“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Quotes for anniversaries and events
Related topics“Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward.”
Eric Roth (1945) American screenwriter
Source: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay
“Whenever you get there, there is no there there.”
Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) American art collector and experimental writer of novels, poetry and plays
“It's a wonderful life if you can find it.”
Nick Cave (1957) Australian musician
Source: Complete Lyrics
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
Paulo Coelho book The Alchemist
Source: The Alchemist (1988), p. 128
“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”
John Dewey (1859–1952) American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece but not too much.”
George Harrison book I, Me, Mine
Source: I, Me, Mine
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting!”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Variant: Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way.
“We aim above the mark to hit the mark.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Variant: Life can only be understood going backward, but must be lived going forward.
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778–1868) English barrister, politician, and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Speech to the House of Commons (January 29, 1828).
“The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.”
Bono (1960) Irish rock musician, singer of U2
PENN Address (2004)
“Life is short, but the years are long.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Methuselah's Children
Part of the secret "call and response" codewords by which members of the long-lived Howard Families can identify others:
: Life is short.
But the years are long.
Not while the evil days come not.
Methuselah's Children (1958)
“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister