Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word fearlessness.
No disguise can long conceal love where it exists, or long feign it where it is lacking.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a chance of being a prophet.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.
Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
To my big brother George, the richest man in town !
You're lit from within, Tracy. You've got fires banked down in you, hearth-fires and holocausts.
The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
Success based on anything but internal fulfillment is bound to be empty. - Dr
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
I cannot stand little notes on my pillow ! We are all out of cornflakes,
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
No involvement, no commitment.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Success leaves clues.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
I am big ! It's the pictures that got small.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Be who you are in every situation.
There is no education like adversity.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Living, love and death are one thing, not divisive, not separated, not divorced, not in the field of time but it is completely a living, moving thing, indivisible. And that is immortal.
How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Do it now !
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
The giving of love is an education in itself.
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.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
We're on a mission from God.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
Cause Change & Lead. Accept Change & Survive. Resist Change & Die.
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.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
Love is a hole in the heart.
We're sisters under the same mink.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
Ability is sexless.
The storm also beats on the house that is built on the rock.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate, before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.