Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Love is letting go of fear.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness, it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom !
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Never stop dreaming.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.
Never spend your money before you have it.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
Never, never, never give up.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
No disguise can long conceal love where it exists, or long feign it where it is lacking.
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
Sometimes you just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
I have spread my dreams under your feet , Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
We didn't need dialogue. We had faces.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape !
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
I have a head for business and a bod for sin.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere, they're in each other all along.
You can not plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
After all, tomorrow is another day !
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
If it matters to you, you will find a way. If it doesn't you will find an excuse
Mac, you ever been in love ?
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Love is the flower you've got to let grow.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
One drink's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
If you ever feel like having a child, go to a restaurant and sit next to one.
I'll be back.
There are two primary choices in life, to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant ?
You make me want to be a better man. As good as it gets.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
Be the best that you can be.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Self-knowledge is the basis of JKD because it is effective, not only for the individuals martial art, but also for his life as a human being.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
Live your life and forget your age.
Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
Grow deep - not just tall.
My precious.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Work is love made manifest.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
What the heart gives away is never gone. It is kept in the hearts of others.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
Look at that ! Look how she moves. That's just like Jell-O on springs. She must have some sort of built-in motor. I tell you, it's a whole different sex !
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.