Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
If you know peace, then you thrive , if you know contentment, then you are rich.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
They can because they think they can.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence , see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence we need silence to be able to touch souls.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
The time to make friends is before you need them.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
What is life without the radiance of love.
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
He who treads the path of love walks a thousand meters as if it were only one.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
Count your blessings.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The road to success is always under construction.
Success is never wondering what if.
Love may make the world go around, but it's laughter that keeps us from getting dizzy.
Love knows no bounds.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.
Open the pod bay doors,
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
Hatred paralyzes life, love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life, love illumines it.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
Do or do not, there is no try.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
An obstacle is often a stepping stone.
They can because they think they can.
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
Wouldja do me a favor, Harry ? Drop dead !
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain !
The only genuine love worthy of a name is unconditional.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Give all to love.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Attitude is everything.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
I want to be alone.
Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
To infinity and beyond !
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
The cherokee people are not "my people".
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
How many doctors does it take to screw in a light bulb ? That depends on whether it has medical insurance.
If you want to be successful, you have to make sacrifices.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
You think of yourself as a colored man. I think of myself as a man.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost, that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
Never say more than is necessary.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
To err is human. To really screw up, you need a computer.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.