Famous Quotes by Famous People

Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011. He died one month later, on November 4, 2011, at age 92. If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.     One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly.     People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.     It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to an...

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.     Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ.     Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.     We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation sec...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician, diplomat, and activist.[1] She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952.President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. You must do the things you think you cannot do. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.     The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear i...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy. As a dominant leader of the Democratic Party. There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.     Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government off...

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt ( October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as TR, was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century. Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. Believe you can and you're halfway there. In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.     Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. With self-discipline most anything is possible. If you could kick the p...

Heywood "Woody" Allen (born December 1, 1935) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and playwright, whose career spans more than 50 years.his career as a comedian and playwright. He was a television gag writer before writing and starring in his first feature film, What's New, Pussycat? Take the Money and Run marked Allen's directorial debut in a hilarious parody of crime films and documentaries. I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens. I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer. Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television. The difference between sex and love is that sex relieves tension and love causes it. Is sex dirty? Only when it's being done right. Sex is better than talk. Ask anybody. Talk is what you suffer through so you can get to sex. Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there. I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It i...