ship without a rudder, like a body without a soul.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard