Archived Quotes

If music be the food of love,

play on.

Stay true to yourself;

authenticity will always resonate.

Liberty is the right of every human being.

I haven’t slept for ten days,

because that would be too long.

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and,

very frequently is most unjust to youth.

A single big winning bet can more than

cover the cost of many losers.

Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without.

Principles have no real force except

when one is well fed.

Don't swap horses in crossing a stream.

Real change,

enduring change,

happens one step at a time.

If there is not the war,

you don't get the great general;

if there is not a great occasion,

you don't get a great statesman;

if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace,

no one would have known his name.

We have the power to make

this the best generation of mankind in the history of

the world or to make it the last.

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

There are only two

lasting bequests we can

hope to give our children

One of these is roots,

the other, wings.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Love somebody.

Just one person.

And then spread that to two.

And as many as you can.

You'll see the difference it makes.

Heroism on command, senseless violence,

and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism

how passionately I hate them!

To be good is noble;

but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

Don’t wait for the stars to align,

reach up and rearrange them the way you want.

Create your own constellation.

I don’t know where I’m going from here,

but I promise it won’t be boring.