Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.
It’s the small things that will make you successful.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it.
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and forever will recreate each other.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate.
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
It only takes one person to mobilize a community and inspire change. Even if you don’t feel like you have it in you, it’s in you. You have to believe in yourself. People will see your vision and passion and follow you.
What you are will show in what you do.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.
Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Every action of your life touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.
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.
The sound of ‘gentle stillness’ after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.
Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler’s bidding.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
Always wear cute pyjamas to bed, you’ll never know who u will meet in your dreams.
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
You left and I cried tears of blood. My sorrow grows. Its not just that You left. But when You left my eyes went with You. Now, how will I cry?
Philosophy will clip an angel’s wings.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
Nothing will work unless you do.
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
If I were to be Miss Universe, I will use my voice to influence the youth and I would raise awareness to certain causes like HIV awareness that is timely and relevant to my country which is the Philippines.
Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.
Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That’s their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the ‘why’ for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any ‘how.’
Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.
Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.
