Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lucy Maud Montgomery

All life lessons are not learned at college,'she thought. Life teaches them everywhere.

Loretta Devine

The fact that a person loves one particular person is what is important; the life lesson, whether you are homosexual or heterosexual, is that you not be promiscuous, and true to one person.

Lord Chesterfield

A judicious reticence is hard to learn, but it is one of the great lessons of life.

Joe Mantegna

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a free ride and that you do the best you can with the means that you can and try to open yourself to as much knowledge and all that that you can.

Edward Bach

Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves.

Helen Mirren

I don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me that's because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that's such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life.

Hilary Duff

I'm not scandalous. I think it's actually embarrassing to be in those, yet some people will do anything to be in those magazines. I'm happy with who I am, and I'm happy with the way people portray me. If it's too normal, than that's their opinion.

Hilary Duff

I try not to look at my schedule for the week because I'll get so overwhelmed. Every day, there are multiple things to be done and 10 things I don't end up accomplishing.

Hilary Duff

At first, when I got bad press and people would talk bad about my family or something like that, I would get really upset, but now it's just not worth my energy.

Haruki Murakami

In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.

Dash Mihok

My biggest life lesson is that the past is the past. I do my best not to bring history into my present. It ain't ever easy, but it usually creates more opportunity for joyful experiences.

Dar Williams

Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.

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Tennessee Williams

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

Shania Twain

Being betrayed is one of the most valuable lessons life can teach.

Selena Gomez

You can successfully take a jab at your ex without having everyone criticize you for it.

Selena Gomez

Going through a rough break-up? Nothing a little dance party with friends can't ease.

Selena Gomez

Speaking of friends, the best ones always have your back.

Selena Gomez

Being single can pave the way for new opportunities.

Selena Gomez

You can have it all without suffering from a meltdown.

Selena Gomez

Childhood decisions do not have to define you.

Selena Gomez

It's always better to be real.

Shel Silverstein

If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late.

Shel Silverstein

If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.

Shel Silverstein

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!

Shel Silverstein

...Just 'cause somethin' ain't been done Don't mean it can't be did...

Shel Silverstein

But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.

Shel Silverstein

There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.

Shel Silverstein

Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before.

John D. Rockefeller

Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.

Lil Wayne

Never back down from a real challenge. They give the best lessons in life.

Julianne Hough

I may not be as active in it as some people are, but I think that the church has taught me great life lessons.

Judy Collins

My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing, which talks about the death of my son and the hope that has been the aftermath of the healing from that tragedy.