Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Well done is better than well said.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
Laughter is the best medicine.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
To catch lots of fish, you must first go to the water. To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
In love beggar and king are equal.
The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
If you would create something, you must be something.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.
The storm also beats on the house that is built on the rock.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Love is letting go of fear.
Ideas... they have the power
I am not an animal ! I am a human being. I am a man.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
The soul is covered with the color of its leisure thoughts.
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all ?
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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.
Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
I don't like your manners.
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
One man with courage is a majority.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
If they move, kill ' em.
You can not plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Success is a journey not a destination.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Fortune favors the brave.
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.
When something is finally obvious that should have been obvious years before, we call it common sense.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
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.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.
Hard work pays off.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Love is the river of life in the world.
Whatever it takes !
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.