Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stefan Zweig

Only that which points the human spirit beyond its own limitations into what is universally human gives the individual strength superior to his own. Only in suprahuman demands which can hardly be fulfilled do human beings and peoples feel their true and sacred measure.

Thomas Gray

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

Thomas B. Macaulay

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Thomas Hobbes

Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.

Tim Walker

Only photograph what you love.

Tim Tebow

If you believe, then unbelievable things can sometimes be possible.

Tim Tebow

Mom used to quote Isaiah 64: about waiting on the Lord. It doesn't mean being complacent. It means understanding that he has a plan, and that we're not the ones in control. In the meantime, we need to strive to use our gifts and abilities fully.

Tim Conway

I spend a lot of time thinking of the Hereafter - each time I enter a room I wonder what I'm here after.

Tim Burton

One person's craziness is another person's reality.

Tim Burton

Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?

Tim Cook

Life is fragile. We're not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you've got.

Thomas Leonard

Grant people a lifetime of forgiveness before you even meet them.

Thomas Leonard

Three problems we have: lack of boundaries, insufficient language, incompletions.

Thomas Leonard

Shift from judgment to compassion to love.

Thomas Leonard

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.

Thomas Leonard

To be efficient means getting the job done in a smart, resourceful and timely way. To be effective means getting the right job done well, efficiently or not.

Thomas Leonard

Confidence comes from seeing so many sides, angles, views, and tangents. Because when you do select an approach or direction, you are doing so with better/ more complete information.

Thomas Leonard

An expert knows the subject very well. A model teaches by showing instead of just telling.

Thomas Leonard

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

Thomas Leonard

Inspiration is being motivated by a person or idea. Motivation is being inspired by an object. When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

Thomas Leonard

Coaching doesn't make sick people well...it helps healthy people become extra-ordinary.

Thomas Leonard

The trappings of lifestyle are often that; traps.

Thomas Ferguson

Smoking means always having to say you're sorry.

Thomas G. Stemberg

At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.

Thomas A. Edison

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.

Woody Allen

I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.

Woody Allen

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

Woody Allen

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.

Woody Allen

Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.

Woody Allen

I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Woody Allen

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

Woody Allen

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.

Woody Allen

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.