Famous quotes

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

William George Ward

William George Ward

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Opportunities are like sunrises: if you wait too long, you miss them.

William George Ward

William George Ward

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

William George Ward

William George Ward

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Knowing how to listen is the best remedy against loneliness, loquacity, and laryngitis.

Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe

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Every life must have its empty spaces that the ideal must fill.

Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren

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Ultimately, a poem is not something that is seen, but the light that allows us to see. And what we see is life.

George Washington

George Washington

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To persevere in fulfilling one's duty and to keep silent is the best response to slander.

George Washington

George Washington

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True friendship is a plant of slow growth that must suffer and overcome the onslaughts of misfortune before its fruits reach full maturity.

George Washington

George Washington

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Being prepared for war is one of the most effective means to preserve peace.

George Washington

George Washington

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In England, freedom is a kind of idol. The people are taught to love and believe in it, but see very few of its results. The people can move freely, but within high walls.

George Washington

George Washington

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Work to keep alive in your chest that little spark of celestial fire, conscience.

George Washington

George Washington

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When a people have become incapable of governing themselves and are in a condition to submit to a master, it matters little where he comes from.

Bill Watterson

Bill Watterson

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Sometimes I think that the most convincing proof that there is intelligent life in the universe is that no one has tried to contact us.