Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
This too, shall pass.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
O, there is nothing holier, in this life of ours, than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
You know, maybe I was wrong and luck is like love. You have to go all the way to find it.
Bring out the gimp.
Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Attica ! Attica !
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
Each person's life is a story that is telling itself in the living.
I am your father.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose -- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
Your attitude determines your altitude.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through the snow.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Love is a symbol of eternity that wipes away all sense of time, removing all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
Let's roll.
Most appreciated after dinner speech - I'll pay the check.
We are all born for love, it is the principle existence and it's only end.
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Adventure is worthwhile.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Understand that increased difficulty brings you nearer to the truth of how to survive it and get beyond it.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Ask yourself : 'Do I feel the need to laminate ? ' Then teaching is for you.
Security is a kind of death.
A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.
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.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
For with god all things are possible.
Common looking people are the best in the world : that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Our minds are as different as our faces we are all traveling to one destination, happiness, but few are going by the same road.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Love talked about can be easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible.
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
The heart that loves is always young.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.
You're as old as you behave.
Rosebud.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Please-baby-please-baby-please-baby-baby - baby. Please !
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
To live is like to love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.