All of our Quotes

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
—T. S. Elliot adventure

Sometimes fear does not subside and one must choose to do it afraid.
—Elisabeth Elliot life

A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others.
—Sam Elliott life

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.
—Rahm Emanuel government

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson philosophy

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
Meanness don’t just happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about, ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Don’t interfere with something’ that ain’t bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning’.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
If you get to thinking’ you’re a person of some influence, try ordering’ somebody else’s dog around.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and enjoy the ride.
—Roy English / Texas State Legislator life

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
—William Faulkner life sailing

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
—Richard Feynman freedom

You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing – that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.
—Richard Feynman / (1918 – 1988) knowledge life

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
—W. C. Fields philosophy

I don't share my thoughts because I think it will change the minds of those who think differently, I share my thoughts to show the people who already think like me to know that they are not alone.
—Unknown Freedom Fighter freedom life

Just because they don't like your posts, doesn't mean they don't see them. Keep planting seeds. Their subconscious mind is awake, even if their conscious mind is asleep.
—Laurence Fishburne freedom government

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald philosophy

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
—Gustave Flaubert travel

There is nothing like lying flat on your back on the deck, alone except for the helmsman aft at the wheel, silence except for the lapping of the sea against the side of the ship. At that time you can be equal to Ulysses and brother to him.
—Errol Flynn sailing

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
—Henry Ford life

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
—Anatole France philosophy

We are all born ignorant, but one must work very hard to remain stupid.
—Benjamin Franklin life

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.
—Benjamin Franklin government

There never was a good war or a bad peace.
—Benjamin Franklin philosophy