Famous Quotes N Quotations

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.

- William James

I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier?

- John Steinbeck

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

- Henry Ward Beecher

America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.

- E. M. Forster

Find something that you’re really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

- Chris Evert

We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone … and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.

- Sandra Day O’Connor

I want a busy life, a just mind, and a timely death.

- Zora Neale Hurston

Don’t be a spectator; don’t let life pass you by.

- Lou Holtz

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.

- Jawaharlal Nehru

I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

- Michael Jordan