Daily Quote Archives

“The future depends on what we do in the present.”

“I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.”

“On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.”

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”

“Our lives teach us who we are.”

“Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.”

“Just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.”

“Hitch your wagon to a star.”

“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
again in this identical guise.”

“Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages.”

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”

“Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.”

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ”

“Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.”

“It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.”

“Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing; it was here first.”

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”

“Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.”

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road. ”

“Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. ”

“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?”

“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. ”

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumblebee, the small child and the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential and fight for your dreams.”

“If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.”

“The big time isn’t for slackers. Keep up your mental stamina and remain curious. I think that bored people are unintelligent people.”