Daily Quote Archives

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

“You‘ve gotta be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?”

“Just remember - when you think all is lost, the future remains.”

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”

“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.”

“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

“Things do not change; we change.”

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

“Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan’s egg.”

“If you have no respect for your own values how can you be worthy of respect from others.”

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.”

“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”

“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”

“Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.”

“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.”

“When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.”

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

“Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.”

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.”

“When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best — that is inspiration.”

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”

“As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.”

“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”

“No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.”

“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”