Almost every famous person at least once in their life said something that was remembered by the society, and considered meaningful, important or just funny. Those quotations can be mentioned in various situations. Often they are used in speeches or in a humorous way. In order to find some of them grub around.
Ernest hemingway
Date: January 12, 2009
Never mistake motion for action.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Grace under Pressure.
But did thee feel the earth move?
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
When you have a child, the world has a hostage.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
In order to write about life, first you must live it!
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
Let him think I am more man that I am and I will be so.
But in modern war you will die like a dog for no good reason.
Live life to the fullest.
Never confuse movement with action.
[What is the definition of guts?] Grace under pressure.
For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.
America is the land of wide lawns and narrow minds.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.