Archived Quotes

In order to succeed,

we must first believe that we can

Nikos Kazantzakis

The trouble with having an open mind, of course,

is that people will insist on coming along and putting things in it.

A great leader does not follow trends but creates them.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

I would rather have questions that can’t be answered

than answers that can’t be questioned.

Keep all special thoughts

and memories for

lifetimes to come.

Share these keepsakes

with others to inspire

hope and build from

the past, which can

bridge to the future.

Rebellion is the path to self

discovery.

We owe them a debt we can never repay.

Heroism on command, senseless violence,

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

how passionately I hate them!

A person who seeks to see the future

must first understand the present.

An escalator can never break:

it can only become stairs.

People who are right a lot listen a lot,

and they change their mind a lot.

You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas.

I've only ever had one.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

The mother art is architecture.

Without an architecture of our own

we have no soul of our own civilization.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain

what I consider the most enviable of all titles,

the character of an honest man.

The strength of the nation lies in the people’s loyalty.

Nearly every man who develops an idea

works it up to the point where it looks impossible,

and then he gets discouraged.

That's not the place to become discouraged.

Hollywood is not suited for me,

and I am not suited for it.

Trust is good,

but control is better.