Archived Quotes

Lie to anyone

but never

lie to yourself

Stuff your eyes with wonder,

live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds.

My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana,

in my eighth year... It was a wild region,

with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods.

There I grew up... Of course when I came of age,

I did not know much.

Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher...

but that was all.

The mind is the limit.

As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something,

you can do it.

The universe is not made to suit man;

we must understand its laws.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Far better is it to dare mighty things,

to win glorious triumphs,

even though checkered by failure...

than to rank with those poor spirits

who neither enjoy nor suffer much,

because they live in a gray twilight

that knows not victory nor defeat.

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car;

but if he has a university education,

he may steal the whole railroad.

Waste is worse than loss.

The time is coming,

when every person who lays claim to ability,

will keep the question of waste before him constantly,

The scope of thrift is limitless.

I have never taken any exercise,

except sleeping and resting,

and I never intend to take any.

Speed matters in business.

Desire is the starting

point of all achievement,

not a hope, not a wish,

but a keen pulsating desire

which transcends everything.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

Children must be taught how to think,

not what to think.

Don't forget to tell yourself positive things daily! You must love yourself internally to glow externally.

Sometimes it’s the journey

that teaches you a lot about your destination.

Too many of us are not living our dreams

because we are living our fears.

For me,

there are two types of people:

the young and the experienced.

Your life is your message to the world.

Make sure it’s inspiring.

Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can

Arthur Ashe