Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
I bet you can squeal like a pig.
Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.
Fiddle-dee-dee.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Do you think that there is a word that contains all of the vowels? Unquestionably.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
Give me a whisky, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby.
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me, now, standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Press forsake! Go ahead and press 'forsake now' !
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor'.
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
Flowing blood is proof that you're alive, if it's for the sake of those you love
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
No involvement, no commitment.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
They can because they think they can.
I love you, I am at rest with you, I have come home.
If you want to be successful, you have to make sacrifices.
Young love is a flame , very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
Our real problem is not our strength today ; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure strength tomorrow.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
If you would create something, you must be something.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive, which is wrapped in thoughtfulness and tied with love.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
The book you don't read cant help.
I'm the ghost with the most, babe.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
As if !
Challenges come along inevitably. How you respond to them determines who you are - deep down inside - and everything you’re going to be.
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible.
Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always.
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
I like to watch.
For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Hi-Yo, Silver !
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
We can do no great things. Only small things with great love.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
I'm an excellent driver.
Hasta la vista, baby. :
The calla lilies are in bloom again.
It's like, I became such a good person, I almost forgot... I'm a world class liar, baby !
Embrace your inner voice.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
Non !
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.