Albert Schweitzer

 As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. 

- Albert Schweitzer

Clarence Darrow

 Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. 

- Clarence Darrow

Michael Caine

 I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better. 

- Michael Caine

Thomas Jefferson

 I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. 

- Thomas Jefferson

H. L. Mencken

 To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young woman for a goddess.

- H. L. Mencken

Chuck Norris

 A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. 

- Chuck Norris

J. Paul Getty

 Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. 

- J. Paul Getty

Ingrid Bergman

 Happiness is good health and a bad memory. 

- Ingrid Bergman

Napoleon Bonaparte

 In politics stupidity is not a handicap. 

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Julia Child

 Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. 

- Julia Child

Christopher Morley

 There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. 

- Christopher Morley

Alexander Hamilton

 I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. 

- Alexander Hamilton

Samuel Butler

 Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it. 

- Samuel Butler

George Bernard Shaw

 A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

- George Bernard Shaw

Mitch Hedberg

 My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. 

- Mitch Hedberg

Richard Branson

 Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop. 

- Richard Branson

Lily Tomlin

 I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. 

- Lily Tomlin

Walt Disney

 I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. 

- Walt Disney

Samuel Johnson

 My dear friend, clear your mind of cant. 

- Samuel Johnson

Truman Capote

 A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. 

- Truman Capote

Dr. Seuss

 I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. 

- Dr. Seuss

Miguel de Cervantes

 The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application. 

- Miguel de Cervantes

Harry S Truman

 I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

- Harry S Truman

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

 The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. 

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Louis Dudek

 Art is anything people do with distinction. 

- Louis Dudek

George Carlin

 Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. 

- George Carlin

Joseph Addison

 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 

- Joseph Addison

John Galliano

 I listen and talk to God daily. 

- John Galliano

Ambrose Bierce

 An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me. 

- Ambrose Bierce

Yogi Berra

 The future ain't what it used to be. 

- Yogi Berra

Mark Twain

 Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72.

- Mark Twain