Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
is the greatest gift of the mind , it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become, and hell starts when the person you are meets the person you could have been.
Those who laugh - last!!
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
Thank god, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Immature love says, I love you because I need you. Mature love says, I need you because I love you.
Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
There are no gains without pains.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
Love is like a mustard seed, planted by god and watered by men.
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
She's my sister ! She's my daughter !
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it.
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
Only the educated are free.
Shane ! Shane ! Come back !
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world.
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
Never stop dreaming.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
We're sisters under the same mink.
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
No wire hangers, ever !
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
The dingo took my baby !
He who has hope has everything.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
If you ever feel like having a child, go to a restaurant and sit next to one.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.