Dictionary of quotes

Starting a whole new dictionary of quotes for archival.

"We dream for the future and live in the present." - Jim Rohn

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit” - Aristotle

"There no mountain too high, ocean too wide... It's the will of the heart and the commitment of the soul..." - Moi?

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right." - Henry Ford

"故天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身行，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。人恒过，然后能改。困于心，衡于虑，而后作；徵于色，发于声，而后喻。入则无法家拂士，出则无敌国外患者，国恒亡。然后知生于忧患而死于安乐也" - 《孟子·告子下》

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment." - Oprah Winfrey

"Leaders aren't born; they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." - Vince Lombardi

"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done." - Vince Lombardi

"If you want something bad enough, you will get it" - Anonymous

"Persian Officer: Fools! Our arrows will blot out the sun.
Stelios: Then we will fight in the shade!" - 300

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" - Rocky Balboa (The movie)

Today is a new life. Shut the doors on the past and the future. Live in day-tight compartments.”- Dale Carnegie

To Have More Than You've Got, Become More Than You Are - Jim Rohn

"You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person." - Scott Sorrell