Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
We must be the change we wish to see.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition , giving up is what makes it permanent.
Oh, Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool !
There is no substitute for hard work.
The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
After all is said and done, there is usually more said than done.
In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
Who's on first.
Actions speak louder than words.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
What is essential is invisible to the eyes.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
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.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
He who stops being better stops being good.
An executive is a person who always decides , sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Immature love says, I love you because I need you. Mature love says, I need you because I love you.
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are made.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton - a bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker and more easily bought - allegedly!
How do I look ?
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
I want the fairy tale.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
Love is a great beautifier.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
The entire law is summed up in a single command, Love your neighbor as yourself.
Security is a kind of death.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
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.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
God doesn't make junk.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
Those who laugh - last!!
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly , what is essential is invisible to the eye.
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
We all love best not those who offend us least, nor those who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.
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.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Get away from her, you bitch !