Wisdom Sayings

231 sayings found from the Modern era from 231 authors

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.

— Auguste Rodin 1911
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I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I have for life and the way I express it.

— Henri Matisse 1951
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When I am in my studio, I am in another world. I am free to do what I want. I am free to think what I want. I am free to be what I want.

— Gustav Klimt Early 20th century
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I started drawing in the subway in 1980. I was riding the subway, and I saw these black panels, and I just thought, 'How perfect.'

— Keith Haring 1989
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I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just here to play my guitar.

— Chuck Berry 1970s
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I've always been interested in the occult. Not in a satanic way, but in a magical way.

— Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) 1975
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I wear black because I'm a rebel; a rebel for Jesus Christ.

— Johnny Cash 1970s
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I don't mind being a symbol, but I don't want to be a monument. There's a difference.

— James Brown 1986
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The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

— Henry Ford Approx. 1930s
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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

— Andrew Carnegie Early 20th Century
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When I saw that little drive-in stand, something inside me clicked.

— Ray Kroc 1977
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A newspaper is a public institution, and it is a sacred trust.

— William Randolph Hearst early 20th century
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Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.

— Hedy Lamarr 1930s-1940s
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I’m not the greatest, I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

— Muhammad Ali 1960s
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I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

— Bruce Lee 1960s-1970s
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

— Jackie Robinson 1960s
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I let my feet speak.

— Jesse Owens 1936
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Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.

— Anton Chekhov 1886
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Everything is practice.

— Pele 1977
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I am a simple peasant, and I do not understand these complicated matters.

— Rasputin c. 1910-1916
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