Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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One should always prefer action to criticism.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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At any moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing is to do nothing.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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The investigative journalist is often indispensable for the well-being of society, but only if he knows when to stop investigating.

Jean Rostand

Jean Rostand

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The issue of faith? I question it every day, incessantly. I have said no. I have said no to God, if I may express it in this brutal way; but the question is constantly reasserted. I am obsessed, let's say it clearly, obsessed, if not by God, then by the non-God. This is how it is.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

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Poor thing...! He will never know what it's like to be young, because he was born a banker.

William Rotsler

William Rotsler

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How strange and wonderful is that fleeting moment when we realize we have found a friend!

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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I live without living in me, and I hope for such a high life that I die because I do not die.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Live life in such a way that it remains alive in death.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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The truth suffers, but does not perish.