“The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
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“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Often attributed to Dr. Seuss without citation; also cited as an anonymous proverb.
This quote has also been attributed to Gabriel García Márquez, in Spanish: "No llores porque ya se terminó, sonríe porque sucedió."
Compare lines from In Memoriam A.H.H. of Tennyson:
  'Tis better to have loved and lost
  Than never to have loved at all.
Disputed
Variant: Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Zion Train
Uprising (1979)
“The problem is people are being hated when they are real, and are being loved when they are fake.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Response, after being asked why he went ahead and performed in the concert "Smile Jamaica", two days after he, his wife and manager were wounded inside his home after an assault by unknown gunmen, thought to be politically motivated (5 December 1976), as quoted in Bob Marley The Father of Music (2010) by Jean-Pierre Hombasch, p. 5
Variant: The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
“Things will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“The best curve on a woman's body is her smile. ”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new Hello.
Paulo Coehlo”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
Variant: If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author
As quoted in "The Science of Second-Guessing", The New York Times (12 December 2004)
“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
Variant: I am not what happens to me. I choose who I become.
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
George Eliot (1819–1880) English novelist, journalist and translator
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
Dolly Parton (1946) American singer-songwriter and actress
