“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.”— George Washington Carver, goodreads.com
“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.”— George Washington Carver, goodreads.com
“The virtues of courage and patriotism have given recent proof of their continued presence and increasing power in the hearts and over the lives of our people.”— Benjamin Harrison, en.wikiquote.org
“Positive change in the world, too, is an accumulation. Don't attribute tragedy to a personal failing. Do right by others and by yourself and you'll see your own life, and later the world's, shift for the better.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Happiness needs to be a stable road, not a series of brief moments of ecstasy. Measure yours in consistency and stability and try to avoid comparing it to friends' accomplishments. It's your journey, no one else's.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Game of Thrones saw its original print run remaindered. Outlander once came with a money back guarantee on its cover. Marvel Comics almost went bankrupt in 1996. No setback is permanent. No failure is absolute. It is never too late to create or succeed.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Writing a plot is super easy. First, think of a character. Then, think of what they want. Then, spend 600-odd pages keeping them from getting it.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“I do the same thing every day. I eat three meals, sleep six hours and read dusty old books the rest of the time. My life is about as devoid of anything funny as the great desert is of grass.”— Benjamin Harrison, presidential-power.org
“Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as both a means and an end. A people who would build a nation in which strong, democratic institutions are firmly established as a guarantee against state-induced power must first…”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it. Human life therefore is infinitely precious.”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“While a private individual may be bound only by the formal vows that he makes, those who govern should be wholly bound by the truth in thought, word and deed.”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“I have often thought that the life of the President is like that of the policeman in the opera, not a happy one.”— Benjamin Harrison, presidential-power.org
“At one hundred, surely you learn to overcome loss and grief—or do they hound you till the bitter end?”— André Aciman, amazon.com
“Most of us can’t help but live as though we’ve got two lives to live, one is mockup and the other the finished version, and then there are all those versions in between. But there’s the only one, and before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one l…”— André Aciman, amazon.com
“I’m much more interested in the process of life; the celebrity side of it, I couldn’t give a sausage.”— David Bowie, amazon.com
“The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.”— Stokely Carmichael, successories.com
“Your success grows in direct proportion to your courage to use your gifts to serve the world.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“Reminder: take it one step at a time. Don't worry about what might happen in 3 or 5 or 10 steps from now. Focus on where you are right now and do the best you can. Repeat for the next step, and so on. You are going to get where you need to be.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“Stretch outside of your comfort zone. Keep your energy moving and everything will be okay.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com