Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
You're gonna need a bigger boat.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
We rob banks.
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
My life is my message.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
If you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.
He who lives without discipline dies without honor.
Did my heart love'til now ? Foreswear its sight, for I never saw true beauty'til this night.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Man's love is of man's life a part, it is a woman's whole existence. In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love.
There is no instinct like that of the heart.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
The sun will come up tomorrow
How can you tell the difference between a run-over snake and a run-over lawyer? There are skid marks in front of the snake.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Kindness is always fashionable.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
Love does not conquer all things, but it does set all things right.
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life.
Man is a ladder placed on the earth and the top of it touches heaven. And all his movements and doings and words leave traces in the upper world.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
Never Quit.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun, a swiss watch and a woman from anywhere.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
This is nothing !
You're tearing me apart !
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
You know, Billy. We blew it.
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Money without brains is always dangerous.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Well, I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb.
In the court of basketball, there are no objections only rejections.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing, the worst thing you can do is nothing.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
You can not plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.