Quotes from Books

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

I will show you what real love is.

I am my own master.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

I can resist anything except temptation.

The portrait is the only thing that is real in this world.

Call me Ishmael.

From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

It is not down on any map; true places never are.

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

I cannot live without my soul.

Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy. I've come home.

It is not a matter of life and death; it is much more important than that.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

I can no longer be in the dark about my feelings.

You must know... how I detest the idea of being a burden to you.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

The greatest gift you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.

If you want to turn a vision into a reality, you have to give it 100% and never stop believing in your dream.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.

Gratitude is the magic that will change your life.

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

The thing about life is that it goes on.

There is no such thing as a normal life.

Confidence is not about being perfect; it’s about being willing to act despite your fears.

The more you avoid the things that make you anxious, the bigger the gap between who you are and who you want to be.

You don’t need to be confident to take action; you just need to be willing to act.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.

To cultivate compassion, we must first learn to be compassionate towards ourselves.

The essence of life is that it is a struggle.

To live is to be in a constant state of becoming.

Death is the only certainty in life.

I do not believe in an afterlife, but I do believe in the power of the human spirit.

The greatest thing to come out of the last hundred years of history is that the poor have become the new rich.

I am not a man of the people. I am a man of the people who have made it.

India is two countries in one: the rich and the poor.

The most interesting questions are the ones that don't have a clear answer.

Science is about questioning the world around us.

Sometimes, the best way to understand something is to think about it in absurd ways.

What's the ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

Success is sequential, not simultaneous.

You must be doing something right if you are being criticized.

The key to success is to start before you are ready.

Your personality creates your personal reality.

To change is to think greater than your environment.

The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body.

The moment I accepted myself as I was, I was healed.

I realized that I had been living my life for everyone else but me.

True healing comes from the recognition of who you really are.

Children will not remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force.

We must treat our children with the respect we show to each other.

The best forecasters are not necessarily those with the most experience or expertise.

Superforecasters are like chess masters who can see several moves ahead.

Good forecasting is about being open to new evidence and willing to change your mind.

Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.

The difference between successful people and everyone else is how long they spend feeling sorry for themselves.

You can never go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

The most important skill in negotiation is the ability to listen.

He who has the most information wins.

You’re not negotiating to win; you’re negotiating to get the best deal.

No deal is better than a bad deal.

The best way to persuade someone is to convince them that they are persuading themselves.

What we see, and what we hear, can affect how we think.

The moment we can get someone to focus on what we want them to think about, we can make them more receptive to our message.