Inspirational Sayings

192 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 192 authors

I'm a kid from Akron, Ohio, and I'm living my dream. I don't take it for granted. I'm just trying to make my city proud.

— LeBron James 2010s-Present
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I told you I was going to do it. You guys didn't believe me.

— Usain Bolt 2008
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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.

— Gloria Steinem 1980s (approx)
Art & Creativity

I think it's important to be persistent. To keep fighting for what you believe in.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2016
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I do my best, and I hope people understand my heart.

— Princess Diana c. 1990s
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I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.

— Margaret Atwood 2014
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A writer’s life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don’t have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it.

— Salman Rushdie 2005
Art & Creativity

We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.

— Malala Yousafzai 2013
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I don't believe in just sitting around and waiting for things to happen. You have to make them happen.

— Clint Eastwood 1980s
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I don't dream in black and white. I dream in Technicolor. And it's usually 2.35:1 anamorphic.

— Steven Spielberg 1980s-1990s (approx)
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I make films because I have to. I've always been driven to tell stories.

— Martin Scorsese 1990s (approx)
Art & Creativity

I don't believe in the idea of 'guilty pleasures.' If you f***ing like something, like it!

— Quentin Tarantino 2014
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I'm not a religious person, but I'm a spiritual person. I believe in a higher power.

— Robin Williams Circa 2000s
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

— George Carlin 1997
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I believe that the internet is the most powerful tool for freedom that we have ever had.

— Edward Snowden 2014
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We are trying to create a better world.

— Julian Assange 2010
Art & Creativity

I had this idea that if I were to just dump all of this information out into the public, that it would start a public debate.

— Chelsea Manning 2015
Art & Creativity

I'm a good person. I have a good heart.

— Dennis Rodman c. 1997
Art & Creativity

The world will soon witness what a great victory the Korean people will achieve by strengthening their national power in all fields.

— Kim Jong-un 2014
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Cinema is the most important of all arts.

— Kim Jong-il 1973
Art & Creativity
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