Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. It's eternal goal is life.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
And for an hour, for an hour, I'm the best actress in the world.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
Love is a thing, well, it's kind of like quicksand. The more you are in it, the deeper you sink. And when it hits you, you've just got to fall.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Love isn't blind, it just only sees what matters.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.
They are able because they think they are able.
There is no instinct like that of the heart.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Submit to love faithfully and it gives a person joy. It intoxicates, it envelops, it isolates. It creates fragrance in the air, ardour from coldness, it beautifies everything around it.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved, now love the more.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
It's hard to tell your mind to stop loving someone, when your heart still does.
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
We can only learn to love by loving.
It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
When you suffer, psychologically, remain with it completely without a single movement of thought. Out of that suffering comes compassion. And that energy is totally different from the mechanistic energy of thought.
I need him like the axe needs the turkey.
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
Don't let life discourage you , everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're still alive.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
I am not a toy. I am a spork !
Mac, you ever been in love ?
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
This is this.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
Happiness is a state of activity.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Without a general an army is lost.
Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team
Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned.
There are two primary choices in life, to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
Love doesn't make the world go'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Can miles truly separate you from friends. If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there ?
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
Love is like a blazing flame, golden and full of warmth.
Kindness is always fashionable.
Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You can not make progress without making decisions.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
We can not always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.