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All Quotes Collection

"We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive."

"We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Action, Tension

3

"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."

"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Climate, Weather

3

"It's a lie, but Heaven will forgive you for it."

"It's a lie, but Heaven will forgive you for it."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Humor, Lie, Heaven, Will

17

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Spiritual, Life, Religion, God, Sun

18

"If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it."

"If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it."

Anais Nin, American Author

Writing, Culture

3

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Writing, Reality

4

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders."

"Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Attitude, Unemployment, Vacation

16

"I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."

"I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."

Martin Luther, German Leader

13

"Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars."

"Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Attitude, Money

21

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

29

"A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better."

"A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Truth, Argument

20

"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Leadership, History, Lies, Secrets, Study

36

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Politics, Problems

6

"When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people."

"When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people."

Mark Twain, American Author

Truth, People, Being

2

"The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession."

"The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession."

Mark Twain, American Author

4

"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."

"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Life, Adolescence, Elegance, Future, Possession

18

"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."

"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Leadership, Mercy

2

"Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time."

"Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Wisdom, Time, People, Being, Job

18

"For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time."

"For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time."

Louis L'Amour, American Author

Education, History, Time, Biography, Fiction

25

"Only the dead have seen the end of war."

"Only the dead have seen the end of war."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, War, End

22

"Courage is a kind of salvation."

"Courage is a kind of salvation."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Salvation

6

"A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles."

"A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Attitude, Money, Man, Principles

8

"The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this."

"The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Wisdom, Beauty, Perception, Dignity, Excitement

11

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."

Jack London, American Novelist

Wisdom, Life, Cards, Poor

12

"There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour."

"There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Act, Party, Treachery

3

"To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living."

"To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Wisdom, Art, Work, Living

8

"I would fain grow old learning many things."

"I would fain grow old learning many things."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Learning, Old

5

"At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things."

"At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"Great ideas originate in the muscles."

"Great ideas originate in the muscles."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

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"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Leadership, America, Will, President

3

"If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children."

"If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Art, Children, Peace, Want

102

"O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught."

"O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

2

"The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs."

"The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Wisdom, Poor, Will

58

"Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait."

"Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

3

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Wisdom, Dream, Heart, Fear, Suffering

3

"The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers."

"The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Inspirational, Genius, Confidence, Man

4

"Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

"Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

Helen Keller, American Author

Inspirational, Death, Difference

"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."

"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

9

"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour."

"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

6

"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits."

"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Life, Happiness, Health, Chance

2

"Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it."

"Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Wisdom, Love, Politics

1

"Necessity is the mother of taking chances."

"Necessity is the mother of taking chances."

Mark Twain, American Author

Motivational, Mother, Necessity

4

"It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work."

"It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Attitude, Love, Work, Day, Man

5

"I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also."

"I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Leadership, Congress, Debate, Canal, Zone

9

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Health, Want

2

"We have guided missiles and misguided men."

"We have guided missiles and misguided men."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Men, Martin Luther King

14

"It may be those who do most, dream most."

"It may be those who do most, dream most."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Inspirational, Dream, May

17

"No man is free who is not master of himself."

"No man is free who is not master of himself."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

22

"My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain."

"My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Life, Success, People, Causes

14

"Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich."

"Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Life, Constitution, Man, Needs

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