Inspirational Sayings

205 sayings found from the Modern era from 205 authors

The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.

— Alan Turing 1950
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

— Otto von Bismarck Unknown, 19th century
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Good athletes do not know what tiredness is. They do not know what discouragement is. Good athletes only know what victory is.

— Fidel Castro Unknown
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The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.

— Che Guevara 1965
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I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government.

— Jawaharlal Nehru Unknown
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I rule Uganda because Uganda needs my strength.

— Idi Amin c. 1971-1979
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

— John D. Rockefeller unknown
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Never tell me to my face that you are a friend of mine, for I will not believe you. I have no friends.

— Cornelius Vanderbilt unknown
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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.

— Mark Twain c. 1898
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I give you joy of our new nephew, and hope if he ever comes to be hanged it will not be till we are too old to care about it.

— Jane Austen 1811
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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

— Edgar Allan Poe 1841
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Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

— Albert Einstein 1932
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The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

— Charles Darwin 1871
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I do not believe in the spirit of competition, but in the spirit of cooperation.

— Nikola Tesla Early 20th Century
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Happy is the man who has a vocation which he can follow with passion.

— Louis Pasteur Late 19th Century (approx.)
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The greatest error is to believe that one knows everything.

— Michael Faraday Mid 19th Century (approx.)
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The human mind is in a state of perpetual oscillation between the actual and the possible.

— James Clerk Maxwell Unknown
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When two people dream the same dream, it ceases to be an illusion.

— Philip K. Dick 1978
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The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

— Alexander Graham Bell Unknown
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I have been called a charlatan, a madman, and a dreamer, but I have always pursued the truth.

— Dmitri Mendeleev Undated
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