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All Quotes Collection

"Nothing good ever comes of violence."

"Nothing good ever comes of violence."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Peace, Nothing, Violence

72

"Our best thoughts come from others."

"Our best thoughts come from others."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Thoughts

17

"No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest."

"No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Writing, Science, Fiction, Interest

44

"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul."

"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul."

Mark Twain, American Author

Unity, Soul, Loyalty, Opinion

17

"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die."

"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Love, Respect, Self, Selfrespect

16

"Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."

"Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, People, Fish

17

"One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can."

"One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Nature, Evil, Man, May, Wood

37

"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."

"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Diplomacy, Mystery, Russia

107

"Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know."

"Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

64

"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."

"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."

John Wooden, American Coach

Talent, Experience

46

"There is no remedy for love but to love more."

"There is no remedy for love but to love more."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

15

"Only that day dawns to which we are awake."

"Only that day dawns to which we are awake."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

13

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Evil, Martin Luther King

67

"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all."

"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Wisdom, Thoughts, Books, Man

20

"There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do."

"There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do."

Anais Nin, American Author

Freedom, Imagination, Reality

15

"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."

"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Health, Possibility, Being, May, State

43

"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Life, End, Gain, Labor, Leisure

95

"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."

"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."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Life, Men, Light, Tragedy

16

"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession."

"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Writing, Profession

34

"It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child."

"It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Years

75

"It's not bragging if you can back it up."

"It's not bragging if you can back it up."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Success, Bragging

67

"I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort."

"I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Writing, Talent, Vision, Comfort, Help

40

"Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man."

"Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Nature, Life, Being, Earth, Rights

14

"'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby."

"'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Love, Baby, World

14

"The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most."

"The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Relationship, Heart, Man, Road, Talk

40

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Creativity, Art, Artist, Imagination, Knowledge

21

"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."

"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Friendship, Cause, Debate, May

16

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide."

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Philosophy, Suicide

24

"Reason is the enemy of faith."

"Reason is the enemy of faith."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, Enemy, Reason

27

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you."

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Success, Life, Control, Learning

54

"War is never a solution; it is an aggravation."

"War is never a solution; it is an aggravation."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Peace, War, Solution

20

"Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."

"Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Motivational, Light

17

"Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness."

"Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness."

Helen Keller, American Author

Spiritual, Habit, Bible, Darkness, Light

13

"When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself."

"When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself."

Mark Twain, American Author

Identity, People, Heart, Man, Respect

18

"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be."

"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Inspirational, Want, Will

27

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Strength, Fear, Mind, Will

51

"Success is the child of audacity."

"Success is the child of audacity."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, Success

63

"A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends."

"A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends."

George Washington, American President

Friendship, Acquaintance, Actions, Friends, Man

21

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

Jack London, American Novelist

Happiness, Life, Ecstasy, Forgetfulness, Living

33

"Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met."

"Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Wisdom, Thought, People

53

"Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex."

"Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Society, Sex, Progress

100

"In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra."

"In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

51

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Peace, Love, Aggression, Conflict, Man

13

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Attitude, Lie, Evil

63

"I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons."

"I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Equality, People, Contempt, Understanding

19

"We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent."

"We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Wisdom, Play, World

40

"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."

"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Business, Success, People, Measure, Welfare

32

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Writing, Truth, Fiction, Reality

67

"If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life."

"If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Life, End, Man

15

"Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly."

"Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Wisdom, Renunciation, Sorrow

12

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