Love & Life Sayings

170 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 170 authors

We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready to set sail for the stars.

— Carl Sagan 1980
Nature & World

My biggest fear is that people will stop being curious. That they'll stop asking questions, and just accept what they're told.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson 2020
Life & Death

Chimpanzees are so like us, they have a very human-like capacity for evil.

— Jane Goodall 2010
Life & Death

There is nothing I fear more than doing nothing, yet that is exactly what I am doing.

— Nelson Mandela 1976
Life & Death

I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and that's it.

— Taylor Swift 2010 (approximate)
Life & Death

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it does the most good.

— Margaret Thatcher 1981
Love & Relationships

The enemies of Islam want to destroy our culture.

— Ayatollah Khomeini 1980s
Life & Death

This is our land, and we will defend it to the last drop of blood.

— Yasser Arafat N/A
Life & Death

When you open the window, both fresh air and flies come in.

— Deng Xiaoping 1980s
Nature & World

Before I die many will die with me and they'll deserve it. See you in Hell.

— Kurt Cobain 2001
Life & Death

I'm speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I've said a lot of things.

— Donald Trump 2017
Nature & World

Can it be that there is some magic ingredient in Omaha's water?

— Warren Buffett November 19, 2025 (mentioned in a 'final letter' context)
Nature & World

I don't like to fly. I prefer to travel by train or by car. I like to see the world from the ground.

— Lech Walesa Various
Nature & World

Fear is the main source of the atrophy of the will, which is the main characteristic of the modern age.

— Vaclav Havel 1978
Life & Death

Goodness is more powerful than evil, and love is more powerful than hate.

— Desmond Tutu Uncertain
Love & Relationships

Completely destroy South Korea if its security were threatened.

— Kim Jong-un 2026
Life & Death

The greatest fear of a man is to be found out.

— Michel Foucault 1975
Life & Death

The world is not a dangerous place because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

— Noam Chomsky 1992
Life & Death

Sometimes I truly fear that I am losing my mind. And if I did it it would be like flying blind.

— Howard Hughes Approx. 1950s-1970s
Life & Death

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

— Aung San Suu Kyi 1995
Life & Death
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