Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
Bad news, compadres, this place is magic as hell.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
Oh, Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool !
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Okay, but I get to be on top.
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me ?
You're my Lassie come home.
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.
How many chiropractors does it take to change a light bulb ? Just one, but it requires 21 office visits and 4 X-rays.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
They call it a "Royale with Cheese".
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Action is the antidote to despair.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. -
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Oh, yeah, woody ! I've known that guy my whole life: Two days.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
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.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
We don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
That is a lesson for all life - face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.
Say hello to my little friend !
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!
Our only security is in our ability to change.
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for hands that are not there.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
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.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
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.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Our intentions create our reality.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
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.
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
Mr. Christian !
Love is the history of a woman's life, it is an episode in man's.
My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
What is essential is invisible to the eyes.
We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.
The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere, they're in each other all along.