Archived Quotes

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Get your facts first,

then you can distort them as you please.

I think that slavery is wrong, morally,

socially and politically.

I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States,

and I should not object if it should gradually

terminate in the whole Union.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart

into his work and done his best;

but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

I never had a drink in my life.

I don't smoke or anything.

Life is too short to dwell on the past.

Men don't pay attention to small things.

Wise men speak because they have something to say;

fools because they have to say something.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Believe in your dreams even when others doubt you.

Inspiration exists,

but it has to find you working.

Between being loved and being respected,

I have always believed respect is more important.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

The human body has two ends on it:

one to create with and one to sit on.

Sometimes people get their ends reversed.

When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

True education is not merely the acquisition of knowledge,

but the development of character.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment

before starting to improve the world.

As far back as I can remember,

I knew there was something wrong with our way of life

when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

Success doesn't just happen;

it's earned.

Every man who knows

how to read has it in his power to magnify himself.

I’ve always been famous for doing my thing,

and I’m not about to stop.