Maya Angelou Quotes
Maya Angelou was an American poet, civil rights activist, and prolific writer. Across the span of 50 years, she is credited with 7 autobiographies, three books of essays, several books[…]
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85 Influential Dale Carnegie Quotes
Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer who developed courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Best known for his 1936 bestseller How to Win Friends and[…]
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170 Lao Tzu Quotes
Whether you know him as Lao Tzu, Laozi, or Lao-Tze, this “Old Master” was a Chinese philosopher and writer. These Lao Tzu quotes give insight into this wise man and[…]
Rumi Quotes
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī was a 13th century poet, faqih, Sufi mystic, and scholar from Persia. Rumi’s words transcend national borders and ethnic divisions, and he has consistently ranked among[…]
Mother Teresa Quotes
Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Saint Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian-Indian nun and missionary. Known around the world simply as Mother Teresa, her work in founding the Missionaries of Charity[…]
Ayn Rand Quotes
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American writer and philosopher, best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. She developed her own philosophical system called Objectivism, which she defined as “the concept[…]
Anaïs Nin Quotes
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, known as Anaïs Nin, was a diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of both short stories and erotica. These Anaïs Nin quotes[…]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, lecturer, and poet in the mid-19th century. He was the leader of the transcendentalist movement, believing in the inherent goodness of both[…]
155 Voltaire Quotes
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pseudonym Voltaire, was a writer, historian, and philosopher during the French Enlightenment. Voltaire wrote prolifically, and became famous for his advocacy of the separation of[…]
101 Helen Keller Quotes
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. These Helen Keller quotes reveal a life shaped by determination, optimism, and wisdom. An unknown illness left her without[…]
170 C.S. Lewis Quotes
Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and lay theologian. Best known for his works of fiction, including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy, Lewis held positions at the[…]
58 Julia Child Quotes About Food and Passion
Julia Carolyn Child was born on August 15 1912, and became one of the most well-known American chefs, TV personalities, and cookbook authors of her time. She lived an amazing[…]
Oscar Wilde Quotes
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was a nineteenth century Irish poet and playwright. He excelled as a Classicist at Trinity College Dublin and Oxford University, before moving to London and[…]
Mark Twain Quotes
Samuel Clemens, better know by his pen-name Mark Twain, was an American writer, publisher, humorist, entrepreneur, and lecturer. Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain has been hailed as “the father of[…]
120 George Washington Quotes To Celebrate His Place In History
These George Washington quotes illustrate the patriotism and wisdom of the first President of the United States. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in the state of Virginia.[…]
112 Marilyn Monroe Quotes That Still Inspire After 50 Years
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and beautiful actresses of all time. Born in 1926, she spent her youth living in foster homes, but she overcame her humble[…]
103 Zig Ziglar Quotes for Higher Achievement
Hilary Hinton Ziglar, better known to the world as Zig Ziglar, was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. Zig Ziglar served in the United States Navy in World War[…]
86 Emotional Johnny Cash Quotes
Johnny Cash was one of the most successful music artists of all time. A country music icon, his songs and his sound embraced many genres, including rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and[…]
60 Passionate Lord Byron Quotes
Lord Byron was a poet, a passionate lover, a wandering traveler, and the greatest contrarian of the 19th Century. He spent most of his life traveling abroad with a thirst[…]
30 of the Best Quotes From John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29, 1917 in a suburb of Massachusetts to one of America’s wealthiest families. His parents were the businessman-turned-politician Joseph “Joe” Kennedy and philanthropist and[…]
