Top 50 Quotes voted by our visitors

These effective expressions function as directing beacons, promoting both thought and feeling. They serve to encourage us throughout life's obstacles and to celebrate its triumphes. Drawing from a varied range of voices - from philosophers to poets, leaders to innovators - these quotes catch the human experience in all its complexity. Whether you're looking for inspiration, motivation, or a fresh point of view, let these words assist you navigate life's journey and discover delight in every minute.

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"Success is a journey, not a destination"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"

William Edward Hickson, Writer

"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

"Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed"

Irene Peter, Writer

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"

Marion C. Garretty, Poet

"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"

Chris Van Allsburg, Author

"Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end"

Cicero, Philosopher

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beast's; God is, they are, Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be"

Robert Browning Hamilton, Writer

"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings"

Olin Miller, Writer

"The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water"

Sophocles, Author

"Music is my religion"

Jimi Hendrix, Musician

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

Peter Knights, Activist

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again"

Willa Cather, Author

"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist

"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"

Charles de Gaulle, Leader

"To be the best, you need the best"

Cristiano Ronaldo, Athlete

"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her"

Bob Marley, Musician

"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"

David Carradine, Actor

"I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog"

Whitey Herzog, Athlete

"Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing"

Gail Sheehy, Writer

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

John Portman, Architect

"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"

Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher

"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth"

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Author

"As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines"

James Longstreet, Soldier