155 Famous Quotes of All Time (From History)

Here are the 155 most famous quotes of all time. You’ll find famous words and people like Einstein, Shakespeare, Buddha, Gandhi, Obama, Mother Teresa, and a lot more. Enjoy!

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein Click to tweet

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare Click to tweet

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa Click to tweet

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain Click to tweet

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Buddha Click to tweet

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel Click to tweet

Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs Click to tweet

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein Click to tweet

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato Click to tweet

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. Malcolm X Click to tweet

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce Lee Click to tweet

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. John F. Kennedy Click to tweet

A great man is always willing to be little. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet

Don’t count the days, make the days count. Muhammad Ali Click to tweet

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. Coco Chanel Click to tweet

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama Click to tweet

I like criticism. It makes you strong. LeBron James Click to tweet

Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin Click to tweet

The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha Click to tweet

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The Most Famous Quotes Of All Time (From History)

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Keep calm and carry on. Winston Churchill

I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar Click to tweet

I think, therefore I am. René Descartes

To be, or not to be, that is the question. William Shakespeare

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong

Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare Click to tweet

Family is the most important thing in the world. Diana, Princess of Wales

All I was doing was trying to get home from work. Rosa Parks

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

The best things in life are free. The second best things are very expensive. Coco Chanel

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. Wayne Gretzky

Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. Albert Einstein

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau Click to tweet

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. Henry Ford

Better to die standing than to live on your knees. Ernesto “Che” Guevara

Big Brother is watching you. George Orwell

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The Best Famous Quotations

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It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela

The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates

Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

No matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny. Barack Obama

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank

Life is a flower of which love is the honey. Victor Hugo

Little by little, one travels far. J.R.R. Tolkien Click to tweet

It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are. Elvis Presley

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Bruce Lee

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Malcolm X

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Click to tweet

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls. Martin Luther King Jr

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe

The path to success is to take massive, determined action. Tony Robbins

God helps those that help themselves. Benjamin Franklin

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin

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Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo Click to tweet

No. Rosa Parks

Fear is stupid. So are regrets. Marilyn Monroe

Do something worth remembering. Elvis Presley

Elegance is refusal. Coco Chanel

Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. Lance Armstrong

Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King

Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien Click to tweet

I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying. Jay-Z

Be proud of who you are. Eminem

Better to build a bridge than a wall. Elton John

Be the hero of your own story. Joe Rogan

The only failure is not to try. George Clooney

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact. Elon Musk Click to tweet

Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

Your past does not equal your future. Tony Robbins

Man – a being in search of meaning. Plato

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci Click to tweet

I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears. Adele

Whatever you do, do with all your might. Cicero

We need fantasy to survive reality. Lady Gaga

It’s fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney

Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. Salvador Dali

There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great

The future starts today, not tomorrow. Pope John Paul II

You are what you believe yourself to be. Paulo Coelho

Stumbling is not falling. Malcolm X

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Inspirational Famous Quotes

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The best way to predict your future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln Click to tweet

If not us, who? If not now, when? John F. Kennedy

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America. Barack Obama

It is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow. Barack Obama

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey

When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old. Bill Clinton

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Elvis Presley

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle. Marilyn Monroe

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do. Grace Kelly

Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can. Hillary Clinton

You laugh at me because I’m different I laugh at you because you’re all the same. Lady Gaga Click to tweet

Never doubt yourself. Never change who you are. Don’t care what people think and just go for it. Britney Spears

Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off. Kevin Hart

Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. Kobe Bryant

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. James Baldwin Click to tweet

Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable. Cristiano Ronaldo

We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them. Cristiano Ronaldo

If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down. Eminem

I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations. Barbra Streisand

Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do. Denzel Washington

Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton

Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand

You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down. Charlie Chaplin

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Wise Famous Sayings

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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato Click to tweet

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. Coco Chanel

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them. Stephen King

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. George R.R. Martin

You should never take more than you give. Elton John

Take a long pause… breathe and know that things are happening for you not to you. Ashton Kutcher

It’s nice to be important, but it’s also important to be nice. Never forget that. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat)

You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak. George Clooney

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman

Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out. Barbra Streisand

I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have any of their own. Nikola Tesla Click to tweet

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. Nicolaus Copernicus

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Isaac Newton

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power. Bill Clinton

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama Click to tweet (Barack Obama’s Feb. 5 Speech, nytimes.com)

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