Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
It is in the small decisions you and I make every day that create our destiny.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
We only love truly once. It is the first time and succeeding passions are less uncontrolled.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
You create your reality.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
After your jump, the net appears.
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Love conquers all.
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
To err is human. To really screw up, you need a computer.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
No man is wise enough by himself.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
It is not what is poured into a student that counts but what is planted.
Love never claims, it ever gives.
I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject so worthy of my attention.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor it's coming with all my heart.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
Follow the money.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
To ask the hard question is simple.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
You can not plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
A boy's best friend is his mother.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Sanctuary !
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
Love may make the world go around, but it's laughter that keeps us from getting dizzy.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
Action is the antidote to despair.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
If it is to be it is up to me.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
Money without brains is always dangerous.
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.
Badges ? We ain't got no badges ! We don't need no badges ! I don't have to show you any stinking badges !
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
They will rise highest who strive for the highest place.
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
Learning karate requires self-control and discipline Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Love is a bird, she needs to fly.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.