“No plan survives contact with the enemy”
Erwin Rommel (1891–1944) German field marshal of World War II
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“Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.”
Shams-i Tabrizi (1185–1248) 1185-1248, spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi.
Me & Rumi (2004)
“Elvis is my daddy, Marilyn's my mother, Jesus is my bestest friend.”
Lana Del Rey (1985) American singer-songwriter
Song Body Electric
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese artist, poet, and writer
“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.”
Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)
“She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire.”
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
Variant: she’s mad, but she’s magic.
“Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.”
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
Ernest Hemingway book Men Without Women
Disputed <br class="br">Source: Claimed to be from Men Without Women, but it does not appear in that work. May have originated in a 2011 blogpost by Marc Chernoff entitled 30 things to stop doing to yourself http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/11/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself/.
“I never realized that a child is capable of remembering so well and of waiting so patiently”
Janusz Korczak (1878–1942) Polish physician and writer
Source: Loving Every Child: Wisdom for Parents
“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
“We do not surrender — we win or die.”
Omar Mukhtar (1858–1931) Libyan resistance leader
As quoted in "New media emerge in 'liberated' Libya" at BBC News (25 February 2011) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12579451.
Jane Goodall (1934) British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
Source: Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
All Apologies
Song lyrics, In Utero (1993)
Variant: All in all is all we are.
Janusz Korczak (1878–1942) Polish physician and writer
Source: Warsaw Ghetto Memoirs of Janusz Korczak
“The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Variant: The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman
Source: Jordan, Michael. I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. p. 129
Context: I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying [no hard work].
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (p. 20, 24)
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Variant: You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.