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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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"Why inflict pain on oneself, when so many others are ready to save us the trouble?"
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
"I came, I saw, I concurred."
"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."
"Don't waste today regretting yesterday instead of making a memory for tomorrow."
"If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary to art."
"The two most beautiful words in the English language are "cheque enclosed"."
"Work expands to fill the time available for its completion."
"If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
"If we all told what we know of one another, there would not be four friends in the world."
"When we read too fast or too slowly, we understand nothing."
"Success without honour is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."
"People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live... never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born."
"Nothing in business is so valuable as time."
"Only fools and dead men don't change their minds. Fools won't and dead men can't."
"All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty."
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
"One must learn a different... sense of time, one that depends more on small amounts than big ones."
"There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment."
"Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted."
"Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost. Emotional health is facing reality at any cost."
"We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them."
"Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and productive, while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and wasteful."
"The squeaky wheel doesn't always get greased; it often gets replaced."
"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."
"Learning is discovering that something is possible."
"A true friend will see you through when others see that you are through."
"...if you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice."
"In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."
"Reality is for people who can't face drugs."
"Speak when you're angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret."
"Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter."
"Lord, when I am wrong, make me willing to change; when I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank."
"The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul."
"If you are afraid for your future, you don't have a present."
"If you've got it, flaunt it. If you do not, pretend."
"I do not seek, I find."
"The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."
"Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it... If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you. And supposing you have tried and failed again and again, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."
"If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening."
"Humans are the only living things that can be, and often are, less than what they're capable of becoming."
"You have all eternity to be cautious in when you're dead."
"Only the dead have seen the last of war."
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
"Friendships aren't perfect, and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release."
"It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, but to know how to create is better."
"The INNOVATION point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams."
"Whatever deserves doing, deserves doing well."
"Speeches should be like a woman's skirt - short enough to make it interesting - and yet long enough to cover the subject or to be respectable."
"A person can grow only as much as his horizon allows."
"Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it."
"Every moment that I am centered in the future, I suffer a temporary loss of this life."
"It is enough that I am of value to somebody today."
"Unless I accept my faults, I will most certainly doubt my virtues."
"The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do."
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning."
"As long as my body is in shape, my mind is working at its full capacity."
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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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