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349 If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you a George Bernard Shaw
348 A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner; I George Bernard Shaw
347 I’m an atheist and I thank God for it. George Bernard Shaw
346 Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same o George Bernard Shaw
345 I'm sorry this letter is so long, I didn't have time to make it shorter. George Bernard Shaw
344 The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes abo George Bernard Shaw
343 The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indiff George Bernard Shaw
342 A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them George Bernard Shaw
341 Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw
340 My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world. George Bernard Shaw
338 I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend ... George Bernard Shaw
337 The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he George Bernard Shaw
336 There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other i George Bernard Shaw
335 Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, h George Bernard Shaw
334 People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. George Bernard Shaw
333 Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
332 If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw
331 You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'W George Bernard Shaw
330 The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in George Bernard Shaw
329 Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. George Bernard Shaw
328 A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a George Bernard Shaw
327 Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
325 Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
324 It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
322 Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong
321 great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great. Mark Twain
320 Distance lends enchantment to the view. Mark Twain
319 There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. Mark Twain
318 A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it. Mark Twain
317 I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I Mark Twain
316 Write without pay until somebody offers to pay. Mark Twain
315 If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be—a Christian. Mark Twain
314 Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it Mark Twain
313 Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than Mark Twain
312 I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He cou Mark Twain
311 It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral c Mark Twain
310 When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have t Mark Twain
309 The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. Mark Twain
308 Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple Mark Twain
307 To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. Mark Twain
306 The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. Mark Twain
305 When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explain Mark Twain
304 All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. Mark Twain
303 Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most. Mark Twain
302 When angry, count four. When very angry, swear. Mark Twain
301 I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. Mark Twain
300 Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. Mark Twain
299 Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are puttin Mark Twain
298 A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wan Mark Twain
297 The secret to getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
296 The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. Mark Twain
295 It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog Mark Twain
294 I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happe Mark Twain
293 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain
292 If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This Mark Twain
291 If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, y Mark Twain
290 Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their opti Mark Twain
289 The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying fo Mark Twain
288 Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you Mark Twain
286 God created war so that Americans would learn geography. Mark Twain
285 Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to Mark Twain
284 The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the differenc Mark Twain
283 Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it. Mark Twain
282 Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. Mark Twain
281 In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wi Mark Twain
280 Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. Bu Mark Twain
278 The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepar Mark Twain
277 Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do Mark Twain
276 Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. Mark Twain
275 Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain
274 A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its sho Mark Twain
273 Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company. Mark Twain
272 I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain
271 Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life. Mark Twain
270 Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and Mark Twain
269 Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. Mark Twain
268 If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain
266 Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn' Mark Twain
263 The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. Voltaire
262 I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way. Voltaire
261 Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads pr Voltaire
260 Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire
259 I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enem Voltaire
258 Common sense is not so common. Voltaire
257 Love truth, but pardon error. Voltaire
256 Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to th Voltaire
255 Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in ha Voltaire
253 My life has always been a series of challenges and I'm psychologically-prepared Ronaldo
251 Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the proble Nelson Rockefeller
249 We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
247 Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusi Winston Churchill
246 Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have Franklin D. Roosevelt
245 Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth re Franklin D. Roosevelt
244 The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what h Franklin D. Roosevelt
243 A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a univ Franklin D. Roosevelt
242 No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Franklin D. Roosevelt
241 Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then ge Franklin D. Roosevelt
240 Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit sof Franklin D. Roosevelt
239 No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Franklin D. Roosevelt
238 When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. Franklin D. Roosevelt
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you a — George Bernard Shaw
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner; I — George Bernard Shaw
I’m an atheist and I thank God for it. — George Bernard Shaw
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same o — George Bernard Shaw
I'm sorry this letter is so long, I didn't have time to make it shorter. — George Bernard Shaw
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes abo — George Bernard Shaw
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indiff — George Bernard Shaw
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them — George Bernard Shaw
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it. — George Bernard Shaw
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world. — George Bernard Shaw
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend ... — George Bernard Shaw
The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he — George Bernard Shaw
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other i — George Bernard Shaw
Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, h — George Bernard Shaw
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. — George Bernard Shaw
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. — George Bernard Shaw
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. — George Bernard Shaw
You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'W — George Bernard Shaw
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in — George Bernard Shaw
Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. — George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a — George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. — George Bernard Shaw
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. — Babe Ruth
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. — Babe Ruth
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great. — Mark Twain
Distance lends enchantment to the view. — Mark Twain
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. — Mark Twain
A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it. — Mark Twain
I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I — Mark Twain
Write without pay until somebody offers to pay. — Mark Twain
If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be—a Christian. — Mark Twain
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it — Mark Twain
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than — Mark Twain
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He cou — Mark Twain
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral c — Mark Twain
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have t — Mark Twain
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. — Mark Twain
Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple — Mark Twain
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. — Mark Twain
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. — Mark Twain
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explain — Mark Twain
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. — Mark Twain
Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most. — Mark Twain
When angry, count four. When very angry, swear. — Mark Twain
I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. — Mark Twain
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. — Mark Twain
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are puttin — Mark Twain
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wan — Mark Twain
The secret to getting ahead is getting started. — Mark Twain
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. — Mark Twain
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog — Mark Twain
I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happe — Mark Twain
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. — Mark Twain
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This — Mark Twain
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, y — Mark Twain
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their opti — Mark Twain
The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying fo — Mark Twain
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you — Mark Twain
God created war so that Americans would learn geography. — Mark Twain
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to — Mark Twain
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the differenc — Mark Twain
Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it. — Mark Twain
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. — Mark Twain
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wi — Mark Twain
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. Bu — Mark Twain
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepar — Mark Twain
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do — Mark Twain
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. — Mark Twain
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. — Mark Twain
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its sho — Mark Twain
Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company. — Mark Twain
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. — Mark Twain
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life. — Mark Twain
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and — Mark Twain
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. — Mark Twain
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. — Mark Twain
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn' — Mark Twain
The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. — Voltaire
I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way. — Voltaire
Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads pr — Voltaire
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. — Voltaire
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enem — Voltaire
Common sense is not so common. — Voltaire
Love truth, but pardon error. — Voltaire
Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to th — Voltaire
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in ha — Voltaire
My life has always been a series of challenges and I'm psychologically-prepared — Ronaldo
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the proble — Nelson Rockefeller
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusi — Winston Churchill
Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth re — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what h — Franklin D. Roosevelt
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a univ — Franklin D. Roosevelt
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then ge — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit sof — Franklin D. Roosevelt
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. — Franklin D. Roosevelt