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“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“Read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.”
— Warren Buffett
“And on top of that, when we work together we have a wonderful working relationship we push each other we challenge each other we laugh 80% of the time that we are together we're very fortunate.”
— Alex Lifeson
“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
“Those who are enlightened never stop forging themselves.”
— Morihei Ueshiba
“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.”
— George Eliot
“Get the facts first. You can distort them later.”
— Mark Twain
“There are two ways to think about what money buys. There's the standard of living, which can be measured in dollars, and there's the quality of your life, which can't be measured at all.”
— Bill Bonner
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.”
— Plato
“Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
— Colin Powell
“The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.”
— Conan O'Brien
“Courage is grace under pressure.”
— Ernest Hemingway
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
“It's beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The journey, not the destination matters.”
— T.S. Eliot
“History is written by the victors.”
— Winston Churchill
“We can either add to our character each day, or we can fritter away our energies in distractions.”
— Ming-Dao Deng
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”
— Roy T. Bennett
“Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The way out is in.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
— Albert Einstein
“Faith means believing the unbelievable.”
— Gilbert Chesterton
“There's a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.”
— Yanni

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