Famous Quotes

"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!"

"If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: "It's gonna go wrong." Or "She's going to hurt me." Or,"I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . ." Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down."

"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!"

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."

"I figured something out. The future is unpredictable."

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them."

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing."

"Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not."

"Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it."

"Don't let the bastards grind you down."

"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."

"Atticus, he was real nice.""Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

"I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living."

"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."

"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains."

"What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do"

"Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself."

"Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you."

"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."