Curated Quotes on Life
A collection of the best quotes I had come across in the 3 years from 2015 to 2018 , in which I was actively curating quotes . These were originally posted on my Twitter handle @OhReallyQuotes , which is now inactive.
We all eat lies when our hearts are hungry
Failure sucks, but instructs
People like to be Missed in their Absence.
The musicians play the instruments, I play the orchestra. — Steve Jobs
I have nothing against God,
It is his (misguided) fan club i cannot stand
Imran Yousuf
Curiosity may not be what makes the world go ‘round, but it’s why we know that it does.”
-Spessartine
Straight trees get cut down first.
-Chanakya
Your mind wants you to follow the path of least resistance, because it takes a lot of energy to do something new, and your mind wants to use as little energy as possible.
The deeper you go into the ocean.
The better you understand it.
But you end up further from the surface where the rest of the men lie
It is one thing to stand on the comfortable ground of placid inaction and put forth words of cynical wisdom,” he said, “and another to plunge into the work itself and through strenuous experience earn the right to express strong conclusions.”
John D Rockefeller
you might not be walking the wrong path after all. It’s just that there is so much dust swirling around you that you can’t see the path. Figure out the right tactics and strategy — clear the dust from the air — and you’ll find that the vision often reveals itself.
The truth is that many of the judgements we make about personality are instinctive and say as much about us as they do about the person we are Judging
Musicians play the instruments , I play the orchestra .. Steve Jobs
Ask questions others will enjoy answering
Whenever you think you are completely alone, just remember that your future self is watching you right now through memories.
A ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ is irrelevant if it is the wrong opportunity.”-Jim Collins
The world doesn’t exist to meet my expectations, and if they’re not met, I figure I can do one of two things — go somewhere else, or create something myself more to my liking.
cheaters think everyone cheats , liars think everyone lies
remember this when trying to get in the minds of people
the young man knows the rules , the old man knows the exceptions
Oliver wendell holmes Sr.
There were a lot of people during the period when these pyramids were built who thought they were really important. And there was the equivalent of cable news and television and newspapers and Twitter and people anguishing over their relative popularity or position at any given time. And now it’s all just covered in dust and sand. And all that people know [today] are the pyramids.Sometimes I carry with me that perspective, which tells me that my particular worries on any given day — how I’m doing in the polls or what somebody is saying about me isn’t particularly relevant. What is relevant is: What am I building that lasts? — Barack Obama
Sometimes we are angry, and we have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give us the right to be cruel — Paulo Coelho
Everyone seems to be tired of violence , but no one seems to be able to give it up — Devdutt Pattanaik
“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp…”
Andrea del Sarto, a poem by Robert Brown ,
i’ve Never met a strong Person with a easy past
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. “ — Albert Einstein
‘What do you do ?’ , ‘Whatever it takes’
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. — Mark Twain
Everything You Can Imagine Is Real. — Pablo Picasso
One of the most important things i have learnt in life is to ignore most of what people say . and focus on what they do instead
-Amanda Patterson
People often say that motivation doesn’t last ;
well neither does bathing. that’s why we recommend it daily
Zig ziglar
If you want to go somewhere you like but no one else wants to, go by yourself. You’ll meet people there with similar interests as you.
whether it is the best of times or the worst of times , it is the only time you’ve got ;
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.
Tell the truth or someone will tell it for you. — Stephanie Klein
If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great” ~ Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking. -Lyndon B. Johnson
A word of encouragement after failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
Life moves pretty fast .if you don’t stop and look around every once in a while , you could miss it
There are two great days in a person’s life — the day we are born and the day we discover why. -William Barclay
The truth is that many of the judgements we make about personality are instinctive and say as much about us as they do about the person we are
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. -Henry Ward Beecher
To be great is to be misunderstood.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of discipline is motivation , when a man is sufficiently motivated , discipline takes care of it self — Alexander Paterson
A piece of advise if applicable to everyone , is not useful — John Armstrong
Two things which everyone hates : 1. change 2. the way things are.
In religion we find nostalgia of the fond memories of the illusion of order when infant
It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea. In an evolving universe, who stands still moves backwards.
in life you don’t get what you want , you only get what you earn
People lie alot, When they are not lying to themselves, They are lying to you — Shwetabh Gangwar
I don’t do drugs. I am drugs. Salvador Dali
Its much easier to follow a Pioneer , than be a pioneer — Richard Branson
If you’ve got them by the Balls , their Minds and Hearts will follow — Charles Colson
Facts don’t cease to exist if ignored — Aldous Huxley
There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income
self-sufficiency helps you survive , co-dependency helps you grow
Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle.” — Abraham Lincoln
The Universe is a bean counter’s nightmare , but a mystic’s delight — Alan H Cohen
in the long run , we are all dead
Failure is a part of the process of success. People who avoid failure avoid success. — Robert Kiyosaki (RDPD)
Often in the real world, it’s not the Smart that get ahead but the Bold. -Robert Kiyosaki (RDPD)
Forget your perfect offering , there’s a crack in everything , that’s how the light gets in …. — Leonard Cohen
Don’t talk about yourself, It will be done when you leave. — Wilson Mizner
Never take advice from someone you wouldn’t want to switch places with.
A man’s reach should exceed his grasp…” Andrea del Sarto, a poem by Robert Brown
Curiosity may not be what makes the world go ‘round, but it’s why we know that it does.” -Spessartine
9 women can’t have a baby in 1 month
Increasing man power is not the answer to every managerial questions
Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past
Life isn’t fair.
If life was fair you’d just have to accept your place in society and live with it.
Life is not fair,and that’s a good thing.
That’s where all the power comes from,
To achieve whatever you want
Daivd DeAngelo
Cooper: Hey TARS, what’s your honesty parameter? ;
TARS: 90 percent. ;
Cooper: 90 percent? ;
TARS: Absolute honesty isn’t always the most diplomatic nor the safest form of communication with emotional beings. ;
Cooper: Okay, 90 percent it is. ;
Interstellar
The bigger the problem you solve, the more money you make.
What you will allow is what will continue.
The straight trees get cut down First. — Chanakya
A man who uses violence is afraid of reasoning. Kenyan Proverb
Jealousy is the Tribute The mediocre pay to the Genius -Robin Sharma
If something really matters to you , even failure seems enjoyable, because your learning something which helps you not fail
silence is better than bull shit
It is the character of very few men to honor without envy , a friend who has prospered -Aeschylus
Be brave . Take risk . Nothing can substitute Experience — Paul Coelho
The only way to enjoy anything in life is to Earn it first — Ginger Rogers
If you are not confused , You are not paying attention — Tom Peters
What comes after revolution is inevitably bureaucracy. Whoever wins the revolution builds the bureaucracy. -Sean Parker
function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. -Ralph Nader
Everyone is self centered , its just the radius that matters
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.
Musicians play the instruments, I play the orchestra -Steve Jobs
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without without vision is a nightmare . -Japanese Proverb
Teach not thy lip such scorn , for it was made to kiss -Shakespeare
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where quality is expected -Steve Jobs
Good friends are those who lift you up , when no one else has even noticed you have fallen ;
The price of greatness is responsibility — Winston Churchill
Do not seek to follow in the foot steps of the wise, Seek what they sought. -Matsuo Basho
I am very careful to be Shallow and conventional, where Depth and Originality are wasted. -Lucy Maud Montgomery
A good speech should be like a woman’s Skirt , long enough to cover the Subject , short enough to keep it interesting. — Winston Churchill
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to achieve it — Dalai Lama XIV
Leadership : the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
If opportunity doesn’t knock ,build a door
To understand the value of Money, try borrowing it -Dad
If you buy something you don’t need, one day you may have to sell something you need. Warren Buffet
It is the possibility of a dream come true that makes life interesting -Paul Coelho
A good question out ranks a thousand easy answers — Paul Samuelson
Destiny doesn’t determine your actions , it only determines the consequences of your actions
Let your difficulties know that You are difficult too — Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
You may think you’ve got a long way to go, but sometimes you need to look back at how far you’ve already come.
Even if you are on the right track…you will get run over ..if you just happen to sit there. -Will Rogers
Best example of leadership,..is of leadership by example. -Jerry McClain
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. -John Lennon
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever
The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.
When some one trusts you blindly …never prove them blind
Everyone has the power to make someone happy .Do it by entering their lives when others are leaving .
Be Yourself , everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde
Lead from the back , and let others believe they are in front -Nelson Mandela
Honesty is a expensive Gift , Don’t expect it from cheap people. -Warren Buffet
Love is like a brick. You can build a house , or sink a dead body. -Lady GaGa
Nothing is work, unless you’d rather be doing Something else. -George Males
What you see is only Temporary,what you don’t see that’s Eternal. -Lacey Mosley
From what we get we make our living, But, From what we give we make our Life. -Arthur Ashe
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverb
Don’t stress over people in your past. There’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.
Find a quest whose struggle that will please you more than its victory
Faith in God includes faith in His timing.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones.
when you are speaking you aren’t learning anything , to learn you must learn to both keep quiet and listen — Larry King
the more chances you’ll give someone ,the less respect they will start to have for you .
they’ll begin to to ignore the standards that you’ve set because they’ll know another chance will always be given .
they’re not afraid to lose you because they know no matter what you wont walk away .
they get comfortable with depending on your forgiveness.
never let a person get comfortable disrespecting you
respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you , grows you ,or makes you happy
‘I don’t believe in magic’the young boy said
the old man smiled , ‘You will , when you see her. ‘
-Atticus
stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it
they laugh at me because I am different , I laugh at them because they are all the same
If she’s amazing she wont be easy ,
if she’s easy she wont be amazing .
if she’s worth it you wont give up ,
if you give up , you are not worthy.
Truth is every body is going to hurt ,
you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for…
Bob Marley
Be the type of person you want to meet
when you don’t have to be careful of what you say ,that’s when you know you are with the right people
Don’t Mistake my kindness for my weakness . I am kind to everyone ;
But when someone is not kind to me , weak is not what they are going to remember about me
Al Capone
Be a good person , don’t waste time proving it
if you change nothing , nothing will change
Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours.
If you’re always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you’re in?
Whether you think You can ,or.. think you can’t ..Either way you’re right…. Henry Ford
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
You are truly creating something only when time around you stops flowing…When Hours seem like Minutes — Will.I.Am
Love your enemy, it will scare the hell out of them ~ Mark Twain
The most dangerous people here are the ones that actually understand you.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent — Eleanor Roosevelt
When you try to control things in life, you aim to make a completely predictable future, a future which lacks surprises and excitement of discovery, a life that is safe but not worth living.
Ask your self what would you do if money was not a issue — Alan Watts
Some people say this game is a joke But I hope they get it. — Lil Wayne
Do I not destroy my enemies, When I make them my friends ? — Abraham Lincoln
Pain is inevitable , suffering is optional
Management is doing things right, Leadership is doing the right things. — Peter Drucker
If you want to fly, you have to give up the stuff that weighs you down.
If you change the way you look at things , the things you look at change .
how people treat you is their karma , how react to them is yours .
when you judge another , you don’t define them , you define yourself
-Wayne Dyer
To be defined by who we hate is an unfortunate sign
One true friend is better than 100 acquaintances .
Karma is a bitch if you are
worry is a bad use of imagination
The only way to enjoy anything in life , is to Earn it first. -Ginger Rogers
Whatever you are, be a good one. -Abraham Lincoln
Lead me , follow me , or get out of my way. -George Patton
Great spirits have always faced violent opposition from mediocre minds. — Einstein
