Inspirational Sayings

218 sayings found from the Modern era from 218 authors

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

— Bruce Lee 1960s-1970s
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I was a man of peace, but I was also a man who believed in justice.

— Jackie Robinson 1960s
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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

— Jesse Owens 1970s
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

— Anton Chekhov 1889
Art & Creativity

I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.

— Pele 1977
Art & Creativity

I never lost courage, though I had many a scare.

— Harriet Tubman c. 1850s
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The destiny of the colored American, however, is not a question for the colored people themselves, but for the American people at large.

— Frederick Douglass 1879
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The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not.

— Susan B. Anthony 1873
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

— Rosa Parks Late 20th Century
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May we never want for courage to follow the road we have chosen.

— Florence Nightingale 1848
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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

— Albert Schweitzer Unknown
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The finest and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

— Helen Keller Early 20th Century
Art & Creativity

I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

— Anne Frank 1944
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If civilization has been a masculine creation, it has been a very imperfect creation.

— Emmeline Pankhurst Early 1900s
Art & Creativity

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

— Eleanor Roosevelt 1954
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I don’t know if I believe in dragons, but I do believe in the people who believe in dragons.

— Ursula K. Le Guin 1987
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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

— Alfred Hitchcock 1962
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The creatures that were alternatives to us in something more than manner.

— C.S. Lewis 1938
Art & Creativity

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

— Roald Dahl 1986
Art & Creativity

If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.

— Stanley Kubrick Unknown
Art & Creativity
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