33 thought-provoking Quotes by Thomas Sowell to make you think

04/18/2025 by

Today I am exploring some thought-provoking quotes by Thomas Sowell, who is, in my opinion, one of the great American thinkers of his time.

If you’re not familiar with Thomas Sowell, he is an American economist, economic historian, social philosopher, and political commentator. He is also a well-known voice in the American conservative movement and a prominent black conservative.

Thomas Sowell was born into a poor family in segregated Gastonia, North Carolina. Despite his humble beginnings, he graduated from Harvard University in 1958, which is a truly remarkable achievement, given the challenges he would have faced at that time.

To me, Thomas Sowell is an impressive character quite simply because he rose above the obvious disadvantages he faced and proved that, if we are prepared to take personal responsibility for our lives, we all have the power to achieve our full potential.

Thomas Sowell is the author of more than 45 books on a variety of subjects, including politics, economics, education, and race, and he has been a syndicated columnist in more than 150 newspapers.

I’ve heard him speak many times and, in my opinion, he has a lot of interesting things to say. There are many videos on YouTube featuring Thomas Sowell and I recommend you check some of them out.

However, not before you’ve read today’s thought-provoking quotes by Thomas Sowell which are listed below.

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Quotes by Thomas Sowell (1-11):

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

There are few things more dishonourable than misleading the young.

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realise the extent of your own ignorance.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously.

Too much of what is called education is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favour of holding meetings.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.

Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.

Quotes by Thomas Sowell (12-22):

You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats’ procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.

Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are a result of yesterday’s solutions.

Elections should be held on April 16th – the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

What multiculturalism boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture – and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t read. The problem isn’t even that Johnny can’t think. The problem is that Johnny doesn’t know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products around the world and losses of far more jobs than are saved.

The people made worse off by slavery were those who were enslaved. Their descendants would have been worse off today if born in Africa instead of America. Put differently, the terrible fate of their ancestors benefitted them.

Quotes by Thomas Sowell (23-33):

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore, we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting the rich to pay their fair share is part of a big charade. This is not about economics; it is about politics.

One of the common failings among honourable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonourable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

The biggest and most deadly tax rate on the poor comes from a loss of various welfare state benefits – food stamps, housing subsidies and the like – if their income goes up.

Hyperinflation can take virtually your entire life’s savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all.

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

Even if the government spends itself into bankruptcy and the economy still does not recover, Keynesians can always say that it would have worked if only the government had spent more.

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don’t run on a clock like football. No previous generation was so hopelessly unrealistic that this had to be explained to them.

Being willing to donate the taxpayers’ money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.

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21 cynical quotes about politics and politicians

04/17/2025 by

If it’s quotes about politics and politicians you’re seeking, this post is for you.

Politicians may start with good intentions, but, as we all know, power corrupts. It’s a sad fact that, whether they’re from the right or left, rarely do they add value to the lives of the people who vote for them.

Yes, in the modern age, it’s a tough job, with 24/7 rolling and frequently biased news media scrutiny, and so on.

Nevertheless, the measure of any politician must surely be whether they’ve improved people’s lives, at least in some modest way. It happens occasionally, but mostly it doesn’t happen at all.

So, ponder on these quotes about politics and see how many of them are consistent with your own opinion.

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Quotes about politics and politicians (1-10):

  1. Practical politics consists of ignoring facts. ~Henry Adams
  2. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. ~Erasmus
  3. Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against. ~W.C. Fields
  4. Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in’. ~Ronald Reagan
  5. Corrupt politicians make the other ten per cent look bad. ~Henry Kissinger
  6. A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. ~H. L. Mencken
  7. We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. ~Martin L. Gross
  8. In order to be the master, the politician poses as the servant. ~Charles de Gaulle
  9. We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics. ~Hubert H. Humphrey
  10. A politician thinks of the next election, a statesman of the next generation. ~James Freeman Clarke

Quotes about politics and politicians (11-21):

  1. When I was a boy I was told that anybody could be president. I’m beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow
  2. Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. ~Charles de Gaulle
  3. A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life. ~Robert Byrne
  4. Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton
  5. When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. ~P. J. O’Rourke
  6. Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
  7. Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
  8. Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~Ernest Benn
  9. Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer
  10. The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government, lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. ~Patrick Henry
  11. Statesmen tell you what is true even though it may be unpopular. Politicians will tell you what is popular, even though it may be untrue. ~Author Unknown

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21 inspirational quotes about life that will help you succeed

04/16/2025 by

Looking for some inspirational quotes about life, dear reader? Then I’ve curated some of the best and most inspired observations about life from some great people.

I love these quotes, and I hope you’ll like them too.

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Inspirational quotes about life (1-10):

  1. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ~Mae West
  2. One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching. ~Gerard Way
  3. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. ~Henry Ford
  4. The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. ~Hasidic Proverb
  5. What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time. ~Don Zimmer
  6. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis
  7. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ~Walt Disney
  8. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. ~Harvey Fierstein
  9. Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. ~Les Brown
  10. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Inspirational quotes about life (11-21):

  1. The only way it gets better is when you get better as whatever you do. ~Jim Rohn
  2. Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ~Joshua J. Marine
  3. Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. ~Og Mandino
  4. We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. ~Maya Angelou
  5. For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded. ~Jack Canfield
  6. Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden
  7. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. ~Zig Ziglar
  8. There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking. ~Brian Tracy
  9. We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action. ~Dr Henry Link
  10. If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. ~Steve Jobs
  11. Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities. ~Robert H. Schuller

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21 amusing quotes that might just make you smile

04/15/2025 by

If you’re seeking some amusing quotes, dear reader, then today’s collection might be what you’re looking for. I hope so, anyway.

Unfortunately, the authors are all unknown, so I haven’t been able to add credits. However, it would be a genuine pleasure to include credits if readers can shed any light on their origin. So, please do let me know.

In the meantime, enjoy today’s 21 amusing quotes:

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Amusing quotes (1-10):

For the best seat in the house, you’ll have to move the dog.

The best things in life are free. The rest are too expensive.

Sometimes the best part of my job is a chair that swivels. 

Never let your best friends get lonely; keep disturbing them.

The best way to show a giraffe your love is to knit a scarf for it.

I wanted to make a clever chemistry joke, but the best ones argon.

Kids, I don’t know if our ceiling is the best ceiling but it’s definitely up there.

What’s my best non-swearing insult? “I hope you step on a Lego in your bare feet!”

A woman’s dream is not to find the perfect mate. A woman’s dream is to eat without putting on weight.

Laughing is one of the best exercises; it’s like running inside your mind. You can do it almost anywhere, and it’s even better with a friend.

Amusing quotes (11-21):

I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.

He who laughs in a crisis has found someone to blame.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

I don’t have a bucket list, but my to-do list is a mile long.

Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else.

I’ve got a lot of jokes about retired people, but none of them work.

Some people are like clouds. When they go away, it’s a brighter day.

I told my wife she should embrace her mistakes. She gave me a hug.

I don’t need a hairstylist; my pillow gives me a new hairstyle every morning.

Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.

I’m great at multitasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once.

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3 Essential life lessons learned you should know

04/14/2025 by

Many regular readers will be familiar with the essential life lessons learned that I’ve included here today. However, that won’t be true for everyone, I’m sure. It all comes down to experience, wouldn’t you agree?

Well, dear reader, please don’t feel that you must make every mistake yourself to learn. It’s acceptable to learn from others, too.

These essential life lessons learned can shape our perspectives and guide our decisions.

Learning directly from the mistakes of others is a perfectly valid strategy. You can also listen to and learn from lessons others have learned the hard way.

There’s no finer education than the University of Life, School of Hard Knocks.

So, allow me to offer you three essential life lessons learned that you’d do well to bear in mind.

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3 Essential life lessons learned:

1. Money can’t make you happy:

If you’re not happy without money, then having money won’t change how you feel about yourself.

We experience happiness not through the things we purchase but through our philosophy as well as our relationships with other people. Human beings are social animals, and we all need other people.

If you want to be happy, you must never lose sight of the most important people in your life, i.e. family and friends.

Spend time with them and enjoy their company, especially your children. Make the most of every minute you have with your loved ones.

Yes, of course, go out there and make some money. I’m not suggesting money doesn’t matter because it does. It’s up there with oxygen for sustaining a life worth living.

So you must manage your money carefully and invest some of it too.

Enjoy some of your money, of course, and buy nice things occasionally too. Life’s too short not to enjoy at least some of your hard-earned cash from time to time.

However, never focus on money and work to the exclusion of your family and friends. Without them, you have nothing. Money is important, but the people in your life are far more important.

You could have all the money in the world, but without your friends and loved ones, you’d have nothing at all.

2. Life is too short to do a job you hate:

You should never do anything for money alone.

Yes, you need an income, and yes, it’s nice to have plenty of money in your pocket. Let’s face it; we’d all like to have plenty of money, wouldn’t we? That’s human nature.

However, no amount of money will compensate you for the drudgery of doing a job you hate.

If you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, you won’t do it well. And if you don’t do it well, eventually you’ll come unstuck. It will all end in tears. Now, is that really what you want, dear reader?

Remember this also: one day, you will die. You’re not going to live forever, nor would you want to.

What a shame it would be if on your deathbed you felt you’d completely wasted your life. Now, how bad would that be?

So find a job you enjoy.

That is important. You’ll spend one-third of your life at work, and that’s a long time to be doing something you hate.

Yes, there will be aspects of every job that you might find tedious or frustrating. However, it’s important to find something that you mostly enjoy.

And if you haven’t found that job you love yet? Then just keep looking until you find something you’d do for free if you couldn’t earn a living at it.

When it comes to a job, money shouldn’t be your primary focus. Find the right job; do it well; add real value, and the money will follow, all in good time.

3. Greed can lead to expensive mistakes:

There’s a classic telephone scam, which never fails to catch some people out.

The way it works is a salesman or woman working in a ‘boiler room’ somewhere offshore calls you with an offer for you to purchase an asset at a price which they’ll tell you will guarantee you an enormous profit.

It might be stocks and shares, or it might be plots of land in some faraway place, but the underlying message is always the same.

Essentially, they’ll tell you that next to no one knows about the availability of this asset just yet, but when they do, the price of the asset will go through the roof and just keep on heading in an upward direction.

They’ll tell you that whatever they have to offer is a steal and that you have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor and make an absolute killing, but you have to buy today or you’ll miss out.

The salespeople always sound friendly and very plausible, and they’ll make it all sound very professional. They’ll even take a little time to make you feel that, really, they’re trustworthy.

This scam plays on our greed and our gullibility.

We believe what we’re being told because we want to believe it. We just love the idea that we might get something for nothing, too.

However, if you part with your money when presented with such an offer, that‘s the last you’ll see of it.

The asset will be worthless or even non-existent. You’ll have been scammed.

Furthermore, if you’re foolish enough to buy, you’ll also be put on a ‘sucker list’ which means you’ll get inundated with similar calls from other high-pressure salespeople offering similar ‘deals‘.

In reality, any deal that sounds too good to be true will always prove to be too good to be true.

There’s no easy money to be had anywhere. Take that from someone who’s spent a lot of time looking.

And anyway, think about it: if it was that good a deal, why would they be telling you?

If there was a killing to be made, they’d simply invest their own money and bag the ‘profit’ for themselves, surely?

Never allow yourself to fall for it.

And never, ever allow yourself to be bounced into buying anything just because they tell you that this deal is only available today.

In sales language, that’s known as a ‘call to action‘. It’s the oldest sales trick in the sales handbook.

The idea is to bounce you into making a purchasing decision before you have time to think it all through properly.

Don’t be a mug, and don’t be foolish enough to line other people’s pockets at your own expense. As the old saying goes:

Invest in haste, repent at leisure.

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Absolutely guaranteed secret to success

04/13/2025 by

Looking for the secret to success, dear reader? You’re not alone. So many people seek the secret, but very few find it.

Well, here’s Barbara Sher with some common-sense observations about life and success.

This is just part of a presentation she gave at the “Big, Cheap Weekend Workshop” in New York in July 2010. So it’s a decade ago now, but her observations are timeless, and they’re just as valid today as they were back then.

This video essentially is a ‘taster,’ but if you’re not familiar with Barbara’s work, then it might inspire you to check out her other videos on YouTube and indeed her public appearances, should she appear at a venue near you.

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The Power of Personal Responsibility

Now here are my thoughts on success.

I believe that personal responsibility is the key to success.

If you’re drifting and waiting in the hope that something will happen? Let me tell you, it won’t.

Well, not unless you’re lucky and just happen to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right thing someone needs.

For most of us, that’s never going to happen.

For almost everyone, we must make things happen ourselves.

Let me share a secret with you. The magic ingredient to achieving your dreams isn’t luck or some mystical force. It’s you.

It’s all about you grabbing the ball and running with it.

What do I mean?

I mean, you must embrace the power of personal responsibility.

You are the captain of your ship, sailing through the sea of life. You can steer your ship anywhere you want it to go.

Yes, there will be storms and occasionally calmer waters, but ultimately, you decide which way to steer your ship.

Personal responsibility is about acknowledging that your choices, big and small, are the compass guiding your journey to wherever you’re going.

You must decide what it is you want out of life. You must decide the lifestyle you’d prefer to live. And you must work out how to get it.

Once you know where you’re going, you must set yourself some goals.

And then you must pursue those goals with determination and a willingness to work hard to achieve them.

Nothing worth having ever comes easy.

We all make choices in life, all the time, and we must accept the consequences of those choices.

In short, we must take responsibility for those choices, and if we pursue good choices, they should lead to the best outcomes for us.

If you embrace personal responsibility and stop making excuses, you will start to make progress towards the life you want.

If you become proactive rather than reactive, you will be knowingly steering the good ship “You” in the direction of your desired destination.

Today’s choices shape tomorrow’s outcomes. It’s that simple.

So, are you ready to take the helm?

Are you ready to grasp the personal power you have and own your journey to success?

It won’t always be easy, but at least it will be yours.

Trust me, the feeling of achieving something because you made it happen is amazing, and you won’t regret it.

So, embrace personal responsibility and achieve your full potential.

You can do it! It won’t be easy, but it can be done, and people do. So can you!

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Productivity Tips: How to Structure Your Day

04/12/2025 by

Looking for some productivity tips, dear reader?

How much do you achieve each day?

What do you deliver in terms of results? After all, results do matter, don’t they?

We’re paid to deliver results, aren’t we?

To demonstrate that we’re adding value in our jobs or our businesses, then it’s all about productivity, surely?

Being busy is not the same as being productive. They’re very different things, aren’t they?

Most people know that, I’m sure, but they still struggle to improve their productivity.

Do you ever feel that you could be a more productive person, dear reader?

Do you ever wonder how you might improve your productivity?

Well, when you’re not sure what to do, you can always turn to a master. And when I’m seeking advice on mastery, one expert to whom I frequently turn is Brian Tracy.

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Productivity Tips:

In the embedded video, Brian Tracy offers some very useful tips for becoming more productive.

In my opinion, Brian Tracy always offers great advice, and in this short video, he offers some real pearls of wisdom, I think.

They’re all simple ideas, but they can increase your productivity if you apply them regularly.

This video is recommended viewing, so take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and learn from the master. I am confident that you will find it time well spent.

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Here are some more productivity tips that will help you improve your productivity:

1. Prioritize Tasks Effectively:

Don’t just make a to-do list; actively prioritize what needs to get done first.

Use methods like the Eisenhower Matrix (urgent/important) to categorize tasks and focus on high-impact activities.

Tackle the most important or urgent tasks when your energy levels are highest.

2. Time Blocking and Scheduling:

Allocate specific blocks of time in your day for particular tasks or types of work.

Treat these scheduled times like appointments you can’t miss.

This helps you focus on one thing at a time and prevents tasks from getting lost in the shuffle.

Use a calendar or scheduling app to visualize your day.

3. Minimize Distractions and Create a Focused Environment:

Identify your common distractions (social media, notifications, noisy environment) and take steps to minimize them.

This might involve turning off notifications, using website blockers, wearing noise-canceling headphones, or finding a quiet workspace.

Creating a dedicated and organized workspace can also significantly improve focus.

4. Break Down Large Tasks and Use Time Management Techniques:

Overwhelmed by a big project?

Break it down into smaller, more manageable steps.

This makes the overall task feel less daunting and provides a sense of accomplishment as you complete each step.

Employ time management techniques like the Pomodoro Technique (work in focused bursts with short breaks) to maintain concentration and prevent burnout.

5. Regularly Review and Reflect on Your Productivity:

Take time at the end of each day or week to review what you accomplished, what challenges you faced, and what you could do differently next time.

Ask yourself, if you were paying for what you have produced, would you be happy with what you’re getting for your money?

This self-reflection allows you to identify patterns, understand what works best for you, and continuously improve your productivity strategies.

Be willing to experiment with different techniques and adapt them to your individual needs and workflow.

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21 thought-provoking quotes about opportunity

04/11/2025 by

Quotes about opportunity can be inspiring in my experience. They’re always positive, which I like.

A past littered with perceived failures can often leave us feeling that we’ve blown our chances of success in life.

We can often feel that somehow we’re destined for nothing more than a series of unexceptional jobs with modest remuneration because we didn’t do well in school or we didn’t make much effort in our early years, or whatever.

I know this feeling is common among people who left the education system with little in the way of certificates and diplomas to show for all their years in the classroom.

However, certificates and diplomas are just pieces of paper. They’re nice to have, but they don’t, in any way, define you.

Above all, you must always remember this, dear reader: your future is not defined by your past. Mistakes made can always be rectified.

A perceived failure is not the end of the world; it’s just an outcome you didn’t want. You can have as many chances to try again as you’re prepared to take.

Never forget that the future is an endless stream of opportunities, which you can choose to take or not.

That’s right! You can choose to take them or not; it’s down to you and you alone. You can make your life whatever you want it to be, as long as you’re prepared to make changes and work hard.

So focus on what you want with determination and hard work, and success really can be yours, regardless of any mistakes you may have made in the past. The past was a series of lessons, not a life sentence.

Here are 21 thought-provoking quotes about opportunity.

Reflect on all these quotes, dear reader, and then think about your life and whether it’s all you’d like it to be. If it isn’t all you’d like it to be, then it’s time to make some changes and go boldly in search of a better life experience.

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Quotes about opportunity (1-10):

  1. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ~Milton Berle
  2. Difficulties mastered are opportunities won. ~Winston Churchill
  3. You create your opportunities by asking for them. ~Shakti Gawain
  4. To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. ~Bruce Lee
  5. Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. ~Bobby Unser
  6. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. ~Francis Bacon
  7. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~Winston Churchill
  8. Most people miss opportunity because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~Thomas A. Edison
  9. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. ~Henry Ford
  10. Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. ~William Arthur Ward

Quotes about opportunity (11-21):

  1. To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions. ~Benjamin Franklin
  2. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’ ~Brian Tracy
  3. Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. ~Orison Swett Marden
  4. Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming. ~Richard Branson
  5. Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don’t miss opportunities. ~Ivan Glasenberg
  6. Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known. ~Ronald Reagan
  7. My favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doors, you create possibilities. ~Mario Testino
  8. People with a growth mindset believe that they can improve with effort. They outperform those with a fixed mindset, even when they have a lower IQ, because they embrace challenges, treating them as opportunities to learn something new. ~Travis Bradberry
  9. As an entrepreneur, you tend to see opportunities where others see none. ~Naveen Jain
  10. Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them. ~Jim Carrey
  11. Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it. ~Julie Andrews

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21 quotes about peace to make you think

04/10/2025 by

If you’re looking for quotes about peace, I’ve curated 21 excellent quotes for you to discover the power of peace and why it matters.

So, dive deep into the wisdom of history’s greatest minds and hearts as they eloquently convey the profound essence of peace. From leaders to philosophers, poets to pioneers, these 21 handpicked quotes are not just words but a testament to the undying human spirit’s quest for harmony and tranquillity.

With every quote, you’ll be reminded of why peace is the ultimate treasure and why we must guard it fiercely.

Embark on this journey of serenity and let the words inspire, rejuvenate, and anchor you in these turbulent times.

Peace is not just a word; it’s a state of mind, and these quotes are your map to rediscover it.

Without further ado, here are today’s quotes:

QUOTES ABOUT PEACE

Quotes about peace (1-10):

  1. We make war so that we may live in peace. ~Aristotle
  2. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. ~Buddha
  3. You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. ~Indira Gandhi
  4. May Peace be the journey, and may the journey be peaceful. ~Author Unknown
  5. Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. ~Albert Einstein
  6. Peace is not something that can be kept, it is something that must be made. ~Author Unknown
  7. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ~Mother Teresa
  8. Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. ~Ronald Reagan
  9. I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. ~Thomas Paine
  10. People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. ~George Orwell

Quotes about peace (11-21):

  1. You cannot find peace by avoiding life. ~Virginia Woolf
  2. An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi
  3. If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. ~Desmond Tutu
  4. We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. ~Dalai Lama
  5. Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. ~John F. Kennedy
  6. If you want to make peace with your enemy, you must work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. ~Nelson Mandela
  7. It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
  8. We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. ~William E. Gladstone
  9. We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. ~Thomas Merton
  10. Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one. ~John Lennon
  11. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

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15 quotes about trust that’ll make you think

04/09/2025 by

Today I offer you some quotes about trust, dear reader.

Trust underpins any relationship if it’s to have any longevity. Strong relationships are built on trust. However, trust is something that can take years to establish and only seconds to destroy.

One thoughtless act is all it takes; one moment of weakness. And once destroyed, trust is almost impossible to win back, certainly to anything like the same degree as before, because people can never quite see you in the same way again.

Securing someone’s trust is a privileged position to be in because it means you’re held in the highest regard. To them, you’re someone with integrity, and you’ve won their respect.

So trust is a very special thing, and once established, it should never be abused. Not if you value a relationship and/or your reputation, at least.

If you’re in a relationship and, for you, it’s not all you would like it to be, then it’s perfectly reasonable to be honest with someone, explain the situation, and move on. They may be upset by your actions, but they’ll appreciate your honesty in time.

However, when you truly value a relationship and you’ve won a person’s trust, then think long and hard before you consider doing anything that might destroy that trust. To do otherwise would mean, almost certainly, you’ll regret it.

And remember this: everything you do, however small, honest, or dishonest, says something to the world about your character. So how do you want to be judged: trustworthy or otherwise?

In my opinion, it’s better to be known as someone honest and trustworthy rather than someone people feel they cannot trust.

No amount of personal gain will compensate for having a poor reputation. I don’t think so anyway.

Here are seven inspirational quotes about trust to help you reflect on its significance in relation to your reputation.

QUOTES ABOUT TRUST

Quotes about trust (1-10):

  1. He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted. ~Lao Tzu
  2. Trust must be earned and should come only after the passage of time. ~Arthur Ashe
  3. You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible. ~Anton Chekhov
  4. A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts. ~Harold Macmillan
  5. Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all must be very selective about the people we trust. ~Shelley Long
  6. You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough. ~Frank Crane
  7. Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships. ~Stephen Covey
  8. To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ~George MacDonald
  9. Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends. ~Eminem
  10. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. ~Albert Einstein

Quotes about trust (11-15):

  1. A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults. ~Charles Kingsley
  2. I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. ~Robert E Lee
  3. Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect. ~Mona Sutphen
  4. Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. ~Booker T. Washington
  5. I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don’t ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something. ~Lauren Conrad

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