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NapoleonTo understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Will DurantIt is a mistake to think that the past is dead. Nothing that has ever happened is quite without influence at this moment.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Blaise PascalIt's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Mahatma GandhiI will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Dwight EisenhowerBeware the influence of the military-industrial complex.

—  Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President

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Wallace StevensI am what is around me.

—  Wallace Stevens, 1879-1955, American poet

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Henry FordMy best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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Alfred TennysonI am a part of all that I have met.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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George Bernard ShawIf you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Oscar WildeMost people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Jim RohnYou are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Dave LettermanI'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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Michel de MontaigneWe can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

—  Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker

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Ralph Waldo EmersonWhy should the way I feel depend on the thoughts in someone else's head?

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Salvador DaliThe secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

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James BarrieThose who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

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Marlen DietrichThe weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Sigmund FreudIt is easy to see that the ego is that part of the id which has been modified by the direct influence of the external world.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Zig ZiglarDon't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Blaise PascalLittle things comfort us because little things distress us.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Ralph Waldo EmersonOur chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Arthur ClarkeThe moment when one first meets a great work of art has an impact that can never again be recaptured.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Walt DisneyWe are not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other company.

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

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Zig ZiglarWhen the wrong people leave your life, the right things start to happen.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Franz KafkaA book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Mother TeresaKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

—  Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary

Bertolt BrechtDon’t expect the theater to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Jean de La BruyèreWe keep a special place in our hearts for people who refuse to be impressed by us.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

Theodore AdornoPeople know what they want because they know what other people want.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Henry de MontherlantIf you have influence, at least pretend to ignore it.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Jorge Luis BorgesI can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart, I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Salvador DaliA true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Salvador DaliEverything influences me, nothing changes me.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Maurice ChapelanThe greatest egoists arouse the greatest devotion.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Napoleon HillThe number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

Christian BobinThere is always in a book—even a badly written one—a phrase that smacks the reader in the face, as if it were waiting for him alone.

—  Christian Bobin, 1951-2022, French writer

Arthur Conan DoyleIt may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

Joseph ConradIn order to move others deeply, we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

Bruce LeeA good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

Charles BukowskiWhen a hot woman meets a hermit, one of them is going to change.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Quotes in Verse

Dinos ChristianopoulosThey tried to bury me but they didn't know I was a seed.

—  Dinos Christianopoulos, 1931-2020, Greek poet

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Proverbs

Yiddish proverbOne mother achieves more than a hundred teachers.

—  Yiddish proverb

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Turkish proverbIf the imam farts, the community will shit.

—  Turkish proverb

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