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Below are many quotes that I find inspirational, philosophical, and/or humorous. There are some that I only partially believe in, but I have them posted as I feel they couldbe useful to others. If you have a quote that you think is inspirational, philosophical, humorousor any combination of those... send it to me via e-mail,and I will post it up as long as I approve of it. If your quote is posted, I will give you credit and provide a link to your page.
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"That all our knowledge begins with experience there can be no doubt."
"Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided."
"My son has taken up meditation - at least it's better than sitting doing nothing."
"The amount of sleep required by the average person is about five minutes more."
"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it."
"Heard melodies are sweet, but some unheard are sweeter."
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
"I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers."
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit."
"One can never consent to creep when one has the impulse to soar."
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings."
"We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough."
"Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties."
"Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams."
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."
"Once you say you are going to settle for second, that's what happens to you."
"The only unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable."
"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
"We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to make it the last."
"We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch."
"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity."
"Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of the colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
"Sedentary people are apt to have sluggish minds. A sluggish mind is apt to be reflected in flabbiness of body and in a dullness of expression that invites no interest and gets none."
"He who angers you conquers you."
"Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries."
"Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent."
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation."
"For me it's the challenge - the challenge to try to beat myself and do better than I did in the past. I try to keep in mind not what I have accomplished but what I have to try to accomplish in the future."
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror."
"Education: The inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent."
"Procrastination is opportunity's assassin."
"Don't stop studying. Have a plan, work hard, get enough sleep, and read for fun. Break out of your comfort zone and set goals for yourself. Don't settle. Believe in yourself."
"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they never use."
"The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins."
"Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball."
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
"The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
"We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers."
"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."
"To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world... that I am able to change it in positive ways."
"That is the way with poetry: when it is incomprehensible it seems profound, and when you understand it, it is only ridiculous."
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac."
"Art does not render what is visible; art MAKES visible."
"The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract."
"Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking."
"Crisis creates opportunity."
"Success is living up to your potential. That's all. Wake up with a smile and go after life... Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it."
"Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics."
"Always wear expensive shoes. People notice."
"If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more."
"When negotiating, always listen to the other person's point of view and interests first. He or she may be willing to give you more than you expected."
"Television: a medium. So called because it is neither rare or well done."
"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."
"Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write."
"Happiness comes uninvited: and the moment that you are conscious that you are happy, you are no longer happy."
"Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder."
"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers."
"If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered."
"When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge."
"Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel coast to coast without seeing anything."
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If you have any quotes you would like to see on this page please e-mail me and I'll post them up. Thanks.
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