Be inspired by these famous quotes, let them add a positive thought
to your day!
Distinguished, influential and some great people share their wisdom in
these famous quotes. Famous people who share their inspirational quotes
on life, success, and love. Also, find short and funny famous quotes.
Many of these quotes have stood the test of time due to the wise words
of these well known, experienced people. We can always learn from those who have had
success because in life and in love, to have success also means that they have
experienced failure and disappointment.
Short to the point quotes also drive home the message in a few words. You
will find inspiring awesome quotes in these.
And, let these quotations by influential people bring a smile
to your face as you can relate to their powerful words.
Quotes by Famous People
Be encouraged by these famous words from some famous people! Quotes
that provide encouragement and some that are thought provoking.
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
Paulo Coelho
There are three things you can do with your life: You can waste it, you can spend it, or you can invest it. The best use of your life is to invest it in something that will last longer than your time on Earth.
Rick Warren
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
Famous words of Maya Angelou
You only pass through this life once, you don't come back for an encore.
Elvis Presley
"Never rest on your laurels. Nothing wilts faster than a laurel sat upon."
Mary Kay
"You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it
don't matter what you do if you're the best."
Muhammad Ali (famous words to encourage you to be the best at whatever you do)
"Peace begins with a smile."
A well known quote by Mother Teresa
"In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit."
Anne Frank
I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter.
Elllen DeGeneres
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential."
Anthony Robbins
"Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain."
Awesome quote by Henry Ford
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms."
George Eliot
"Happiness doesn't come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do."
Wilferd Peterson
What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always
count.
Albert Einstein Brilliant Words!
"You're not defined by your past; you're prepared by it. You're stronger,
more experienced, and you have greater confidence."
Joel Osteen
"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil."
Thomas Edison
"The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable skill you can learn."
Napoleon Hill
"Ability is of little account without opportunity."
Lucille Ball
"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people,
different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
Jimmy Carter
We begin, then, with the basic premise that the purpose of our life is to seek happiness. It is a vision of happiness as a real objective, one that we can take positive steps toward achieving
Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
"Now I look beyond what I can't do and focus on what I CAN. "
Robert M. Hensel
You know I think that when you explore the ordinary, sometimes, you may just discover the extraordinary.
Jeff Goldblum
Be inspired by these famous words that apply to all ages!
"It's fun to do the impossible."
An excellent quote Walt Disney
"Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort."
John Ruskin
"You put your intention and your attention on what it is that you want to shift and change."
Wayne Dyer
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else."
Well-known words of Charles Dickens
"To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift."
Famous words of Franklin Roosevelt
Your brain is the most important organ in your body, and what happens in it determines what you think and feel, say and do.
Rick Hanson, Hardwiring Happiness
"We tend to get what we expect."
Norman Vincent Peale
Having known both the peaks and the valleys of public life, I have learned that you cannot really appreciate the heights unless you have also experienced the depths.
Richard Nixon
Wilma Rudolph, Helen Keller, Walt Disney, Joan of Arc, Nelson Mandela, and Thomas Edison, to name a few, not only climbed mountains, they exceeded limits and expanded boundaries, setting the tone for those who respect and admire them.
Eric Thomas, Greatness Is Upon You
"No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm."
Charles Kettering
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart."
Seneca
"Bad things are not the worst thing that can happen to us. NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us."
Richard Bach
"Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby."
George Bernard Shaw
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life
to celebrate."
Oprah Winfrey
"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."
Les Brown
"Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority."
Vince Lombardi
"As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give."
David DeNotaris
"Life is what happens while you are making other plans."
John Lennon
"I believe that nothing in life is unimportant every moment can be a beginning."
John McLeod
"I enjoy every day, because I choose to."
Tony Clark
"Find people who will make you better."
Michelle Obama (and they don't have to be famous people they can
be everyday people!)
"I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate."
Elbert Hubbard
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
Thomas Jefferson
"There are also countless writers, movie directors, and inventors whose
ideas that have made them famous got their creative ideas from dreams."
Michelle Hunt, Creativity: Innovation
"As my knowledge of things grew I felt more and more the delight of the world I was in."
Helen Keller
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King Jr
Benjamin Franklin was a humanitarian that dedicated his life to making contributions to all humans. He had a clear purpose for himself: improve the human race.
Paulo Braga, A Happy Life
"The key to success is to develop a winning edge."
Brian Tracy
"You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing."
Dale Carnegie (famous words that still hold true today)
"Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master."
Earl Nightingale
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
Albert Einstein
Unless you're continually improving your skills, you're quickly becoming irrelevant.
Stephen Covey
The key to success is failure.
Michael Jordan
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Bill Gates
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
Wayne Gretzky
If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
Ray Kroc
Your attitude is either the lock on or key to your door of success.
Denis Waitley
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
Bruce Lee
Others don't realize that the real opportunity for success lies within the person
and not in the job; that you can best get to the top by getting to the bottom
of things - and then climbing those stairs, one at a time.
Zig Ziglar, See You At The Top
"You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves."
Yanni
"God put you on this earth because He loves you and He has a plan for you."
Nick Vujicic
"If faith asks, it will receive; if hope seeks, it will find; and if love knocks, the door will be opened to it."
Charles Spurgeon
You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
Jesus, Matthew 5:43-44
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others.
Dalai Lama
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.
C. S. Lewis
We should love unquenchably, dream unfalteringly, and work unceasingly.
Max Lucado
We hope you have been inspired and encouraged by these famous quotes
from these recognized and outstanding, prominent people; from authors, former presidents,
movie stars, and leaders. We can all learn from their experience and knowledge.
Their quotes give us insight into life, love, and success along with some humor!
Learn from those who have been there, be encouraged and motivated by their words.
