Famous People Quotes
- "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela
- "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -Walt Disney
- "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking." -Steve Jobs
- "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." -Eleanor Roosevelt
- "If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
- "If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success." -James Cameron
- "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein Click to tweet
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Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare Click to tweet
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If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa Click to tweet
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain Click to tweet
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Buddha Click to tweet
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The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel Click to tweet
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Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs Click to tweet
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein Click to tweet
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato Click to tweet
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. Malcolm X Click to tweet
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The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce Lee Click to tweet
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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. John F. Kennedy Click to tweet
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A great man is always willing to be little. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet
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Don’t count the days, make the days count. Muhammad Ali Click to tweet
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In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. Coco Chanel Click to tweet
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Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama Click to tweet
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I like criticism. It makes you strong. LeBron James Click to tweet
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Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin Click to tweet
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The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha Click to tweet
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PART 2. FAMOUS QUOTES THAT ARE…
THE MOST FAMOUS QUOTES OF ALL TIME (FROM HISTORY)
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Keep calm and carry on. Winston Churchill
I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar Click to tweet
I think, therefore I am. René Descartes
To be, or not to be, that is the question. William Shakespeare
That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin
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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare Click to tweet
Family is the most important thing in the world. Diana, Princess of Wales
All I was doing was trying to get home from work. Rosa Parks
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
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The best things in life are free. The second best things are very expensive. Coco Chanel
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde
Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi
You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. Wayne Gretzky
Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
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The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. Albert Einstein
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau Click to tweet
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela
Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. Henry Ford
Better to die standing than to live on your knees. Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Big Brother is watching you. George Orwell
See also: List of Top 100 Famous People (biographyonline.net) or The Ultimate Quotable Einstein by Albert Einstein (Amazon book)
THE BEST FAMOUS QUOTATIONS
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It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
No matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny. Barack Obama
Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank
Life is a flower of which love is the honey. Victor Hugo
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Little by little, one travels far. J.R.R. Tolkien Click to tweet
It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are. Elvis Presley
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Bruce Lee
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Malcolm X
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Click to tweet
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare
I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls. Martin Luther King Jr
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe
The path to success is to take massive, determined action. Tony Robbins
God helps those that help themselves. Benjamin Franklin
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
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SHORT FAMOUS QUOTES
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Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo Click to tweet
No. Rosa Parks
Fear is stupid. So are regrets. Marilyn Monroe
Do something worth remembering. Elvis Presley
Elegance is refusal. Coco Chanel
Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. Lance Armstrong
Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King
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Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien Click to tweet
I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying. Jay-Z
Be proud of who you are. Eminem
Better to build a bridge than a wall. Elton John
Be the hero of your own story. Joe Rogan
The only failure is not to try. George Clooney
Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali
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I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact. Elon Musk Click to tweet
Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi
Your past does not equal your future. Tony Robbins
Man – a being in search of meaning. Plato
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci Click to tweet
I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears. Adele
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Whatever you do, do with all your might. Cicero
We need fantasy to survive reality. Lady Gaga
It’s fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney
Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. Salvador Dali
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great
The future starts today, not tomorrow. Pope John Paul II
You are what you believe yourself to be. Paulo Coelho
Stumbling is not falling. Malcolm X
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INSPIRATIONAL FAMOUS QUOTES
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The best way to predict your future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln Click to tweet
If not us, who? If not now, when? John F. Kennedy
Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. Barack Obama
It is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow. Barack Obama
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey
When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old. Bill Clinton
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Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Elvis Presley
We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle. Marilyn Monroe
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn
I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do. Grace Kelly
Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can. Hillary Clinton
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You laugh at me because I’m different I laugh at you because you’re all the same. Lady Gaga Click to tweet
Never doubt yourself. Never change who you are. Don’t care what people think and just go for it. Britney Spears
Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off. Kevin Hart
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. Kobe Bryant
Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. James Baldwin Click to tweet
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Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable. Cristiano Ronaldo
We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them. Cristiano Ronaldo
If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down. Eminem
I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations. Barbra Streisand
Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do. Denzel Washington
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Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton
Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand
You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down. Charlie Chaplin
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See also: 50 Famously Successful People Who Failed At First (addictedtosuccess.com)
WISE FAMOUS SAYINGS
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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato Click to tweet
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. Coco Chanel
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them. Stephen King
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Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. George R.R. Martin
You should never take more than you give. Elton John
Take a long pause… breathe and know that things are happening for you not to you. Ashton Kutcher
It’s nice to be important, but it’s also important to be nice. Never forget that. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak. George Clooney
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
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If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman
Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out. Barbra Streisand
I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have any of their own. Nikola Tesla Click to tweet
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett
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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. Nicolaus Copernicus
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Isaac Newton
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker
People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power. Bill Clinton
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire
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