Famous Quotes by Famous People

Stephen William Hawking ,born 8 January 1942 is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.                  Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion. No one undertakes research in physics with th...

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” “If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.” “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” “I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” “I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I...

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. He was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial election, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than his opponent.He is the second president to have been the son of a former president, the first having been John Quincy Adams. He is also the brother of Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida. Am...

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India. A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.  Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time.  Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.  For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.  He speaks to Me as if I was a public meeting.  His purity was too great, his aspiration too high for this poor, miserable world! His great soul is now only enjoying that for which it was worthy! I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domest...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly known as Jack Kennedy or by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Notable events that occurred during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Police Week, the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and the increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.” “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” “If by a "Liberal" they mean s...

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”  “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.” “Yes We Can!” “We are the change we have been waiting for.” “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” “I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by the love people have for their children. And I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit be...

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, ( 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money. Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't. I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job. Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard wor...

Chanakya (350 – 275 BCE)was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthaśāstra (Economics).As such, he is considered as the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire and not rediscovered until 1915. Not to Disclose your Weaknesses . Not to Display Anger in Public (" Not to display anger towards your opponent in public. ”) Have Hope in Life and Good Luck will Follow To gain success you will require doing hard/smart work. If hard work is to be done, then better we do it with enthusiasm. Act As Per Your Strength  * शक्तिहीनो बलवन्तमाश्रयेत् | (Weak king must acquire protection of a stronger king.) *हियमानः संधि कुर्वित | (The weak must make alliances with strong.) * बलवान हीने...

Bhagat Singh  (27/28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931)[a] was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He is often referred to as "Shaheed Bhagat Singh", the word "Shaheed" meaning "martyr" in a number of South Asian and Middle Eastern languages. Born into a Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, as a teenager Singh studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchist and Marxist ideologies. He was involved in several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), which changed its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. Every tiny molecule of Ash is in motion with my heat I am such a Lunatic that I am free even in Jail One should not interpret the word “Revolution” in its literal sense. Various meanings and significances...

Abraham Lincoln  (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War---its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of gover...

William Henry "Bill" Gates (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor.In 1975, Gates co-founded Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company, with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014.Gates has authored and co-authored several books. It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. What's amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life. Historically, privacy was almost implicit, bec...

I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone. You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves? I basically started performing for my mother, going, 'Love me!' What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I was little, my mother was funny with me, and I started to be charming and funny for her, and I learned that by being entertaining, you make a connection with another person. Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party! No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days. We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins. Never pick a fight with an ugly person, ...

William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564  – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. We know what we are, but know not what we may be Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. Wh...

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP); National Socialist German Workers Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As effective dictator of Nazi Germany, Hitler was at the centre of World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people. As soon as by one's own propaganda even a glimpse of right on the other side is admitted, the cause for doubting one's own right is laid. Generals think war should be waged like the tourneys of the Middle Ages. I have no use for knights; I need revolutionaries. Hate is more lasting than dislike. H...

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was the fourth Prime Minister of India and a central figure of the Indian National Congress party. Gandhi, who served from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, is the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of India and the only woman to hold the office. Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights. Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away. Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and th...