Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
The calla lilies are in bloom again.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
Love is not love until love's vulnerable.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
La-dee-da, la-dee-da.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
Is it just me or is the grim reaper a straight-up hottie ?
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
What ever you are be a good one.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
For the first time in my life, people cheering for me. Were you deaf ? Didn't you hear 'em ? We're not hitchhiking any more. We're riding.
Love is the only rational act.
If you know peace, then you thrive , if you know contentment, then you are rich.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
You complete me.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
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Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living.
Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Love isn't blind, it just only sees what matters.
This is a great fact : strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal , weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death.
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Soul meets soul on lover's lips.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
You can't express every feeling that you have every moment that you have them.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
The best things in life are not things.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
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.
I can't understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I'm frightened by old ones.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.
I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war, love is a growing up
The way we see the problem is the problem.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Know thyself.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
Take a watch to pieces and examine, however carefully, its separate parts in turn, and you will never come across the principles by which the watch keeps time.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Girls got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace.
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Condemn none. If you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
Don't water your weeds.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
The mark of a true doctor is usually illegible.
There are essentially two things that will make you wiser the books you read and the people you meet.