Quotes of famous people

„If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way without them, we must plan for our lasting preservation rather than for our temporary pleasure.“

—  Augustus founder of Julio-Claudian dynasty and first emperor of the Roman Empire -63 - 14 BC

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„Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.“

—  Kobe Bryant American basketball player 1978 - 2020

„The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.“

—  Claude Monet French impressionist painter 1840 - 1926

„Let's build us a happy, little cloud that floats around the sky.“

—  Bob Ross American painter, art instructor, and television host 1942 - 1995

Ann Curry (September 22, 2004) "Painter Bob Ross remains an iconic figure years after his death", NBC News.
Attributed

„If my eyes could show my soul, everyone would cry when they saw me smile.“

—  Kurt Cobain American musician and artist 1967 - 1994

„I didn’t grow up in a man’s man world. I grew up with my mum and my sister. But I definitely think in the last two years, I’ve become a lot more content with who I am. I think there’s so much masculinity in being vulnerable and allowing yourself to be feminine, and I’m very comfortable with that. Growing up you don’t even know what those things mean. You have this idea of what being masculine is and as you grow up and experience more of the world, you become more comfortable with who you are. Today it’s easier to embrace masculinity in so many different things. I definitely find – through music, writing, talking with friends and being open – that some of the times when I feel most confident is when I’m allowing myself to be vulnerable. It’s something that I definitely try and do.“

—  Harry Styles English singer, songwriter, and actor 1994

In conversation with Timothée Chalamet for i-D Magazine (2 November 2018) https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evwwma/harry-styles-interviews-timothee-chalamet-photos

„The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.“

—  Diana Vreeland American magazine editor 1903 - 1989

„The best way to predict the future is to invent it.“

—  Alan Kay computer scientist 1940

Alan Kay (1971) at a 1971 meeting of PARC http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/09/27/invent-the-future/
Similar remarks are attributed to Peter Drucker and Dandridge M. Cole.
Cf. Dennis Gabor, Inventing the Future (1963): "The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented."
Nigel Calder reviewed Gabor's book and wrote, "we cannot predict the future, but we can invent it..."
1970s

„If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?“

—  Ai Weiwei Chinese concept artist 1957

„Circumstance is a factory of tears.“

—  P. L. Deshpande Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist 1919 - 2000

From his various literature
Original: (mr) परिस्थिति हा अश्रूंचा कारखाना आहे!.
Source: These words are uttered by the lead character of his work with the same name - Sakharam Gatne.

„Smile doesn't mean that someone is happy. Sometimes it just means that you're strong.“

—  Zayn Malik British singer 1993

„Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.“

—  Milton H. Erickson American psychiatrist 1901 - 1980

„I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another.
--Mallory Pike“

—  Ann M. Martin American writer of children's literature 1955

Source: Hello, Mallory

„I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know.“

—  Ann M. Martin American writer of children's literature 1955

„The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid Truth.“

—  Radclyffe Hall, book The Well of Loneliness

Source: The Well of Loneliness

„Nobody knows me, nobody knows one thing about me Everyone doubts me But, I'ma make it all come true, and I do it for you I know all about the pain that you go through“

—  Lil Peep American rapper 1996 - 2017

Song Quote We Think Too Much, Album: Hellboy

„Oh, escape is easy once you have the right plan.'
'Do we have the right plan?'
'Not yet.'
'Do we have any plan?'
'Not yet.“

—  Derek Landy Irish children's writer 1974

Source: Death Bringer

„Guild doesn't like me."
"That's true."
"He doesn't like you, ether."
"That is mystifying.“

—  Derek Landy Irish children's writer 1974

Source: Playing with Fire

„Peace means nothing without freedom.“

—  Derek Landy Irish children's writer 1974

Source: Kingdom of the Wicked