A list of some of my favorite quotes: I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Martin Luther King, Jr. The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” ― Nikola Tesla “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Rosa Parks Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Pablo Picasso Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. Ralph Waldo Emerson I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Go Confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” Thoreau The measure of a man is what he does with power. Plato Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Dont give up the fight. Bob Marley Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope. - Maya Angelou Love is a better teacher than duty. Albert Einstein The fierce urgency of now remains. - President Obama - 50th Anniversary of the MLK I Have a Dream Speech The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. John F. Kennedy Experience is not what happens to you; its what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. William Hazlitt Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -Thomas Edison A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. ~ Mahatma Gandhi If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. Thomas J. Watson When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. Audrey Hepburn Nothing is impossible, the word itself says Im possible! Audrey Hepburn Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is the eternal rule. Buddha When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Jimi Hendrix I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T. Washington Believe you can and youre halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. Abraham Lincoln We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others. Will Rogers The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who dont do anything about it. Albert Einstein Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. Henry David Thoreau Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding. Isaac Newton The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us. A good motivation and honesty bring self-confidence, which attracts the trust and respect of others. Therefore the real source of blessings is in our own mind. Dalai Lama It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. Mahatma Gandhi Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. Mark Twain A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Nelson Mandela A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Franklin D. Roosevelt An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream as if youll live forever. Live as if youll die today. James Dean Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. Mahatma Gandhi It is a mans own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. Buddha Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. Buddha “If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin I gravitate towards gravitas. Morgan Freeman “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” Benjamin Franklin To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded. — Ralph Waldo Emerson It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill “Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.” Voltaire “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, youll start having positive results.” Willie Nelson “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop That’s where courage comes from—when we turn not from each other or on each other, but towards one another. —President Obama on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington ...And Ive looked over, and Ive seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So Im happy tonight. Im not worried about anything. Im not fearing any man. Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968 We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. ~George Bernard Shaw There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. Buddha No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. Robin Williams “Racism is mans gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” Abraham J. Heschel In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King Jr. “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” Christopher Reeve “Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain “So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. - MLK “Mine honor is my life; both grow in one; Take honor from me, and my life is done.” William Shakespeare “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” Albert Einstein Are you really sure that a floor cant also be a ceiling? M. C. Escher Be the Change You Want to See in the World Mahatma Ghandi I dream for a living Steven Spielberg “I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?” Robert Redford “Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they cant kill you twice.” Damian Marley All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs #Quotes #WIsdom #Life
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