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All Quotes Collection

"There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people."

"There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Equality, Education, People, Policy, Concern

22

"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action."

"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Motivational, Experience, Thought, Action

56

"You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's."

"You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Relationship, Love, Mother, Father

51

"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them."

"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Inspirational, Impression, Inspiration, Moments

16

"When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite."

"When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Diplomacy, Man, Nothing

51

"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them."

"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Self-Control, Respect, Self

46

"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart."

"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

16

"They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure."

"They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Leisure, Work, Dignity, Talk

40

"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."

"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

85

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Leadership, Blood, Nothing, Tears

10

"Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors."

"Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Philosophy, Errors, Will

57

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public."

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Freedom, Criticism, Public

24

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Happiness, Beauty, God, Opportunity

16

"And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy."

"And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Writing, Science, Fantasy, Fiction

51

"Nature hates calculators."

"Nature hates calculators."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

13

"The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism."

"The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Society, Intelligence, Knowledge, Fact, Mind

43

"Men are what their mothers made them."

"Men are what their mothers made them."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Relationship, Men, Mothers

54

"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing."

"Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Men, Commonsense, Nothing

11

"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to."

"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humility, Blushes, Man, Needs

20

"The man who has no problems is out of the game."

"The man who has no problems is out of the game."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Life, Man, Problems

16

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Self-Control, Voice, Wit, World

56

"In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty."

"In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Freedom, Age, Country, Liberty

32

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Positive, Thought, Idea, Purpose, May

22

"To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god."

"To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Success, God, Man

76

"Nothing succeeds like address."

"Nothing succeeds like address."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Success, Nothing

46

"A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair."

"A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair."

Robert Frost, American Poet

15

"The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do."

"The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Wisdom, Power, Knowledge, Man, Will

11

"Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something."

"Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Philosophy, Morality

9

"The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice."

"The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Politics, People, Successful, Thinking, Voice

45

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Success, Succeed

31

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Happiness, Life, Meaning, Will

9

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Inspirational, Dream

59

"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team."

"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team."

John Wooden, American Coach

130

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Success, Thoughts, Actions, Mankind, Mind

46

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Time, Desire, First, Nothing

34

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Freedom, Government, Progress, Gain, Liberty

55

"Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

"Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Freedom, Mankind, Right

108

"Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent."

"Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Business, Society, Opportunity

43

"Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions."

"Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

42

"Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful."

"Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Existence, God, Weight

67

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Men, Fools

58

"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."

"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Success, Care, First, Jobs, Will

51

"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny."

"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Politics, Experience, Government, Power, Time

16

"Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal."

"Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Being, Cleverness, Evil, Extreme

13

"Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new."

"Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

11

"I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit."

"I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Society, People, Heart, Courtesy, Old

35

"I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free."

"I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Equality, People, Hell

58

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Freedom, Constitution, President

15

"If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law."

"If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Government, Injustice, Law

45

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Art, Appearance

19

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