Personal Quotes

5263 Personal quotes by 3479 unique authors

Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward some relief from unpleasant truths:… — Darin Strauss
Eating meat is not your personal decision, any more than, you know, whether somebody beats their child is their personal decision. — Bruce Friedrich
I want the great masses of my people to take a greater pride in their personal appearance and to give their hair proper attention. — Madam C. J. Walker
But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the… — Harry Houdini
All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the… — LeBron James
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead… — Alan Dean Foster
I am convinced that any attempt to restore harmony in the world can only rest on the renewal of personal responsibility. — Andrei Tarkovsky
I would like to assure the world that I did not plan the recent attacks, which seems to have been planned by people for personal… — Osama bin Laden
But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression — Bill Sienkiewicz
Some favorite expressions of small children: "It's not my fault...They made me do it...I forgot." Some favorite expressions of adults: "It's not my job...No one… — Josiah Stamp
Vast and fearsome as the human scene has become, personal contact of the right people, in the right places, at the right time, may yet… — Winston Churchill
Focus on quality of life, and enjoy a life worth living. Researchers have said that only 4% of people enjoy both their work and their… — Gary Lockwood
I don't believe in stereotypes, I prefer to hate people on a more personal basis. The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy… — Mahatma Gandhi
The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me. — Lionel Blue
I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're… — Sam Walton
I make personal appearances around the country. I'm starting a book tour now, and I may be coming to Toronto with the Learning Annex, which… — Burt Ward
Charles Darwin [is my personal favorite Fellow of the Royal Society]. I suppose as a physical scientist I ought to have chosen Newton. He would… — Martin Rees
True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition. — Frederick Herzberg
People are more inclined to be drawn in if their leader has a compelling vision. Great leaders help people get in touch with their own… — John P. Kotter
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence. — John C. Maxwell
Our adversaries, numerous and formidable, will say, and will have the right to say, that our Principe CrÇateur is identical with the Principe GÇnÇrateur of… — Albert Pike
I would hope that people, no matter what age, would find something to identify with in my books, pick one up and experience a personal… — Shel Silverstein
The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. . . .… — Margot Asquith
Someday America will have its very own commercial-free TV and radio station devoted to only one thing: to teach people, in their homes, all the… — Napoleon Hill
Suddenly I find myself feeling sorry for those greedy, needy people whose huge salaries are never quite enough, whose sense of worth is defined by… — Terence Blacker

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