Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Bond. James Bond.
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequence of an unnatural beginning.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
Each person's life is a story that is telling itself in the living.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
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.
Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
To laugh often and love much, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self, this is to have succeeded.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
Failures don't plan to fail, they fail to plan.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.
The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is love.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world.
You can do anything you put your mind to.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
It's just about playing fundamental, physical football and playing a full 60 minutes. And no matter what's going on at the moment, being able to keep the blinders on and keep moving forward.
The fire that warms us can also consume us, it is not the fault of the fire.
People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
Every truth has four corners, as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
Live your dreams.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Faith can move mountains.
I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen.
This is nothing !
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind.
May the Force be with you.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your (bleeping) mouth.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
Do you like scary movies ?
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
I make wine at home. I make it out of raisins so that it will be aged automatically.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into !
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
Hi-Yo, Silver !
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Love is friendship set to music
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.