Random Inspirational Quotes

"When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons."

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

"Intelligence is the capacity to perceive the essential, the what is; and to awaken this capacity, in oneself and in others, is education."

"The best part about being a writer is being able to communicate with people without moving my lips. The mouth is better used for kissing."

"There was a lot they didn’t tell you about death, she had discovered, and one of the biggies was how long it took the ones you loved most to die in your heart."

"To die will be an awfully big adventure."

"There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.""And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody.""And yours,"he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them."

"A young outcast will often feel that there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else."

"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters."

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

"Déjà vu is more than just that fleeting moment of surprise, instantly forgotten because we never bother with things that make no sense. It show that time doesn't pass. It's a leap into something we have already experienced and that is being repeated."

"When I compliment you, I compliment myself, because I am who I associate with."

"Books are challenging and inspirational to me."

"The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits."

"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"I sold my soul for knowledge of the future, only to have that very pact render me forever ignorant (Gerald Tarrant)."

"Evil [10w] Believing you're evil sets into motion the wheels of self-destruction."

"Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous."

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures."