Who Quotes

There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.

Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a health problem. We do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. Over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users.

And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

I'm not the girl who always has a boyfriend. I'm the girl who rarely has a boyfriend.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.