The Art of a Great Quote

Some of my favorite quotes come from Emerson, Nietzsche, Gandhi and the Dalai Lama. What makes a quote famous? Sometimes I think it’s the author of the quote and other times it’s because the quote holds significance in its meaning which the reader is able to interpret into their own life. I love quotes. A great quote is like a priceless piece of art but the art isn’t a picture, it’s words that, when put together create an eloquent statement in my opinion. The best quotes are those that get passed on throughout generations and become a type of reference to use in your daily life. Why do some quotes carry on through many lifetimes? Well because they’re TRUE! If you take the time to really read and understand some of the very many famous quotes, you’ll see just how true and fitting to life they really are and this, in my opinion, is why they will stand the test of time.

Here is a compilation of some of my favorite quotes from various authors…Enjoy!

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya Angelou

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” ~Dr.Seuss

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” ~Winston Churchill

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~E.E. Cummings

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~Thomas Edison

“Don’t make someone a priority when you’re only their option.” ~Author Unknown

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” ~Maya Angelou

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work." ~Thomas Edison

“Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.” ~Garth Brooks

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” ~Mark Twain

“Well done is better than well said.”  ~Benjamin Franklin

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~Judy Garland

"Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted." ~Albert Einstein

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks, he becomes.” ~Gandhi

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” ~John Powell

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

“It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.” ~Author Unknown

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~Dalai Lama

“Be the change you want to see in this world.” ~Gandhi

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There are no facts, only interpretations.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

“No matter where you go, there you are.” ~Confucius

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~Socrates

“We must be our own before we can be another's.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Einstein

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

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

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” ~Robert Byrne