Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ?
The dove is my emblem... . I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it... . I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
Appreciate me now, and avoid the rush.
If it matters to you, you will find a way. If it doesn't you will find an excuse
Is it just me or is the grim reaper a straight-up hottie ?
You don't understand ! I could've had class. I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.
Our only security is in our ability to change.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.
Now is wanted intense karma-yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
All love is sweet, given or returned.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I keep getting older, they stay the same age.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
Don't think it, ink it.
Do, or do not. There is no try.
My parents told me that I could do and be anything I really wanted. I believed them.
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
Experience is the best teacher.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
I cannot stand little notes on my pillow ! We are all out of cornflakes,
There is no instinct like that of the heart.
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here ! This is the war room !
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
No involvement, no commitment.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you do not try.
I'd like to make her look a little more attractive. How far can you pull back ?
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.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.
Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.
The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Can miles truly separate you from friends. If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there ?
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
Pay the farmer or pay the hospital.
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The calla lilies are in bloom again.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
What ever you are be a good one.
Love, two minds without a single thought.