Daily Quote Archives

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”

“Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves.They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.”

“Never dull your shine for somebody else.”

“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.”

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.”

“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”

“Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”

“There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

“If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.”

“Insist upon yourself. Be original.”

“I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

“Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.”

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

“Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.”

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“All truly wise thoughts have been thought already, thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take firm root in our personal experience.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked. Leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power.”

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody; and have the courage to accept the love in return.”

“Success means having the courage, the determination and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.”

“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. ”

“Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. ”

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”

“Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.”

“Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.”