Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Many hands make light work.
Ability is sexless.
Nothing succeeds like success.
My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Ask nothing, want nothing in return. Give what you have to give, it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
For things to change you've got to change. Otherwise, nothing much will change
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Silence is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Kindness is always fashionable.
You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
I've looked around enough to know that you're the one I want to go through time with.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
I want to be alone.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
I think therefore I am
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Begin with the end in mind.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Never stop dreaming.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Goodness, what beautiful diamonds !
We're sisters under the same mink.
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
I'm the ghost with the most, babe.
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
Hope springs eternal.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
Learning karate requires self-control and discipline Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Love is not only something you feel. It's something you do.
Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
Rosebud.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for it is that which all are practicing every day while they live.
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of things and stay there.
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Obstacles are great incentives.
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up ?
Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.
One who walks the road with love will never walk the road alone.
Fortune and love favor the brave.
How many doctors does it take to screw in a light bulb ? That depends on whether it has medical insurance.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
True love never lives happily ever after. True love has no ending.
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
The loving are the daring.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
If they move, kill ' em.