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40 Quotes by Banksy that will make you think

03/24/2026 by

Today, I am exploring quotes by Banksy.

Banksy is a pseudonymous artist, political activist, and film director based in England. He is particularly well known for his satirical graffiti art. His identity has never been publicly confirmed.

Banksy has been active since the 1990s

His work, which bears elements of political and social commentary, has appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world.

Above all, his work is thoughtful and offers powerful messages about the state of the world.

Love him or hate him, he is someone we cannot ignore, despite not really knowing who he is.

Nevertheless, many quotes are credited to Banksy, and I offer you 40 of them in this post, dear reader.

I found them interesting, and I hope you do too.

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Quotes by Banksy:

  1. Copyright is for losers.
  2. Live as a villain, die as a hero.
  3. Be positive, patient, and persistent.
  4. If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.
  5. Sometimes the right thing to do is the wrong thing.
  6. People either love me, hate me, or don’t really care.
  7. One original thought is worth 1000 meaningless quotes.
  8. I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
  9. Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was.
  10. Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
  11. I want to live in a world created by art, not just decorated with it.
  12. Remember – it’s always easier to get forgiveness than permission.
  13. A lot of people never use their initiative because no one told them to.
  14. Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
  15. When the time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
  16. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved, then rats are the ultimate role model.
  17. Become good at cheating, and you never need to become good at anything else.
  18. A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
  19. There are no exceptions to the rule that everyone thinks they’re an exception to the rules.
  20. People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible, and childish, but that’s only if it’s done properly.
  21. Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity, and there is no such thing as justice.
  22. All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
  23. A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
  24. There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
  25. Sometimes I feel so sick about the state of the world that I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
  26. It’s a very frustrating feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you at work are the police department.
  27. The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak.
  28. The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don’t even get decent sneakers or clean drinking water.
  29. Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leaving the house before they find something worth staying in for.
  30. I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private lives in the public eye; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
  31. If you want to say something and have people listen, then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest, then you have to live a lie.
  32. Graffiti is not the lowest form of art. Despite having to creep about at night and lie to your mum, it’s actually the most honest art form available.
  33. I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said, “That’s clever. It’s an anagram of art,” and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
  34. I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing, and a second time, a bit later, when somebody says your name for the last time.
  35. I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
  36. The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people who break the rules but by people who follow them. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.
  37. Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty, you can make someone smile while they’re having a p**s.
  38. If you have a statue in the city centre, you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right? But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
  39. You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have rearranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission; don’t even start asking for theirs.
  40. The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative, and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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47 Quotes by George Harrison

03/23/2026 by
47 Quotes by George Harrison

Today, I am exploring quotes by George Harrison.

George Harrison played lead guitar with the legendary Liverpool band The Beatles.

Liverpool, England, is my hometown, and it was during my formative years that The Beatles were at the height of their fame. To say we were and remain proud of them would be an understatement.

We loved them all, but I liked George in particular. Despite the presence of the enormous talents of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, George established himself as a gifted performer and songwriter in his own right.

It couldn’t have been easy, but he did it.

Often referred to as the “Quiet Beatle,” George was, in my opinion, very underrated. And he wasn’t so much quiet as selective about what he said and when he said it. When George spoke, it was usually words of wisdom and something worth hearing.

George was known for his deeply spiritual and philosophical outlook on life. He was an intelligent man, for whom I had the greatest respect.

So, without further ado, here are 47 quotes by George Harrison.

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Quotes by George Harrison:

  1. Gossip is the Devil’s radio.
  2. All there is ever is the now.
  3. Hippies are so phoney and fake.
  4. The Beatles will exist without us.
  5. I wanted to be successful, not famous.
  6. With our love, we could save the world.
  7. I’d rather be a musician than a rock star.
  8. The Beatles saved the world from boredom.
  9. What good are three Beatles without John?
  10. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal
  11. With every mistake, we must surely be learning.
  12. We sat there and watched ourselves not turn up.
  13. As long as you hate, there will be people to hate.
  14. The Concert for Bangladesh was just a moral stance.
  15. It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.
  16. I never listen to the radio to keep up with current trends.
  17. Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait.
  18. If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.
  19. To the best of my knowledge, none of the Beatles can read music.
  20. If we’d known we were going to be the Beatles, we’d have tried harder.
  21. The nicest thing is to open the newspapers and not to find yourself in them.
  22. When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there.
  23. Basically, I feel fortunate to have realized what the goal is in life. There’s no point in dying having gone through your life without knowing who you are, what you are, or what the purpose of life is. And that’s all it is.
  24. As far as I’m concerned, there won’t be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead.
  25. Down through the ages, there has always been the spiritual path. It’s been passed on – it always will be – and if anybody ever wants it in any age, it’s always there.
  26. The adulation or the superstardom is something I could leave out quite happily.
  27. The fact that we’re all here in these bodies means that we’re not perfected.
  28. Having played with other musicians, I don’t even think The Beatles were that good.
  29. I play a little guitar, write a few tunes, make a few movies, but none of that’s really me. The real me is something else.
  30. I wasn’t Lennon, or I wasn’t McCartney. I was me. And the only reason I started to write songs was because I thought, ‘Well, if they can write them, I can write them.’
  31. The Beatles exist apart from myself. I am not really Beatle George. Beatle George is like a suit or shirt that I once wore on occasion, and until the end of my life, people may see that shirt and mistake it for me.
  32. At the point we finished ‘Abbey Road,’ the game was up. We all accepted that.
  33. Although I have guitars all around, and I pick them up occasionally and write a tune and make a record, I don’t really see myself as a musician. It may seem a funny thing to say. It’s just like, I write lyrics, and I make up songs, but I’m not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It’s when you put all these things together – that makes me.
  34. I think of myself as a jungle musician because of my lack of formal training.
  35. I’m the kind of person who would love to play whenever I felt like, with a band, and it might as well be the Holiday Inn in Nebraska – somewhere where no one knows you, and you’re in a band situation just playing music.
  36. If I write a tune and people think it’s nice, then that’s fine by me, but I hate having to compete and promote the thing. I really don’t like promotion.
  37. If we were all perfected beings, we wouldn’t be here in the physical world.
  38. People are simply screwing up when they go out and buy beefsteak, which is killing them with cancer and heart troubles. The stuff costs a fortune, too. You could feed a thousand people with lentil soup for the cost of half a dozen filets.
  39. I just got so fed up with the bad vibes. I didn’t care if it was the Beatles; I was getting out.
  40. Most people think when the world gets itself together, we’ll all be okay. I don’t see that situation arriving. I think one by one, we all free ourselves from the chains we have chained ourselves to. But I don’t think that suddenly some magic happens and the whole lot of us will all be liberated in one throw.
  41. After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.
  42. If you want to be popular and famous, you can do it; it’s dead easy if you have that ego desire. But most of my ego desires as far as being famous and successful were fulfilled a long time ago.
  43. I’m not a fan of that sort of punky, heavy, tinny stuff. I like a nice melody
  44. Of course, once you’ve been a Beatle, you’re never really out of it. People always want to know what you’re up to, and if you don’t immediately tell ’em, that’s when they start making stuff up.
  45. I wanted to collaborate with someone, but it had to be someone I could work with and who wouldn’t disrespect my past.
  46. Because we were all from Liverpool, we favoured people who were street people.
  47. It was all part of being a Beatle, really: just getting lugged around and thrust into rooms full of press men taking pictures and asking questions.
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101 Mottos for life to claim as your own and to inspire you

03/21/2026 by

If you’re searching for mottos for life, then today I’ve curated 101 of them just for you, dear reader.

Mottos are those little phrases and sayings we all use as a source of personal motivation and inspiration.

Mottos stem mainly from social traditions, significant life events, and the personal experiences of older and wiser heads. Whatever their origins, we can all claim these mottos as our own to help propel us down the road to personal success.

So enjoy all these mottos today and see how many of them resonate with you.

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Mottos for life: 1

  1. Do no harm.
  2. Think positive!
  3. Who dares wins!
  4. Never, ever give up.
  5. Dream big. Do bigger.
  6. Act; show; and prove!
  7. Fake it till you make it.
  8. Great things take time.
  9. Someday never comes.
  10. Be your own superhero.
  11. Life’s what you make it.
  12. Tomorrow’s another day.
  13. To thine own self be true.
  14. Keep your eye on the prize.
  15. Believe and you can achieve.
  16. If you know better, do better.
  17. Stop thinking and start doing.
  18. Mistakes are proof you’re trying.
  19. Actions speak louder than words.
  20. Every day is another opportunity.
  21. Life’s short, so choose happiness.
  22. Risk and reward go hand-in-hand.
  23. One person can make a difference.
  24. If you can dream it, you can do it.
  25. There’s no traffic on the extra mile.
  26. Vision without action is a daydream.
  27. Words have power. Use them wisely.
  28. Be the reason someone smiles today.
  29. Words and ideas can change the world.
  30. A day without laughter is a day wasted.
  31. A bad day’s not the same as a bad life.
  32. Good things come to those who hustle.
  33. There’s magic on the other side of fear.
  34. Push yourself. No one will do it for you.
  35. To get ahead, first, you must get started.

Mottos for life: 2

  1. Go boldly in the direction of your dreams.
  2. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
  3. You’ll never have today again, so enjoy it.
  4. Life’s a daring adventure or nothing at all.
  5. You are the sum total of your experiences.
  6. Self-care is how you take your power back.
  7. One day or Day One? The decision’s yours.
  8. Be yourself. An original is better than a fake.
  9. To be successful, first you must decide to be.
  10. You didn’t come this far to only come this far.
  11. Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
  12. If you want it, it will cost you. Nothing’s for free.
  13. What have I done today to make me feel proud?
  14. It’s never too late to be the person you could be.
  15. Mindset is what separates the best from the rest.
  16. A negative mind will never give you a positive life.
  17. Every virtuoso started out as a complete beginner.
  18. Work hard in silence. The results will be your noise.
  19. You’ll get what you work for, not what you wish for.
  20. The past was a series of lessons, not a life sentence.
  21. Enjoy life whilst you can. You’ll be a long time dead.
  22. Think big; trust your instincts; and make it happen.
  23. Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results.
  24. Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.
  25. Live each day as if it’s your last, for one day it will be.
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Mottos for life: 3

  1. Fear not what others think, for they rarely think at all.
  2. Be happy in this moment, for this moment is your life.
  3. Never underestimate the power of your own thoughts.
  4. The people on the top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
  5. The only person who will look after your interests is you.
  6. Live life through the windshield, not the rearview mirror.
  7. Success comes at a price, and the price must be paid first.
  8. Do what you love doing and you won’t have to work at all.
  9. They can knock me down, but they’ll never keep me down.
  10. Real-life begins just beyond the edge of your comfort zone.
  11. If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.
  12. Be somebody who makes everyone else feel like somebody.
  13. Attitude matters, and a positive attitude matters most of all.
  14. Either change direction or you’ll end up where you’re heading.
  15. Even the darkest clouds will pass, and the sun will shine again.
  16. Never be constrained by the limits of other people’s perception.
  17. Seek respect, not attention. It matters more and it lasts longer.
  18. You weren’t born to be average; you were born to be exceptional.
  19. Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible. You can do it.
  20. Never fear mistakes. They offer valuable lessons you’ll never forget.
  21. If you’re tired, rest but never quit until you’re where you want to be.
  22. Money can buy you a dog, but it can’t buy you the wag of a dog’s tail.
  23. Life’s short. Spend it with people who make you laugh and feel loved.
  24. Life’s 10% what happens and 90% how you respond to what happens.

Mottos for life: 4

  1. To succeed, you must focus on your goals, not the obstacles before you.
  2. Time is your most precious resource. Never let anyone waste your time.
  3. Bad judgement leads to mistakes, and mistakes lead to good judgement.
  4. Look to the future because that’s where you’ll spend the rest of your life.
  5. You can’t cross an ocean unless you have the courage to leave the shore.
  6. Words have power, but words combined with emotion have greater power.
  7. It’s better to live one day as a tiger rather than your whole life as a sheep.
  8. The best time to start was a year ago. The second best time to start is now.
  9. You’re the captain of your own ship. You decide where it goes and with whom.
  10. It’s better to try and fail than to spend your life wondering what might have been.
  11. If it’s worth having, it won’t come easy. And if it comes easy, you won’t have it long.
  12. You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
  13. Never regret anything. Good days become memories, and bad days become experience.
  14. See the world through the customer’s eyes and you’ll sell the things the customer buys.
  15. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
  16. Life is a constant stream of opportunities that you can choose to take or not. It’s up to you.
  17. Common sense and a positive attitude will get you a lot further in life than an Ivy League education and an attitude that sucks.
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21 Quotes by Clint Eastwood you’ll just love

03/20/2026 by

If you’re looking for quotes by Clint Eastwood, this post’s for you, dear reader. I think Clint Eastwood has to be one of the coolest movie stars of all time. Wouldn’t you agree?

He’s not only a movie star but also a noted filmmaker, musician, and political figure.

In a career of over 60 years, he’s given us so many memorable movies and numerous memorable lines from those movies. However, as a great influencer, he’s also made a few memorable quotes in his public life.

Here are 21 quotes by Clint Eastwood to prove my point.

Some quotes are by Clint as Clint, and some are by Clint playing the many memorable characters he played, such as Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry and, my personal favourite, Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino.

Whether they’re his quotes or those from the characters he’s played, they all give us a reason to reflect on life and the human condition.

So enjoy these 21 quotes by Clint Eastwood and see how many of them you can work into your day.

And for those quotes from his movies, how many of them can you match with the movies from which they came?

Quotes by Clint Eastwood (1-14):

  1. Men must know their limitations.
  2. Tomorrow is promised to no one.
  3. Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it.
  4. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.
  5. There’s a rebel lying deep in my soul.
  6. If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
  7. I tried being reasonable but I didn’t like it.
  8. What you put into life is what you get out of it.
  9. Take your work seriously but don’t take yourself seriously.
  10. They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
  11. Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.
  12. I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
  13. Ever noticed how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn’t have messed with? That’s me.
  14. Respect your efforts; respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt that’s real power.

Quotes by Clint Eastwood (15-21):

  1. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a reverence for individuality.
  2. There are two kinds of people in this world. ‘I’ people and ‘we’ people. I’ve always tried to be a ‘we’ person.
  3. Like most pictures that I’ve done, I’ve had no idea whether anyone would ever want to see ’em. But I figured I’d like to see it.
  4. If a person is confident enough in the way they feel, whether it’s an art form or whether it’s just in life, it comes off. You don’t have anything to prove; you can just be who you are.
  5. Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
  6. Maybe I’m getting to the age when I`m starting to be senile or nostalgic or both, but people are so angry now. You used to be able to disagree with people and still be friends. Now you hear these talk shows, and everyone who believes differently from you is a moron and an idiot – both on the Right and the Left.
  7. I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

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15 quotes by Lily Tomlin that are sharp and witty

03/19/2026 by

If you’re looking for quotes by Lily Tomlin, this article is for you.

Lily Tomlin has to be one of the best comedians of all time, in my opinion.

Born Mary Jean Tomlin in 1939, I think she’s up there with the very best female comedians, like Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller, and could give any of America’s funny men a serious run for their money, too.

She is, in fact, an actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer and has had a successful career stretching back to the 1960s.

Here are 15 quotes by Lily Tomlin to underline my point.

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Quotes by Lily Tomlin:

  1. We are all in this together, by ourselves. ~Lily Tomlin
  2. The road to success is always under construction. ~Lily Tomlin
  3. I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. ~Lily Tomlin
  4. The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. ~Lily Tomlin
  5. I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. ~Lily Tomlin
  6. Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. ~Lily Tomlin
  7. Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest then we can all die laughing. ~Lily Tomlin
  8. Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed. ~Lily Tomlin
  9. Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. ~Lily Tomlin
  10. The best mind-altering drug is the truth. ~Lily Tomlin
  11. We’re all in this alone. ~Lily Tomlin
  12. I guess if people couldn’t profit from war, I don’t think there would be war. ~Lily Tomlin
  13. Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. ~Lily Tomlin
  14. When I was 9 or 10, I had a ten-cent business: I would walk your dog for a dime, go to the store for a dime, empty your garbage for a dime, and then I could use the money to buy tricks at the magic store. ~Lily Tomlin
  15. If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? ~Lily Tomlin
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25 Quotes by Zig Ziglar to inspire you

03/19/2026 by

Today, I thought exploring some quotes by Zig Ziglar would be interesting.

Hilary Hinton Ziglar, or Zig Ziglar as he was better known, was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.

As a motivational speaker, he had an almost evangelical style of delivery, which, for some people, was a little disconcerting. However, for those who could get beyond his delivery style, Zig Ziglar was a great motivational speaker, and he had plenty of genuine wisdom to offer. Well, I think so anyway.

Sadly, Zig Ziglar passed away in 2012, but we still have his words of wisdom to inspire us.

So take a moment to be inspired by some of these brilliant quotes by Zig Ziglar and please feel free to pass them on.

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Quotes by Zig Ziglar:

  1. Every choice you make has an end result.
  2. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
  3. If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.
  4. If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost. 
  5. Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
  6. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day. 
  7. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
  8. The first step in solving a problem is to recognise that it does exist. 
  9. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
  10. When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that’s when passion is born.
  11. Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
  12. Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
  13. Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.
  14. Do more than you are being paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do. 
  15. You can have everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want. 
  16. What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
  17. Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.
  18. You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.
  19. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.
  20. If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
  21. It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
  22. Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining. It bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems. 
  23. With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.
  24. You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind.
  25. When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
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50 Observations about life from one who’s lived it

03/17/2026 by

Today, I am exploring observations about life.

All these observations reflect my own experience over many years. I’ve presented them as quotes, but they’re all about life as I see it.

You might see life differently, dear reader, and that’s fine. You might think I’m being a little cynical. Anyway, I hope they challenge your thinking, at least.

If, after reading them, you think I’m wrong, then that’s fair enough.

The important thing is that we constantly look at life and make sure we take care of our own interests, because I can assure you, no one else will.

So, without further ado, here are my 50 observations about life today.

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Observations about life:

  1. Be prepared to defend your civilisation or accept barbarism.
  2. If you want to attract the right person, you must be the right person.
  3. You can paint stripes on a horse, but that doesn’t make it a zebra. Pretend to be whatever you like, but it doesn’t change anything.
  4. Life is too short to waste it arguing with strangers on social media about something that doesn’t matter much and over which neither of you has any real knowledge or expertise.
  5. We’re all shaped by the environment that surrounds us in our formative years. We are the sum of those experiences.
  6. Politicians don’t work for ordinary folk. They work for whoever bankrolls their campaigns, and they represent their interests, not ours. To believe otherwise would be naive.
  7. Politicians should wear the names of their sponsors on their clothes, like Formula One drivers, and then at least we’d know who owns them and in whose interests they’re working.
  8. When politicians refer to investment, they mean spending public money to create a dependency, thereby securing future votes from those who become dependent on the taxpayer’s largesse.
  9. For every problem, there is a solution. If you can offer solutions for other people’s problems, you have the basis of a business. And your solution doesn’t have to be first to market; create a better solution, and you’ll still make money.
  10. If your life isn’t all you’d like it to be and you’re wondering who is to blame, look in the mirror.
  11. Your life can be better than it is, but it won’t change by accident, not unless you’re lucky. You must decide what you want, how you get to where you want to be, and then pursue your goals with passion and purpose.
  12. You can’t force different tribes to live together as if they are one and in peace. They will always be suspicious of each other. So, it doesn’t work.
  13. Every well-intended attempt to make the world a fairer place has precisely the opposite effect. The world isn’t fair, it has never been, and it will never be. We must all learn to play the set of cards life has dealt us as best we can.
  14. Leadership is not about optics; it’s about acting in the best interests of those you lead and represent. It’s not about what’s good for you; it’s about what’s good for them. If your actions are solely intended to benefit you, you’re not a leader; you’re just another grifter.
  15. Our forebears’ hard-won freedoms have been taken for granted for far too long. We must protect those freedoms and resist any attempt to dilute or dismiss them. Anything less would be an insult to the work of those who went before us.
  16. Your time is your most precious resource. Use it wisely and don’t let anyone waste it unnecessarily.
  17. Time and money matter, but time matters more because time is limited and we can never be sure about how much time we have.
  18. Only fools spend money they don’t have on stuff they can live without. It is a fact that unsecured debt becomes an expensive burden. Don’t be a fool.
  19. If you think any politician will improve your life, you’ll always be disappointed. The only person who can improve your life is you.
  20. Feed your mind with a healthy diet of everything that inspires you. Fuel your greatness.
  21. However much they can drive us nuts, our families are precious, and we should care about those relationships. Only when we’re in trouble and need their support do we realise just how much they really matter.
  22. Good people should matter to us all. They are the doers. They are the people who add value to others’ lives. People who make a positive contribution deserve our appreciation.
  23. Attitude matters. To an employer, an average person with a positive attitude is preferable to a clever individual with a bad attitude.
  24. An ideal life should have a purpose, a passion, and a hobby that helps us relax.
  25. With politicians, it’s essential to look beyond the rhetoric. What looks like an attempt to address a problem is usually nothing more than them trying to neutralise a political threat and placate public concern. It may fool the public, but it won’t change anything.
  26. Politicians are not ignorant of the problems, nor are they ignorant of the solutions. However, they also know that dealing with them effectively will come at a personal cost they are unwilling to pay. They say they care, but it is only for themselves.
  27. Those with real power won’t give it up easily and certainly not without a fight. There is an elite set of puppet masters behind the political system that will never just roll over and allow an interloper to waltz in and take their lunch. They will fight dirty, and the interloper will be squashed like a fly.
  28. It’s important to make a living, but it’s much more important to make a life. Having a sense of purpose is essential, of course, but it won’t look after us when we’re ill. Make time for family and friends.
  29. When politicians rob Peter to pay Paul, they do so knowing it guarantees their support from Paul. And if Peter wouldn’t vote for them anyway, he doesn’t matter.
  30. Fail to protect what is yours, and it will be taken from you. Slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, but gradually, the speed will rise, and suddenly you’ll wake up, and it will all be gone.
  31. Gaining knowledge and skills can be expensive, but not gaining them is even more expensive. 
  32. You have a right to live your life the way you like. And so does everyone else.
  33. Don’t assume politicians want you well-educated. They don’t. If you’re well-educated, you can’t be controlled. So, they want you sufficiently educated to do all the crappy jobs that need doing. Beyond that, they want you to remain as dumb as possible.
  34. Loneliness can only be beaten by getting out there and getting involved. You need to engage with other people, ideally people with shared interests and things you have in common.
  35. When politicians resort to smear tactics against their opponents, you know it’s because they themselves have nothing to say of value. They have no vision, no ideas, no solutions. In fact, they show themselves to be unworthy of your vote.
  36. Face your fears, or your life will be constrained by them. You can be more than you are, and you’ll grow by facing up to every challenge. It’s not too late to be all you could be.
  37. If you don’t have to prove yourself and earn your place, then that place isn’t worth having. If you get the prize just for showing up, it’s meaningless.
  38. The most valuable things you will learn in life you will not learn in a classroom or lecture theatre.
  39. We’re all inclined to believe lies that support our prejudices. That’s the fundamental principle that underpins newspaper sales.
  40. Judge not those who went before us. They were not of our times, nor we of theirs.
  41. Believe you have something to offer because you do. You have a lot more to offer than you realise.
  42. Make your own kind of music, even if no one sings along. Just be true to your own instincts for self-fulfilment.
  43. You cannot redistribute that which has not been created. Remove the incentives for the enterprising to work hard, and they don’t. And, before you know it, your economy is ruined.
  44. If it no longer serves you, let it go. Don’t be emotionally attached to stuff. Unburden yourself and get rid of anything you can live without.
  45. You’re not dead until you’re dead. So, now’s the time to enjoy life and make the most of every day.
  46. Those deployed to fight deserve our respect. Our safety and security depend on rough men being willing to do violence on our behalf.
  47. Mastering trendy dogmas and fashionable attitudes is not the same as having a rigorous education and developing the ability to think for yourself.
  48. We now live in an age when it’s perfectly acceptable to offend the many, because it’s completely unacceptable to offend the few.
  49. A shared identity, history, culture and way of life bind a nation. Lose those, and the nation will disintegrate over time.
  50. Never assume that politicians care about people. They don’t. They care about power, and once they gain power, they care about retaining it, particularly those on the left. People on the left see themselves as virtuous and those on the right as wicked. So, they will shamelessly do whatever it takes to retain power, regardless of how damaging their actions may be to ordinary citizens.
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30 sharp and funny quotes by George Carlin

03/16/2026 by

Today I thought it would be a good idea to look back at some funny quotes by George Carlin.

The late George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, philosopher, author, and social critic. He’s probably best known for his sardonic, irreverent wit and his reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various other taboo subjects.

Sadly, George Carlin died on June 28, 2008, in Santa Monica, CA. He was 71 years old.

I loved his irreverent wit, and I thought he was a funny man.

If you’re unfamiliar with his work, then it’s worth checking out some of the many videos of his performances that you’ll find on YouTube.

Here are 30 funny quotes by George Carlin that I’m confident will get you thinking about life, the universe, and everything.

Enjoy them all.

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Funny quotes by George Carlin

I think I am, therefore, I am … I think.

It’s never just a game when you’re winning.

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?

Men are from Earth; women are from Earth. Deal with it.

Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.

When you step on the brakes, your life is in your foot’s hands.

One can never know for sure what a deserted area can look like.

The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept.

A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.

‘Bipartisan’ usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.

Some people have no idea what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

Just because you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.

I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.

Isn’t making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

If the Black Box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn’t the whole airplane made out of that stuff?

People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.

I wanna live. I don’t wanna die. That’s the whole meaning of life: Not dying! I figured that out by myself in the third grade.

If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

Here’s all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, and men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.

When I ask how old your toddler is, I don’t need to hear ’27 months.’ ‘He’s 2’ will do just fine. He’s not a cheese. And I didn’t really care in the first place.

Some people see things that are and ask, ‘Why?’ Some people dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?’ Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.

Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you, and he needs money.

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25 inspirational quotes about success to motivate you

03/14/2026 by

If you’re looking for inspirational quotes about success, you should consider what success means to you. Your definition of success will not necessarily be the same as someone else’s.

Success for you might be nothing more than being happy and content.

That’s admirable, of course. There’s nothing wrong with having that as your goal. However, someone else might be looking for a lot more from life.

For them, success might be an Olympic gold medal or winning the Super Bowl.

So, before you pursue success, you would do well to reflect on what it means to you and why you want it.

Knowing your ‘why?‘ is half the battle when it comes to achieving success.

Success is desired by many but achieved by only a few.

To be successful, you have to want it so bad that it hurts.

That’s why it’s important to know your why.

If you know your ‘why?’ you will be able to bear any ‘how?’.

You must be focused on your goals; you must be disciplined; you must be determined; you must be prepared to make sacrifices; you must be prepared to work very, very hard; and you must possess self-belief too.

Remember, nothing worth having ever comes easy.

If you want success, you must be prepared to pay the price in blood, sweat, and tears. And that price must always be paid first.

You’ll get nothing before you’ve paid the price.

You’ll find that even people who are an ‘overnight success’ have spent years honing their skills before favourable circumstances provided them with an opportunity to shine like a star.

Nothing happens overnight. You’ve got to work at it and keep working at it.

And remember this too: you’ll experience failure from time to time, and you’ll question whether you’re good enough over and over again.

The temptation to quit will be overwhelming at times. You’ll be constantly tempted to settle for an easier life. Don’t!

Success can be achieved if you stick to it and keep going. Focus on the prize.

In the words of the late, great Muhammad Ali, I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’

Success can be yours if you work hard and hang on until you achieve whatever it is that you want to achieve. Just go for it!

And remember also, it’s better to try and fail than never have tried at all. At least you won’t spend the rest of your life wondering what might have been.

Here are 25 interesting and inspirational quotes about success.

Inspirational Quotes About Success

Success is dependent on effort. ~Sophocles

Eighty per cent of success is showing up. ~Woody Allen

Action is the foundational key to all success. ~Pablo Picasso

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ~Albert Einstein

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. ~Robert Collier

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. ~Henry Ford

Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. ~Julia Child

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. ~Mark Twain

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success. ~APJ Abdul Kalam

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps, they need to take to get them closer to the fulfilment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them. ~Jack Canfield

At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren’t where you want to be, you will always be a failure. ~Erin Cummings

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember, that’s where you will find success. ~Thomas J. Watson

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ~Winston Churchill

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure. ~Confucius

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of people working together. ~Paul Ryan

Always be yourself, express yourself, and have faith in yourself; do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. ~Bruce Lee

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. ~Vince Lombardi

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy. ~Norman Vincent Peale

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. ~Vince Lombardi

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. ~Booker T. Washington

Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There’s that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not? ~LeBron James

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. ~Bill Gates

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ~George S. Patton

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. ~David Frost

Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. ~Ross Perot

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15 powerful quotes by Khalil Gibran to make you think

03/12/2026 by

If you’re looking for quotes by Khalil Gibran, I have some excellent ones for you today.

However, if you are unfamiliar with Khalil Gibran, he was a Lebanese writer, poet, and visual artist.

As a young man, Gibran moved with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career.

In the Arab world, he is regarded as a literary and political rebel, but he is widely respected as a great thinker, and his work offers some interesting insights into life and its meaning.

So here are 15 quotes by Khalil Gibran guaranteed to make you think.

And if you prefer, there’s a video version of the quotes below.

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Quotes by Khalil Gibran:

  1. To belittle, you have to be little. ~Khalil Gibran
  2. We are all like the bright moon; we still have our darker side. ~Khalil Gibran
  3. The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. ~Khalil Gibran
  4. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. ~Khalil Gibran
  5. You may forget with whom you laughed but you will never forget with whom you wept. ~Khalil Gibran
  6. If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. ~Khalil Gibran
  7. Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Khalil Gibran
  8. Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. ~Khalil Gibran
  9. It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. ~Khalil Gibran
  10. Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. ~Khalil Gibran
  11. You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Khalil Gibran
  12. To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. ~Khalil Gibran
  13. They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold, and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price. ~Khalil Gibran
  14. You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. ~Khalil Gibran
  15. Trust in dreams, for in them is the hidden gate to eternity. ~Khalil Gibran
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