Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
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.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
I am the captain of my soul.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
I saw and loved.
I don't give a shit.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
Georgia, love is for the very young.
Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle I find it too confining.
I think we deserve a break.
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into !
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Okay, but I get to be on top.
I'm king of the world !
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
We love because it's the only true adventure.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
If they move, kill ' em.
The time is always right to do what is right.
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
You are today where your thoughts have brought
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
They are able because they think they are able.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
Between stimulus and response is our greatest power -- the freedom to choose.
If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
The illiterate of the century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
To know me is to love me.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Love is the whole and more than all.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.
Whenever you find whole world against you just turn around and lead the world.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
And our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Snakes ! Why did it have to be snakes ?
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun, a swiss watch and a woman from anywhere.
I'd like to make her look a little more attractive. How far can you pull back ?