Every quote, in one place.
Our whole collection, newest first — 6,231 quotations. Looking for someone in particular? Browse by author.
“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”
“No matter how much preparation we do, in the real tests of our lives, we'll be in unfamiliar terrain.”
“It's just a bad day, not a bad life.”
“Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not.”
“We acquire the strength we have overcome.”
“The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.”
“If you done it, it ain't bragging.”
“The only way round is through.”
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
“Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.”
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
“When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.”
“The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.”
“I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.”
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
“When people gain the right knowledge, in such a way that they understand it completely, and then have the opportunity for effective instruction to apply what they comprehend then like magic, they can see the fruits of their efforts in the form of changes that serve us feedback in their lives.”
“Human beings believe just as they breathe - in order to survive.”
“Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.”
“He who leaves the game wins it.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
Building something with this content? MeBot answers your visitors' questions on your own site.