Archive for the 'Life Quotes' Category

02 Oct

“I’m an idealist…” Carl Sandburg

“I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg
Popularity: 41% [?]

Popularity: 41% [?]

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: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

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: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

30 Jul

“If God did not exist…” Voltaire

“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.” Voltaire
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

26 Sep

“If the only tool…” Abraham Maslow

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” Abraham Maslow
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

21 May

“If they can make…” Muhammad Ali

“If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Muhammad Ali
Popularity: 54% [?]

Popularity: 54% [?]

21 Oct

“If you don’t have a dream…” Oscar Hammerstein

“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” Oscar Hammerstein
Popularity: 91% [?]

Popularity: 91% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to be happy…” Anonymous

“If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, love what you do.” Anonymous
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to know…” Dorothy Parker

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” Dorothy Parker
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

11 Jun

“If you want to…” Anonymous

“If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.” Anonymous
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

21 Apr

“If your life existed…” Christopher Frazier

“If your life existed in a painting, true love wouldn’t be responsible for
creating your world. It would however be responsible for all the colors that make it beautiful.” Christopher Frazier (Poker professional)
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

10 Jul

“Imagination is more important…” Albert Einstein

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein
Popularity: 47% [?]

Popularity: 47% [?]

08 Oct

“Irrigation of the land…” Michael McClary

“Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It’s called ‘rain’.” Michael McClary
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

12 Nov

“Is there life…” Graffito

“Is there life before death?” Graffito, in Belfast
Popularity: 57% [?]

Popularity: 57% [?]

21 Jul

“It is bad luck…” Andrew W. Mathis

“It is bad luck to be superstitious.” Andrew W. Mathis
Popularity: 24% [?]

Popularity: 24% [?]

26 Sep

“It is better to know…” James Thurber

“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” James Thurber
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

20 Oct

“It is even harder for…” H. L. Mencken

“It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.” H. L. Mencken
Popularity: 60% [?]

Popularity: 60% [?]

18 Oct

“It is not only wrong…” Oswald Chambers

“It is not only wrong to worry, it is unbelief; worrying means we do not believe that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything but those details that worry us.” Oswald Chambers
Popularity: 76% [?]

Popularity: 76% [?]

07 Nov

“It is our responsibilities, not…” Peter Ustinov

“It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.” Peter Ustinov
Popularity: 74% [?]

Popularity: 74% [?]

04 Nov

“It is the final proof…” Peter De Vries

“It is the final proof of God’s omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.” Peter De Vries, in “The Mackerel Plaza”
Popularity: 63% [?]

Popularity: 63% [?]

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: 19% [?]

Popularity: 19% [?]

19 Jun

“It’s always too early…” Norman Vincent Peale

“It’s always too early to quit.” Norman Vincent Peale
Popularity: 50% [?]

Popularity: 50% [?]

02 Jun

“It’s kind of fun…” Walt Disney

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney
Popularity: 45% [?]

Popularity: 45% [?]

04 Nov

“Just because something doesn’t do…” Thomas A. Edison

“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” Thomas A. Edison
Popularity: 66% [?]

Popularity: 66% [?]

11 Jun

“Life is not measured…” Anonymous

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Anonymous
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

25 Aug

“Life is sown…” Marcel Proust

“Life is sown with miracles that only people who love can wait for.”   - Marcel Proust
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

02 Jun

“Look at everything…” Betty Smith

“Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.” Betty Smith
Popularity: 48% [?]

Popularity: 48% [?]

15 Jul

“Love builds bridges…” R. H. Delaney

“Love builds bridges where there are none.” R. H. Delaney
Popularity: 43% [?]

Popularity: 43% [?]

09 Nov

“Love is not blind - it…” Rabbi Julius Gordon

“Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.” Rabbi Julius Gordon
Popularity: 65% [?]

Popularity: 65% [?]

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: 76% [?]

Popularity: 76% [?]

09 Oct

“Man can climb…” Bernard Shaw

“Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.”   Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 34% [?]

Popularity: 34% [?]

30 Jul

“Man is equally incapable…” Blaise Pascal

“Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.” Blaise Pascal
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

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: 24% [?]

Popularity: 24% [?]

26 Sep

“Management is doing things…” Peter Drucker

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter Drucker
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

12 Nov

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than…” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) Valley of Fear
Popularity: 66% [?]

Popularity: 66% [?]

09 Oct

“Men of ill judgement…” Sophocles

“Men of ill judgement often ignore the good that lies within their hands.” Sophocles
Popularity: 31% [?]

Popularity: 31% [?]

26 Oct

“Men who never get carried…” Malcolm Forbes

“Men who never get carried away should be.” Malcolm Forbes
Popularity: 85% [?]

Popularity: 85% [?]

09 Nov

“Most human beings have an…” Aldous Huxley

“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley
Popularity: 65% [?]

Popularity: 65% [?]

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: 45% [?]

Popularity: 45% [?]

25 Jul

“Never look down on…” Jesse Jackson

“Never look down on a person unless you are helping him up.” Jesse Jackson
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

18 Nov

“No one who cannot rejoice…” Donald Foster

“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.” Donald Foster
Popularity: 67% [?]

Popularity: 67% [?]

08 Oct

“Nothing is so fatiguing…” William James

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” William James
Popularity: 21% [?]

Popularity: 21% [?]

29 Jul

“One reason I don’t drink…” Nancy Astor

“One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.” Nancy Astor
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

26 Oct

“Only two things are infinite…” Albert Einstein

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein
Popularity: 64% [?]

Popularity: 64% [?]

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: 22% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

25 Aug

“Overlook what tomorrow may…” Horace

“Overlook what tomorrow may bring, and count as profit every day that Fate allows.”   - Horace
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

17 May

“People of mediocre ability…” George Allen

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most people succeed because they are determined to.” George Allen
Popularity: 30% [?]

Popularity: 30% [?]

21 Oct

“Reading is to the mind…” Sir Richard Steele

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Sir Richard Steele
Popularity: 64% [?]

Popularity: 64% [?]

04 Nov

“Real knowledge is to know…” Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius
Popularity: 70% [?]

Popularity: 70% [?]

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% [?]