Daily Quote Archives

“Forget injuries; never forget kindness.”

“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.”

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.”

“You don’t have to be a ’person of influence‘ to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.”

“Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there.”

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.”

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.”

“Nonviolence doesn’t always work — but violence never does.”

“People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.”

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”

“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”

“Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”

“To fly, we have to have resistance.”

“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.”

“The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world.”

“Liberty and equality...will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.”

“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: Precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.”

“I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.”

“Without a struggle, there can be no progress.”

“Sunrise doesn’t last all morning. A cloudburst doesn’t last all day. Seems my love has up and has left you with no warning. It’s not always gonna be this grey. All things must pass, all things must pass away.”

“To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.”

“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.”

“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”

“It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”

“What a child doesn’t receive he can seldom later give.”

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”

“Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

“If you only do what you know you can do - you never do very much.”