Top 1000 Quotes Of All Time

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

Michael Porter

Essence Deep Thought Transcendentalism

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One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

Golda Meir

Inspiration Past Trying

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Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

Theodore Roosevelt

Country Peace War

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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his countryhe can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that isthereforewhy I will sleep for the eternity.

Nelson Mandela

Inspirational Motivational Death

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You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4not with a parade of gunstanksand soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and musclebut with family picnics where kids throw Frisbeesthe potato salad gets iffyand the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeatenbut it is patriotism.

Erma Bombeck

4th Of July Food Patriotic

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputationbecause your character is what you really arewhile your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

Inspirational Success Basketball

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Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.

Albert Einstein

Strong Revenge Intelligent

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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.

Frank Zappa

Inspirational Teacher Religious

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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do thisit would change the earth.

William Faulkner

Truth Honesty Lying

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There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

Will Rogers

Funny Reading Learning

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A strong nationlike a strong personcan afford to be gentlefirmthoughtfuland restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nationlike a weak personthat must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.

Jimmy Carter

Strong Thoughtful Compassion

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The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Albert Einstein

Love Funny Life

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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courtsnot to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

Abraham Lincoln

Freedom Men Democracies Have

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With or without religionyou would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil thingsthat takes religion.

Steven Weinberg

God Religious Atheist

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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Respect Kindness Character

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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational Motivational Change

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My mission in life is not merely to survivebut to thrive; and to do so with some passionsome compassionsome humorand some

Maya Angelou

Inspirational Life Inspiring

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Life is shortBreak the Rules. Forgive quicklyKiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Mark Twain

Love Inspirational Life

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This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Theodore Roosevelt

Inspiring Country 4th Of July

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In a world filled with hatewe must still dare to hope. In a world filled with angerwe must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despairwe must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrustwe must still dare to believe.

Michael Jackson

Inspirational Dream Hate

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther KingJr.

Love Inspirational Life

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To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

C. S. Lewis

Forgiveness God Christian

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A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

Theodore Roosevelt

Country Men Squares

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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Mark Twain

Inspirational Relationship Positive

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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational Motivational Positive

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A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Ruth Graham

Love Friendship Relationship

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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see itbut because by it I see everything else.

C. S. Lewis

Faith God Christian

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Politics is the art of looking for troublefinding it everywherediagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

Groucho Marx

Art Freedom Political Will

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I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairiesthe mythsdragons. It all existseven if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?

John Lennon

Inspirational Life Faith

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At the end of your lifeyou will never regret not having passed one more testnot winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husbanda frienda childor a parent.

Barbara Bush

Inspirational Life Meaningful

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I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

Albert Einstein

Happiness Time Clever

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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

Francis Chan

Inspirational Inspiring Success

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Failure is simply the opportunity to begin againthis time more intelligently.

Henry Ford

Love Inspirational Life

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Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.

Victor Hugo

Music Sound And Music Musical Life

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Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

Abu Bakr

Adversity Blow Action

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Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Zig Ziglar

Positive Thinking Of You Attitude

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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for somethingsometime in your life.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational Funny Life

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You don't have to be great to startbut you have to start to be great

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational Life Motivational

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Let every nation knowwhether it wishes us well or illthat we shall pay any pricebear any burdenmeet any hardshipsupport any friendoppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational Memorial Day Freedom

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If you want total securitygo to prison. There you're fedclothedgiven medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Freedom Patriotic Vaccines

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Socialism is a philosophy of failurethe creed of ignoranceand the gospel of envyits inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

Philosophy Ignorance Democratic Socialism

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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational Dance Education

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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive onesyou'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

Life Change Positive

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You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakesbut you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energyor any of your timeor any of your space.

Johnny Cash

Life Bullying Mistake

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All my life throughthe new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.

Marie Curie

Life Nature Children

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I've learned that people will forget what you saidpeople will forget what you didbut people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational Life Motivational

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Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a longintricateintimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.

Amy Bloom

Marriage Love You Long

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When obstacles ariseyou change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational Motivational Success

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Time you enjoy wastingwas not wasted.

John Lennon

Love Inspirational Life

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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity isask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

Thomas Sowell

Diversity Important Liberty

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Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

Max Lucado

Inspirational God Faith

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If you can't fly then runif you can't run then walkif you can't walk then crawlbut whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Martin Luther KingJr.

Inspirational Motivational Inspiring

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It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

Thomas Sowell

Business Stupid Government

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I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

Salma Hayek

Beauty Love Yourself Your Beautiful

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniencebut where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther KingJr.

Inspirational Life Motivational

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The soldierabove all other peopleprays for peacefor he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

Douglas MacArthur

Peace Military War

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A true leader has the confidence to stand alonethe courage to make tough decisionsand the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leaderbut becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Douglas MacArthur

Inspirational Leadership Confidence

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I am a SoldierI fight where I am toldand I win where I fight.

George S. Patton

Motivational Military War

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Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusingexhaustingand tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spiritthen the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.

Corrie Ten Boom

Christian Jesus Confusing

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Sports for me is when a guy walks off the courtand you really can't tell whether he won or lostwhen he carries himself with pride either way.

Jim Courier

Inspirational Success Sports

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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational Motivational Success

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I became insanewith long intervals of horrible sanity.

Edgar Allan Poe

Inspirational Life Clever

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Failure is a detournot a dead-end street.

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational Death Failure

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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Stephen Covey

Inspirational Life Motivational

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You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.

Pablo Neruda

Inspiring Hope Spring

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Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.

Joe Frazier

Motivational Running People

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In order to succeedyour desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

Bill Cosby

Inspirational Motivational Positive

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It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

Lewis Grizzard

Summer Food Garden

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Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Les Brown

Inspirational Life Motivational

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank youit will be enough.

Meister Eckhart

Inspirational Life Thank You

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It's just a job. Grass growsbirds flywaves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Muhammad Ali

Funny Sports Jobs

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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakessmart enough to profit from themand strong enough to correct them.

John C. Maxwell

Being Strong Wisdom Stay Strong

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational Motivational Positive

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It has been said'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In timethe mindprotecting its sanitycovers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.

Rose Kennedy

Time Pain Get Well

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This is one small step for a manone giant leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong

Motivational Positive Moon

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I have held many things in my handsand I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's handsthat I still possess.

Martin Luther

Life God Christian

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Welfare's purpose should be to eliminateas far as possiblethe need for its own existence.

Ronald Reagan

President Needs Purpose

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Each timebefore you intercedebe quiet firstand worship God in His glory. Think of what He can doand how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christand expect great things!

Andrew Murray

God Faith Christian

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Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

Arianna Huffington

Women Failure Successful

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No one has ever become poor by giving.

Anne Frank

Inspirational Morning Kindness

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skinor his backgroundor his religion. People must learn to hateand if they can learn to hatethey can be taught to lovefor love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela

Love Inspirational Life

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It is not my abilitybut my response to God’s abilitythat counts.

Corrie Ten Boom

Hiding Place Ability Baby Boom

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No matter what people tell youwords and ideas can change the world.

Robin Williams

Inspirational Change Philosophy

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A man should never neglect his family for business.

Walt Disney

Inspirational Family Inspiring

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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational Success Courage

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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

Mark Twain

Inspirational Life Motivational

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We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.

John Stott

Christian Vision Missionary

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With everything that has happened to youyou can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

Wayne Dyer

Inspirational Positive Regret

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Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Steve Jobs

Love Inspirational Life

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Historydespite its wrenching paincannot be unlivedbut if faced with courageneed not be lived again.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational Life Encouragement

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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

Satchel Paige

Happy Birthday Baseball Fun

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Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

Mwai Kibaki

Leadership Power Opportunity

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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

Roald Dahl

Inspirational Life Positive

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Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.

Robert H. Schuller

Inspirational Encouraging Patience

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If you think you are too small to make a differencetry sleeping with a mosquito.

Dalai Lama

Inspirational Funny Change

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An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

Bill Vaughan

New Year Fun New Beginnings

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When the going gets weirdthe weird turn pro.

Hunter S. Thompson

Music Sports Hunting

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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets darkyou don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

Corrie Ten Boom

Trust Encouraging Uplifting

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God doesn't require us to succeedhe only requires that you try.

Mother Teresa

Success God Mother

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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inspirational Motivational Change

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