Famous Quotes & Sayings

William James

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

Virgil

Rumor goes forth at once, Rumor than whom No other speedier evil thing exists; She thrives by rapid movement, and acquires Strength as she goes; small at the first from fear, She presently uplifts herself aloft, And stalks upon the ground and hides her head Among the clouds.

William Howard Taft

I know how irritating it is to have somebody else lay down rules for your moral uplift, but you've got to stand a great deal in order to make progress....

Will Smith

Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice.

Wayne Dyer

Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with.

Robert MacNeil

Parents can plant magic in a child's mind through certain words spoken with some thrilling quality of voice, some uplift of the heart and spirit.

Walt Disney

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life...

Yanni

Well, besides being entertained, I’d like to move them emotionally. I mean I really want to uplift them. I want to look down at the audience, and this is personal experiences now I’m going to tell you. It’s like you look down at the audience and see people smiling, crying, hugging each other. I want them on their way home to feel empowered like they can do anything.

Yanni

Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking what I could possibly say to inspire them. Instead of me inspiring them, I felt they inspired me. They showed me how much courage they have, and how hard these teachers are working for these children. They made me feel like I don’t have any problems in life. It gave me uplift. They made me feel so great.

Sam Hunt

I realized that I could try to sound like Waylon Jennings, or I could try to be like Waylon Jennings... but it's impossible to do both.

Joe Gibbs

I think we realized what was at stake,

Justin Upton

I think we're so competitive, ... he wouldn't even realize I'm his brother.

David Baker

I think we all realized that we had really been replicating things that had already been happening. I don't know if we were smart enough to realize that we were in a cul-de-sac, but we were curious.

Alexander Milinkevich

It is important that the Russian authorities realize that we are sincerely willing to respect Russia's interests. But we are not going to sacrifice our interests, either.

Jill Markowitz

I was a little intimidated at first. But once we started playing, I realized I could play with them, so I just tried to do my best.

Carl Jung

It's not that kind of love. It's the real kind. The unconditional kind. The nonjudgemental kind. Not the physical kind. I love you as a fellow soul who inhabits this earth. I love you as a fellow immortal. I love you because I finally understand what made you the way you are. And if I could change it, I would. But I can't—so I choose to love you instead. And my hope is that my acceptance of you will spur you to do something good too, but if not—" I shrug. "At least I can say I tried.

Two Chainz

I want to be a successful landlord. I like real estate.

Lord Shaftesbury

It is not wit merely, but temper, which must form the well-bred man. In the same manner it is not a head merely, but a heart and resolution, which must complete the real philosopher.

Albert Einstein

Knowledge is limited; but imagination encircles the world.

Kate Winslet

'Harry Potter' really harnessed the imagination of so many young-adult minds, and it's the same with the 'Divergent' series.

Damian Breaux

It could be anything. It's up to a person's imagination of what they can make a Colonel.

Joe Colwell

We've been very lucky, but we're not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination.

Antoni Gaudi

Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.

Richard P. Feynman

What we need is imagination, but imagination in a terrible strait-jacket.

Richard P. Feynman

Nature's imagination far surpasses our own.

Richard P. Feynman

Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are there.

Renny Harlin

You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent.