Archive for the 'Better World Quotes' Category

05 Oct

“A person’s ability to…” Anonymous

“A person’s ability to forgive is in proportion to the greatness of his soul.” Anonymous
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

09 Nov

“All human situations have their…” Benjamin Franklin

“All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.” Benjamin Franklin
Popularity: 78% [?]

Popularity: 78% [?]

08 Nov

“All that is necessary for…” Edmund Burke

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
Popularity: 82% [?]

Popularity: 82% [?]

18 Oct

“Always do right…” Mark Twain

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 21% [?]

Popularity: 21% [?]

21 Nov

“As long as you are…” Donald Trump

“As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump
Popularity: 100% [?]

Popularity: 100% [?]

25 Aug

“Because we all share an…” Dalai Lama

“Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

21 Oct

“Derive happiness in oneself from…” Henri Matisse

“Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 50% [?]

Popularity: 50% [?]

19 Apr

“Do not follow where the…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 44% [?]

Popularity: 44% [?]

19 Apr

“Education is a companion which…” Joseph Addison

“Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism can enslave. At home, a friend, abroad, an introduction, in solitude a solace and in society an ornament. It chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what [...]

Popularity: 34% [?]

26 Sep

“Everything you can imagine…” Pablo Picasso

“Everything you can imagine is real.” Pablo Picasso
Popularity: 33% [?]

Popularity: 33% [?]

18 Oct

“God didn’t call us to be…” Mother Teresa

“God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.” Mother Teresa
Popularity: 36% [?]

Popularity: 36% [?]

21 Apr

“Going to a junkyard…” Roger von Oech

“Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desire.” Roger von Oech
Popularity: 16% [?]

Popularity: 16% [?]

30 Oct

“Honesty is the first chapter…” Thomas Jefferson

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of Wisdom.” Thomas Jefferson
Popularity: 75% [?]

Popularity: 75% [?]

08 Oct

“How do you get world peace…” Wayne Dyer

“How do you get world peace. You get world peace through inner peace. If you’ve got a world full of people who have inner peace, then you have a peaceful world.” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

17 May

“I’m fed up to the…” George McGovern

“I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.” George McGovern
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

08 Oct

“If a man will begin…” Francis Bacon

“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.” Francis Bacon
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

07 Nov

“It is our responsibilities, not…” Peter Ustinov

“It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.” Peter Ustinov
Popularity: 77% [?]

Popularity: 77% [?]

08 Oct

“It isn’t that they can’t…” G.K. Chesterton

“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” G.K. Chesterton
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

15 Jul

“Love builds bridges…” R. H. Delaney

“Love builds bridges where there are none.” R. H. Delaney
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

09 Nov

“Loving people live in a…” Wayne Dyer

“Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. But it’s the same world. How come?” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 79% [?]

Popularity: 79% [?]

26 Sep

“Man is the only animal…” William Hazlitt

“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.” William Hazlitt
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

09 Oct

“Men of ill judgement…” Sophocles

“Men of ill judgement often ignore the good that lies within their hands.” Sophocles
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

26 Sep

“Never doubt that a small…” Margaret Mead

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
Popularity: 33% [?]

Popularity: 33% [?]

25 Jul

“Never look down on…” Jesse Jackson

“Never look down on a person unless you are helping him up.” Jesse Jackson
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

03 Oct

“Open your arms to change…” Dalai Lama

“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” Dalai Lama
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

18 Nov

“Sometimes the heart sees what…” H. Jackson Browne Jr.

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” H. Jackson Browne Jr.
Popularity: 91% [?]

Popularity: 91% [?]

18 Nov

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting…” Carl Sagan

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Carl Sagan
Popularity: 77% [?]

Popularity: 77% [?]

26 Sep

“The best way to predict…” Alan Kay

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay
Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

19 Apr

“The future belongs to those…” Eleanor Roosevelt

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Popularity: 38% [?]

Popularity: 38% [?]

10 Jul

“The future depends on…” Mahatma Gandhi

“The future depends on what we do in the present.” Mahatma Gandhi
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

25 Aug

“The key to a happier world…” Dalai Lama

“The key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

03 Oct

“There are always flowers…” Henri Matisse

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 24% [?]

Popularity: 24% [?]

24 Apr

“There are many ways…” Franklin D. Roosevelt

“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

13 Oct

“There are no passengers on…” Marshall McLuhan

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We’re all crew.” Marshall McLuhan
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

19 Jun

“There are no passengers…” Marshall McLuhan

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.” Marshall McLuhan
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

09 Oct

“They do not love…” William Shakespeare

“They do not love that do not show their love.” William Shakespeare
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

26 Oct

“Trying to determine what is…” Ben Hecht

“Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.” Ben Hecht
Popularity: 41% [?]

Popularity: 41% [?]

19 May

“Use what talent you…” Henry Van Dyke

“Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

19 May

“War does not determine…” Bertrand Russell

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” Bertrand Russell
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

20 Oct

“We are at the very…” Richard Feynman

“We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.” Richard Feynman
Popularity: [...]

Popularity: 48% [?]

17 May

“We are what we…” Buddha

“We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

10 Jul

“We become what we…” Wayne Dyer

“We become what we think about all day long. The question is, what do you think about?” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 22% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

29 Sep

“We don’t see things…” Anais Nin

“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

25 Jul

“What can you say about…” Irv Kupcinet

“What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?” Irv Kupcinet
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

19 Apr

“Whatever you are…” Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

26 Sep

“When a thing is funny…” George Bernard Shaw

“When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.” George Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

21 Jul

“When they discover the…” Bernard Bailey

“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” Bernard Bailey
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

26 Sep

“Whenever you find that you…” Mark Twain

“Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

15 Jul

“Where there is love…” Mahatma Gandhi

“Where there is love, there is life.” Mahatma Gandhi
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

26 Sep

“You can complain because roses…” Ziggy

“You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” Ziggy
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]