Quotes tagged with 'life'

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
—Albert Einstein life

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
—Albert Einstein life

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough!!
—Albert Einstein life

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life.
—Albert Einstein life

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
—T. S. Eliot life philosophy

Great minds think alike, unfortunately so do stupid ones.
—Sam Elliot funny life

It's never too late to be what you might have been.
—George Elliot life philosophy

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

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

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

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

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

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

The most expensive thing in the world is trust. It can take years to earn and seconds to lose.
—Morgan Freeman friendship life

If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
—Morgan Freeman life

We don't know how to live together on Earth, how the hell are we going to live together on Mars?
—Jacque Fresco life

The question is not whether there is intelligent life out there, the question is, whether there is intelligent life down here. As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization.
—Jacque Fresco life

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
—Robert Frost life