Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arthur Conan Doyle

And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable. You remember the woman at Margate whom I suspected for the same reason. No powder on her nose - that proved to be the correct solution. How can you build on such a quicksand? Their most trivial action may mean volumes, or their most extraordinary conduct may depend upon a hairpin or a curling tongs.

Arthur C. Clarke

Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.

Anton Chekhov

What must human beings be, to destroy what they can never create?

Anton Chekhov

The world is a fine place. The only thing wrong with it is us. How little justice and humility there is in us, how poorly we understand patriotism!

Baltasar Gracian

What the multitude says, is so, or soon will be so.

Austin Butler

When you're doing fantasy, you can get so caught up in the magic of it that you lose the humanity.

Aung San Suu Kyi

As we strive to teach others we must have the humility to acknowledge that we too still have much to learn.

Ariel Pink

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.

Ariel Pink

I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.

Arianna Huffington

What preoccupies us is the way we define success. If you see your life purely in terms of money and power, then everything in your life becomes about 'Am I getting ahead?' and that is truly a barbaric way to live, because it eliminates huge chunks of our humanity.

Dean Koontz

Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life would seem to foster humility. Each of us is a potential source of foolishness, each of us must endure the consequences of the foolishness of others, and in addition to all of that, Nature frequently works to impress upon us our absurdity and thereby remind us that we are not the masters of the universe that we like to suppose we are. - Odd Thomas - Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz pg 62 chapter 8

Dean Koontz

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

Dean Koontz

You know what's wrong with humanity?... The greatest gift we were given is our free will, and we keep misusing it.

Dean Koontz

Humanity is a parade of fools, and I am at the front of it, twirling a baton.

Dean Koontz

The most identifying trait of humanity is our abilty to be inhumane to one another.

Daniel H. Wilson

...humanity learns true lessons only in cataclysm.

Daniel Handler

I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.

C. S. Lewis

If anyone would like to acquire humility, the first step is to realize one is proud. Nothing can be done before it.

Calvin Coolidge

Works which endure come from the soul of the people. The mighty in their pride walk alone to destruction. The humble walk hand in hand with providence to immortality. Their works survive.

Bryant H. McGill

Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.

Bryant H. McGill

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.

Bryant H. McGill

Humanity needs heroic leadership from those who see all life as precious.

Bryant H. McGill

Control is not humble; control is arrogant.

Bryant H. McGill

Humility and full consciousness are inseparable.

Bryant H. McGill

Every moment you are open, as a humble student, you are surrounded with infinite possibilities of choice.

Bryant H. McGill

Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbor of humanity's great aspirations.

Bryant H. McGill

The expansion of your own consciousness, love capacity, humility and compassion - this is the path; this is the way.

Celia Green

It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one.

Cesar Chavez

We have seen the future, and the future is ours.

Carol Burnett

When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it's always "a big breakthrough" or a "radical departure." Why is is no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy? Are they presuming comedy is easier?

Alan Keyes

The question isn't whether you have a good master or a bad master. It's to be your own master. That is the dignity of humanity.

Alan Coren

I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.

Alan Dershowitz

Any human being has private thoughts.