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Henri Matisse photo

“Another word for creativity is courage.”

Henri Matisse (1869–1954) French artist

Variant: Creativity takes courage.

Courage
Ville Valo photo

“I have a big heart and a small brain. ”

Ville Valo (1976) Finnish rock musician
Heart
Oprah Winfrey quote: “If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.”
Oprah Winfrey photo

“If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
Barack Obama photo

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America

Senator Barack Obama’s speech to supporters after the Feb. 5 2018 nominating contests, as provided by Federal News Service and released in the New York Times (5 February 2008) https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/politics/05text-obama.html
2008

Change , Time , Waiting , Personality
Charles Bukowski photo

“I never felt right being alone; sometimes it felt good but it never felt right.”

Charles Bukowski book Women

Variant: being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
Source: Women

Saul Bellow photo

“You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.”

Saul Bellow book Seize the Day

Source: Seize the Day

Life
Matka Tereza photo

“People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for some underdog anyway!”

Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin
People , Dogs , Fight
Voltaire photo

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

Il est encore plus facile de juger de l'esprit d'un homme par ses questions que par ses réponses. (It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers) — Pierre-Marc-Gaston, duc de Lévis (1764-1830), Maximes et réflexions sur différents sujets de morale et de politique (Paris, 1808): Maxim xviii
Misattributed

Deep , For Men , Question
Cassandra Clare photo

“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: The Infernal Devices, Clockwork Angel (2010), p. 87

Books , Change
Marco Polo quote: “You will hear it for yourself, and it will surely fill you with wonder.”
Marco Polo photo

“You will hear it for yourself, and it will surely fill you with wonder.”

Marco Polo (1254–1324) Venetian explorer and merchant noted for travel to central and eastern Asia

Source: The Travels

Khalil Gibran photo

“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”

Khalil Gibran book The Prophet

The Prophet (1923)

Heartbreaking , Sad , Hurtful , Missing You
Mwanandeke Kindembo photo

“You must break away from all the rules of selfishness and make sharing as your new motto in marriage.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
Selfishness , Marriage
Tennessee Williams photo

“There's a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.”

Tennessee Williams (1911–1983) American playwright
Depressing , Heartbreaking , Hurtful , Departure
George Orwell photo

“Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?
O'Brien: Of course he exists.
Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me?
O'Brien: You do not exist.”

George Orwell book 1984

Source: 1984

Stephen Hawking photo

“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”

Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author

Variant: Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.

Success , Deep , Love , Life
Mark Twain photo

“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Variant of this quote "The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up." is misattributed to Albert Einstein.
Source: According Quote Investigator Mark Twain did write a version of this saying in a personal notebook in 1896, and it was published by 1935 in “Mark Twain’s Notebook”. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/12/21/cheer-somebody/

Happy , Life , Positive , Way
Marilyn Monroe photo

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
People , Learning , Change
Eleanor Roosevelt quote: “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
Eleanor Roosevelt photo

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
For Team , Leadership , Good Morning , Business