Famous Quotes & Sayings

Plato

Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away. . . . A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons hiom.

Plato

I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.

Philip Zimbardo

The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life.

Philip Larkin

...the breath that sharpens life is life itself...

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Life is short. Time is short. As we get older, time does quicken. It's long, and it's long pertaining to that thought, that the past is not done with you because you can't rid of it.

Paulo Freire

What if we discover that our present way of life is irreconcilable with our vocation to become fully human?

Paula Malcomson

If you're lucky enough to get to play a character for a long time, it's life-changing.

Paula Fox

Life is all getting used to what you're not used to.

Paula Deen

Life is too short to wonder where you hid your waffle maker.

Phil Harding

We can't always control what happens but we can control our response

Phil Jackson

I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.

Phil McGraw

My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.

Phil McGraw

We are proud to have a platform through the Dr Phil show and the Dr. Phil Foundation to offer children the voice they need to meet their goals in having a better life.

Phil McGraw

This is your life and the clock is ticking.

Mary Engelbreit

Life is too short to be safe and sit still and do nothing. Unless of course that is what God has for you to do in a particular place in your life.

Mary Engelbreit

Life is too short to dust every week.

Mary E. Pearson

Maybe staying on the surface keeps her from returning to a place where she can't breathe.

Mary E. Pearson

... Change doesn't happen overnight-it's molded by people who don't give up

Mary E. Pearson

Maybe the impossible is possible when you take everything else away.

Mary E. Pearson

We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.

Mary E. Pearson

Escape is not about moving from one place to another. It's about becoming more.

Martin Seligman

In your own life, you should take particular care with endings, for their color will forever tinge your memory of the entire relationship and your willingness to reenter it.

Martin Rees

There may be organic life out there, or maybe machines created by long-dead civilizations, but any signals, even if they are difficult to decode, would tell us that the concepts of logic and physics are not limited to the hardware in human skulls, and will transform our view of the universe.

Martin Scorsese

You have to put yourself in a situation, a lifestyle, that makes you do the work. Even if it's a monastery.

Leonardo da Vinci

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Lee Ann Womack

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean. Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens. Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.

Lee Ann Womack

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder. You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger. May you never take one single breath for granted. God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.

Lee Ann Womack

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance. Never settle for the path of least resistance. Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin'. Lovin might be a mistake but it's worth makin'.

Lech Walesa

When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.

LaVell Edwards

The ability we have to handle this adversity will determine the degree of success that we will have in life. To me, this is where the gospel can be the greatest of help to us. The power of the Holy Ghost is the greatest source of strength and comfort we can have in our lives. The Holy Ghost will not only help us in times of need, but will help us to gain a firm testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, thereby preparing us for life.

LaVell Edwards

I suspect that these traits-desire, commitment, and good work habits-are important in all facets of our lives. . .

LaVell Edwards

In my career I have had many wonderful things happen to me, many more than I ever dreamed would ever happen. But I would like for you young brethren especially to know that all that has happened to me in my chosen profession is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the truly important things in my life. The testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ that I have, along with my wife and my family, are my most important possessions.

LaVell Edwards

I've had a lot of friends in the business that got out earlier than normal. They tell me they got out too early and that I should make sure I've got all I want before I step aside. When I do get out, there are other things that I want to do with my life.