As an avid collector and lover of quotes, I’ve spent countless hours scouring through books, articles, and historical records to bring together a collection that embodies wisdom, inspiration, and timeless truths. Here, I present to you the 99+ most famous quotes of all time, featuring luminaries from across history such as Buddha, Shakespeare, Einstein, and many more. Enjoy and let their words inspire you!
1. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” – Buddha
2. “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” – Mother Teresa
3. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
4. “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato
5. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
6. “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein
7. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
8. “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” – John F. Kennedy
9. “A great man is always willing to be little.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. “The root of suffering is attachment.” – Buddha
11. “Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” – William Shakespeare
12. “Keep calm and carry on.” – Winston Churchill
13. “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” – William Shakespeare
14. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong
15. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” – Benjamin Franklin
16. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
17. “Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana
18. “All I was doing was trying to get home from work.” – Rosa Parks
19. “I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar
20. “I think, therefore I am.” – René Descartes
21. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain
22. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
23. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
24. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
25. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
26. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
27. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
28. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky
29. “Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
30. “Peace begins with a smile.” – Mother Teresa
31. “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs
32. “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso
33. “Big Brother is watching you.” – George Orwell
34. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
35. “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” – Albert Einstein
36. “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas A. Edison
37. “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
38. “Better to die standing than to live on your knees.” – Ernesto “Che” Guevara
39. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
40. “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
41. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein
42. “Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” – Henry David Thoreau
43. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
44. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
45. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey
46. “I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank
47. “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
48. “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X
49. “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare
50. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
51. “Little by little, one travels far.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
52. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – 14th Dalai Lama
53. “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
54. “God helps those that help themselves.” – Benjamin Franklin
55. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
56. “No.” – Rosa Parks
57. “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” – Marilyn Monroe
58. “Do something worth remembering.” – Elvis Presley
59. “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
60. “Better to build a bridge than a wall.” – Elton John
61. “Be proud of who you are.” – Eminem
62. “Genius is eternal patience.” – Michelangelo
63. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
64. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare
65. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali
66. “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” – Elon Musk
67. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi
68. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci
69. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” – Mahatma Gandhi
70. “It’s fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney
71. “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dali
72. “We need fantasy to survive reality.” – Lady Gaga
73. “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” – Pope John Paul II
74. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
75. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” – John F. Kennedy
76. “Stumbling is not falling.” – Malcolm X
77. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
78. “We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.” – Marilyn Monroe
79. “Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” – James Baldwin
80. “We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
81. “Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” – Beyoncé
82. “You laugh at me because I’m different I laugh at you because you’re all the same.” – Lady Gaga
83. “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
84. “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton
85. “Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness.” – Ayn Rand
86. “You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” – Charlie Chaplin
87. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
88. “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” – Plato
89. “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.” – George R.R. Martin
90. “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” – Harry S. Truman
91. “I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have any of their own.” – Nikola Tesla
92. “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – William Shakespeare
93. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou
94. “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” – John F. Kennedy
95. “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker
96. “Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” – Voltaire
97. “We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.” – John F. Kennedy
98. “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett
99. “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
These quotes remind us that wisdom transcends time and culture. They are guides for personal growth, resilience, and understanding life’s complexities. Feel free to share your favorite quotes and let them inspire others.
Thank you for reading and sharing these timeless words. Remember, every quote has the power to transform your life if you let it. Keep these gems close, and let them illuminate your path.
