57 Funny Inspirational Quotes to amuse and get you thinking

05/01/2026 by

Today I am exploring funny inspirational quotes, and I’ve unearthed some gems for you, dear reader.

What could be better than quotes that will amuse and make you think?

I’ve curated these just for you, dear reader. I hope you enjoy them all.

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Funny Inspirational Quotes

  1. You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it. ~Henry Youngman
  2. Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. ~Mae West
  3. We survive by trading value. Without value to trade, we’re screwed. ~Lucius B. Wack
  4. Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid. ~John Wayne
  5. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? ~Edward Bergen
  6. Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar. ~Drew Carey
  7. There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. ~Henry Kissinger
  8. I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~Douglas Adams
  9. What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is having to look for a job the next day. ~Phyllis Diller
  10. You get out of life what you put in. True, that’s a drag, but nothing’s for free. ~Betsy Plumb
  11. If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth it. ~Dennis Wilson
  12. By working faithfully for eight hours a day, you may eventually become a boss and work 12 hours a day. ~Robert Frost
  13. The road to success is always under construction. ~Lily Tomlin
  14. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
  15. To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone. ~Reba McEntire
  16. When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what? ~Sydney J. Harris
  17. I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road. ~Stephen Hawking
  18. A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain. ~Graham Norton
  19. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ~Mae West
  20. Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ~Mark Twain
  21. What am I scared of? I’m scared of the same thing that you are: everything. ~George Costanza, Seinfeld
  22. To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. ~Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
  23. If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right. ~Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld
  24. Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work. ~Robert Orben
  25. 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. ~George Carlin
  26. No man goes before his time—unless the boss leaves early. ~Groucho Marx
  27. If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock. ~Claude MacDonald
  28. The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vince Lombardi
  29. Whatever you do, always give 100% — unless you’re donating blood. ~Bill Murray
  30. Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it. ~Katharine Whitehorn
  31. Be like a postage stamp; stick to one thing until you get there. ~Josh Billings
  32. Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring. ~Steve Maraboli
  33. The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! ~Marvin Phillips
  34. Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ~Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
  35. Why, sometimes I’ve believed six impossible things before breakfast. ~Alice in Wonderland (1951)
  36. Well, nobody’s perfect. ~Some Like It Hot (1959)
  37. I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere. ~National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002)
  38. You want to get out of the hole? First, you’re going to have to put down the shovel. ~Incredibles 2 (2018)
  39. A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have. ~Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
  40. Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. ~Elbert Hubbard
  41. Life is hard. After all, it kills you. ~Katharine Hepburn
  42. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we’d better laugh at everything; otherwise, we’re going down the tube. ~Joan Rivers
  43. True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway. ~Edna Buchanan
  44. Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. ~Oprah Winfrey
  45. When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you, saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.’ ~Groucho Marx
  46. We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits. ~William Somerset Maugham
  47. Most of us don’t need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with. ~Robert Brault
  48. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one! ~C.S. Lewis
  49. You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal. ~Elizabeth Taylor
  50. A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though they know that you are slightly cracked. ~Bernard Meltzer
  51. Friendship is like money—easier made than kept. ~Samuel Butler
  52. I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~Rita Rudner
  53. Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in. ~Richard Jeni
  54. If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? ~Lily Tomlin
  55. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. ~Charles M. Schulz
  56. Yes, life is hard. Didn’t your parents warn you? ~Lucius B. Wack
  57. If I’d known I’d live to this age, I’d have taken better care of myself. ~Author Unknown
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33 funny quotes about age sure to amuse you

04/29/2026 by

Today I’m exploring some funny quotes about age.

If you’re like me, age might bother you a little bit.

The years go by so quickly, don’t they? Life goes by in the blink of an eye, or so it seems.

We all want to make the most of our time, of course. However, life usually gets in the way, doesn’t it? As John Lennon once said, “Life’s what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”

When we’re young, we have time and energy but no money and few skills.

As we get older, we have the demands of work and family eating up the time we have. And while we have some money, it mostly goes into paying bills.

Then in old age, we have some money, if we’ve been lucky, and we have fewer demands on our time, but we have no energy, and our bodies start to let us down.

Life can be like a cruel joke at times. However done right, life can be fun too. Well, I think so anyway.

Live life while you can, and don’t put anything off until someday because someday never comes. There are seven days in every week, and someday isn’t one of them. If you want to do it, then do it now.

But not before you enjoy these 33 funny quotes about age. I am confident they will amuse you, and they’ll get you thinking about life too.

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Funny quotes about age (1-11)

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. ~Tom Stoppard

Old age is always ten years older than me. ~Author Unknown

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. ~Walt Disney

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. ~Victor Hugo

I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do. ~Author Unknown

Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician. ~Author Unknown

Don’t let ageing get you down. It’s too hard to get back up. ~John Wagner

Age is something that doesn’t matter unless you are a cheese. ~Luis Buñuel

Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier

Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ~Benjamin Franklin

No one is so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. ~Henry David Thoreau 

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Age is not how old you are but how many years of fun you’ve had. ~Matt Maldre

Age is just a number that changes depending on who’s asking. ~Author Unknown

You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. ~Bob Hope

Ageing gracefully is a nice way of saying you’re slowly looking worse. ~Author Unknown

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again. ~Author Unknown

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young. ~Fred Astaire

I don’t let my age define me, but the side effects are getting harder to ignore. ~Author Unknown

I don’t feel 60. In fact, I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap. ~Author Unknown

Middle age is when a guy starts turning off lights for economic rather than romantic reasons. ~Eli Cass

I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve it by not dying. ~Woody Allen

If age taught you anything, it’s how many candles to put on a surprise birthday cake without causing a fire hazard. ~Author Unknown

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Funny quotes about age (13-33)

I don’t do drink or drugs. At my age, I get the same effect just standing up too fast. ~Author Unknown

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ~George Bernard Shaw

At my age I’ve heard it all; I’ve seen it all, and I’ve done it all. I just can’t remember it all. ~Author Unknown

They say age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown

At my age “getting lucky” means walking into a room and remembering what I came in for. ~Author Unknown

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. ~Larry Lorenzoni

Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings, and you hope it isn’t for you. ~Ogden Nash

As you get older, three things happen: The first thing is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two. ~Norman Wisdom

You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. ~George Burns

I’ve reached the age where my brain went from “You probably shouldn’t say that” to “What the hell, let’s see what happens.” ~Author Unknown

Where does it say we have to act our age? If it makes me happy and I’m not hurting anyone, I will act whatever age I want to. ~Author Unknown

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50 wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world

04/28/2026 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to look at some proverbs from around the world.

If you enjoy pithy sayings that express a general truth, then here are some wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world to inspire you, dear reader.

I love proverbs. The more memorable they are, the more inspired I feel by them. I think they’re great to use when you’re finishing off a presentation and you want to reinforce an underlying message.

Now people will often say that proverbs are little more than clichés, but I disagree. Proverbs are the wisdom of the ancients, and they do express general truths, regardless of how clichéd they seem to have become.

So take a few moments to review these proverbs and see whether there are any you can put to good use in your daily life.

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Proverbs from around the world: 1 – 20

All beginnings are hard. ~German Proverb

Well begun is half done. ~Italian Proverb

Deceit sleeps with greed. ~Norse Proverb

Be contrary and be known. ~Arab Proverb

A tree is known by its fruit. ~Zulu Proverb

A parasite cannot live alone. ~African Proverb

The pillar of the world is hope. ~Nigerian Proverb

The bitter heart eats its owner. ~Bantu Proverb

A beautiful thing is never perfect. Egyptian Proverb

Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~Korean Proverb

Nothing seems expensive on credit. ~Czech Proverb

Better to ask the way than go astray. ~Korean Proverb

Sunshine all the time makes a desert. ~Arab Proverb

Beware the person with nothing to lose. ~Italian Proverb

Patience is bitter, but it bears sweet fruit. ~Turkish Proverb

He who begins many things finishes few. ~German Proverb

Sharp acids corrode their own containers. ~Albanian Proverb

While the grass grows, the steed starves. ~Romanian Proverb

Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Ghanaian Proverb

Peace is costly, but it’s worth the expense. ~Kenyan Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 21 – 40

It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. ~Icelandic Proverb

If you want to build high, you must dig deep. ~Mongolian Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. ~Persian Proverb

A hungry wolf is stronger than a satisfied dog. ~Ukranian Proverb

Do not scare the birds you are going to shoot. ~Malagasy Proverb

If you speak too much, you will learn too little. ~Armenian Proverb

Don’t bargain for fish that are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb

If you don’t want anyone to find out, don’t do it. ~Chinese Proverb

The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business. ~Haitian Proverb

Better to light a candle than curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb

A joke is often a hole through which truth whistles. ~Japanese Proverb

A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. ~Congolese Proverb

Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles. ~African Proverb

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others. ~Galician Proverb

A donkey carrying a pile of holy books is still a donkey. ~Zen Proverb

A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions. ~Lebanese Proverb

He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. ~Swedish Proverb

When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window. ~English Proverb

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. ~Latvian Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 41 – 50

The coroner and the lawyer grow fat on the quarrels of fools. ~Gaelic Proverb

A man in this world without learning is as the beast of the field. ~Hindu Proverb

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures for anything. ~Irish Proverb

A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says. ~Yiddish Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb

Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. ~Scottish Proverb

What an old man can see while seated, a young man cannot see standing. ~Eritrean Proverb

To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world. ~Chinese Proverb

If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk. ~Jamaican Proverb

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20 Contenders for Quote of the Day

04/27/2026 by

Today I am exploring contenders for Quote of the Day.

I love quotes, and I like to have an inspirational quote of the day each morning. It just helps get the day started.

So, I’ve picked 20 great quotes for you, dear reader, and let you decide which one inspires you the most.

If you enjoy them all, please feel free to share them.

Share them, and you will inspire your friends.

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Contenders for Quote of the Day:

1. Inspirational and Growth Quotes

  • We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~Oprah Winfrey
  • Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb 
  • If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~Frederick Douglass
  • The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~Author Unknown

2. Motivational Quotes

  • Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. ~Author Unknown
  • You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. ~Author Unknown
  • If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. ~Author Unknown
  • The price of greatness is responsibility. ~Winston Churchill

3. Positive Outlook and Wisdom

  • Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see a shadow. ~Helen Keller
  • Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you but rather by what’s happening inside you. ~Author Unknown
  • A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song. ~Maya Angelou
  • The most important things in life aren’t things. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo 

4. Short Quotes for Quick Inspiration

  • Stay afraid, but do it anyway. ~Carrie Fisher
  • Less is more. ~Joshua Becker
  • Choose joy. ~Author Unknown
  • Be kind to yourself. ~Author Unknown

5. Thoughtful Quotes

  • Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin
  • What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give will be lost for all eternity. ~Leo Buscaglia
  • I don’t think about art when I’m working. I try to think about life. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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15 Quotes by Betty White to inspire you

04/24/2026 by

Today I am exploring some quotes by Betty White.

The late Betty Marion White Ludden, known professionally as Betty White, was an American actor and comedian born in 1922.

She’s had the longest television career of any female entertainer.

Not only was she an actor, she was also one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera, and she was recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom.

She was probably best known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland.

However, she had a successful career spanning more than 75 years, and she received eight Emmy awards in various categories.

What made her interesting to me was her positive attitude.

Whenever you heard her speak or give advice, she was always positive, and that’s a quality I admire in people.

So here are 15 quotes by Betty White to illustrate my point.

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Quotes by Betty White (1-8)

I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.

I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.

It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find humour in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

I think it’s your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school, and that’s a waste of a lovely life. ‘Oh… I’m 30, oh, I’m 40, oh, 50.’ Make the most of it.

I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs all the time. That’s my exercise. 

The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it. 

Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way. 

Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them. You know people who are already saying, ‘I’m going to be 30 – oh, what am I going to do?’ Well, use that decade! Use them all! 

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Quotes by Betty White (9-15)

I really don’t care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are. 

I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege. 

I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. 

The audience today has heard every joke. They know every plot. They know where you’re going before you even start. That’s a tough audience to surprise, and a tough audience to write for. It’s much more competitive now because the audience is so much more – I want to say ‘sophisticated.’ 

A lot of people think this is a goody-two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrate who we are. I learned at my mother’s knee it’s better to appreciate what’s happening. I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes. 

Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do. 

If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound old-fashioned, it’s because I’m as old as I am! But it’s just polite. 

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27 Wisest Quotes You’ll Read Today

04/23/2026 by

If you’re looking for some of the wisest quotes, then some of these little gems might just get you thinking.

Many of these reflect the wisdom of the ancients. These are truths that have stood the test of time and still resonate with people today.

If you love a good quote, dear reader, then I’m confident you’ll love some of these.

So, grab a coffee and then take a few moments to absorb all this wisdom.

And feel free to pass them on, or simply use one or two of them to make a point during your working day.

Without further ado, here are 27 of the wisest quotes you’ll read today.

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The good and the wise lead quiet lives. ~Euripides

It is impossible to love and to be wise. ~Francis Bacon

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. ~William Penn

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them. ~Anacharsis

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ~Benjamin Disraeli

The wise learn many things from their enemies. ~Aristophanes

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~Lao Tzu

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. ~Aristotle

Wisest Quotes (10-18)

Wise musicians are those who play what they can master. ~Duke Ellington

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ~Harry Day

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. ~Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. ~Jonathan Swift

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. ~Jeff Cooper

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. ~John Patrick

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. ~Winston Churchill

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. ~Grantland Rice

Be as smart as you can but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. ~Alan Alda

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Wisest Quotes (18-27)

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ~William Butler Yeats

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ~William Shakespeare

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim. ~Maya Angelou

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, and wise people are diligent. ~Buddha

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ~Naguib Mahfouz

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ~Alfred North Whitehead

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. ~Alden Nowlan

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. ~Roy H. Williams

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21 Quotes by Boris Johnson and I love the first one

04/22/2026 by

Today I’ve curated some of the many quotes by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson is undoubtedly one of the most colourful characters in recent British politics, so I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what he’s had to say.

He’s always been a controversial character, and he’s probably loved and loathed in equal measure. However, he’s not a man easily ignored. Certainly, he can be relied upon occasionally to offer us a memorable quote.

So here are 21 quotes by Boris Johnson, and my particular favourite is definitely No 1. I’m sure when it comes to cake, we’re all pro-having it and pro-eating it.

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Quotes by Boris Johnson (1-7)

My policy on cake is pro-having it and pro-eating it.

It is easy to make promises. It is hard work to keep them.

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.

I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest.

Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.

I’ve always sort of thought that politics was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do.

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Quotes by Boris Johnson (1-14)

The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP they have run out of better ideas.

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.

I have more in common with a three-toed sloth or a one-eyed pterodactyl or a Kalamata olive than I have with Winston Churchill.

My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.

I’m not particularly politically correct, so I tend to reflect what I think are the terrible realities of life, which I think are, generally speaking, conservative.

If we judged everybody by the stupid, unguarded things they blurt out to their nearest and dearest, then we wouldn’t ever get anywhere.

I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.

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Quotes by Boris Johnson (15-21)

What I really think about Banksy is I think he’s a genius; he’s a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he’s got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work.

There is absolutely no one, apart from yourself, who can prevent you, in the middle of the night, from sneaking down to tidy up the edges of that hunk of cheese at the back of the fridge.

The beauty and riddle in studying the motives of any politician are in trying to decide what is idealism, and what is self-interest, and often we are left to conclude that the answer is a mixture of the two.

My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg.

I’m not one of those people who believes in going endlessly around finger-wagging and ticking people off for the occasional colourful use of language.

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.

It’s not reasonable for companies that have chief executives and board members who are paid very considerable sums to subsidise low pay through in-work benefits.

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15 inspirational quotes about religion to get you thinking

04/20/2026 by

Looking for some quotes about religion, dear reader?

Faith can be a source of great comfort for people, of course, but it can also be a source of tension between people.

As you’ll know only too well, there have been many wars over the years that have been driven by religious beliefs.

Religious principles:

However, if you look closely at the underlying principles of all the major world religions, I think they’re all the same.

Just think about it for a moment, dear reader.

Surely, all the major world religions provide people with a moral framework and a philosophy by which they can live good, decent, and productive lives?

In that sense, it’s fair to say that religion is an essential part of civilization, wouldn’t you agree?

Without a moral framework to which people adhere, then we would be left with nothing but barbarism in this world, surely?

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Religion and culture:

Nevertheless, things become a bit more complicated when we consider culture, because, of course, every religion underpins the culture of its adherents.

By definition, culture is simply the way things are done around here. And things are done differently wherever we go.

So, culture introduces differences between groups of people, and of course, human beings often struggle to accept differences.

Our need for security:

That’s quite natural if you think about it.

You see, one of the most fundamental human needs is the need to feel secure. If we don’t feel secure, it can drain our energy very quickly and keep us constantly on edge.

Human beings are programmed with a survival instinct, and if we feel insecure, we’re constantly on our guard, alert to every danger. This is linked to our ‘fight or flight‘ instinct.

The problem with differences between people is that they tend to make people feel insecure, which creates obvious tension.

Coupled with the emotional bond people feel towards their religious identity, this can create significant tensions between groups.

The result has often been war, with numerous examples throughout the ages, and this continues to this day.

In reality, we’re all just people:

All too often, we focus on our differences when, in fact, we’re all much more alike than we would care to admit.

Think about it. We eat, we sleep, we laugh, and we cry; we all go to the toilet occasionally, and we all seek prosperity, and we want a better world for our children. If you travel to any place, you’ll find we all have those things in common.

My point here is that, if only we could focus more on those things we all have in common, perhaps the world would be a much better place. Would you agree, dear reader? I hope so.

However, while you’re considering that question, here are 15 inspirational quotes about religion to get you thinking.

Quotes about religion:

Toleration is the best religion. ~Victor Hugo

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~Dalai Lama

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. ~Buddha

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. ~Alfred Russel Wallace

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~Napoleon Bonaparte

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton

All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way. ~Epictetus

When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that’s my religion. ~Abraham Lincoln

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand. ~Frederick the Great

The more I study religions, the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. ~Richard Burton

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time. ~Richard Dawkins

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ~Galileo Galilei

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, and pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit. ~Khalil Gibran

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui. ~Helen Keller

Poem about faith:

As a bonus, readers might find this poem about faith interesting.

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15 Quotes by Milton Berle that are sharp and funny

04/18/2026 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to explore some of the many amusing quotes by Milton Berle.

Sadly, he’s no longer with us, but Milton Berle was a comedian and actor from the golden age of American television.

He’s generally regarded as the first major American television star, and he was known to millions as Uncle Miltie and Mr Television.

Younger readers probably won’t remember him, or possibly have never even heard of him, but he was funny and very sharp.

To prove the point, here are 15 quotes by Milton Berle.

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Quotes by Milton Berle

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

Laughter is an instant vacation.

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can’t make him think.

They’ve finally come up with the perfect office computer. If it makes a mistake, it blames another computer.

My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.

I feel like Zsa Zsa Gabor’s sixth husband. I know what I’m supposed to do, but I don’t know how to make it interesting.

Experience is what you have after you’ve forgotten her name.

Money can’t buy you happiness, but it helps you look for it in a lot more places.

My wife and I have a perfect understanding. I don’t try to run her life, and I don’t try to run mine.

The problem with life is that by the time you can read women like a book, your library card has expired.

It’s rough to go through life with your contents looking as if they settled during shipping.

A man falls down a flight of stairs, and somebody rushes over to him and asks, Did you miss a step? No, he answers, I hit every one of them!

This man’s wife told him, “For Christmas, surprise me.” On Christmas Eve he leaned over where she was sleeping and said, “Boo!”

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21 powerful quotes about not being good enough

04/17/2026 by

Have you ever felt you’re not quite good enough? Not being good enough is something most of us worry about, at least occasionally.

If you have, you’re not alone. Other people may appear to be sailing through life without a care in the world, but you’ll usually find that’s not their reality. No one’s life is perfect.

We all experience that feeling of not being good enough, maybe not all the time, but certainly some of the time. We all have that fear of being ‘found out’ from time to time.

And of course, we all need to feel loved and appreciated. We all need to feel that our lives matter to someone. Most people are conscientious, and most of us are keen to please others, especially our parents.

We genuinely want to meet our parents’ expectations. However, the bar can be set quite high at times, and inevitably, we feel we’ve let them down if our lives don’t meet what we believe their expectations to be.

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The treadmill of other parental expectations:

Parents mean well when they set expectations for us, and in many ways, those expectations can motivate us to achieve more than perhaps we would have otherwise.

However, those expectations can often be rooted in their own vanity. Rooted in their desire to be able to boast about how well their children are doing in life, relative to other people’s kids.

They imagine that by doing this, they will get a little reflected glory. If their kids are doing well, then they must be great parents, surely? That’s the logic anyway.

Everyone needs a challenge, and we all need goals that will stretch us.

However, if the bar is set too high, it can be damaging when the inevitable failure occurs. At the very least, it can knock our confidence. At the other extreme, it can result in longer-term mental health problems.

As individuals, we must endeavour to do our best.

And as long as we’ve done the best we can, then we shouldn’t worry about whether that fulfilled someone else’s expectations of us or not.

We must constantly remind ourselves that we’re as good as anyone and that our lives matter just as much as the next person’s.

You’re as good as anyone:

You are good enough, dear reader, even if you don’t realize it.

You’ll never please everyone, so don’t try.

Just focus on pleasing yourself and being the best version of yourself that you can reasonably be.

Here are 21 thought-provoking quotes about not being good enough to help you reflect on the issue.

Quotes about not being good enough (1-10):

  1. Who hurt you? My own expectations. ~Author Unknown
  2. The way you speak of yourself; the way you degrade yourself; into smallness; this is abuse. ~Rupi Kaur
  3. And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else. ~Mackenzie Astin
  4. Rejection doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough; it means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer. ~Author Unknown
  5. My problem was not, not being good enough, my problem was thinking I had to be. ~Author Unknown
  6. At your absolute best, you still won’t be good enough for the wrong person. ~Author Unknown
  7. The worst thing about that kind of prejudice is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking perhaps I am not good enough. ~Nina Simone
  8. My biggest fear is that I’m not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I’ve been battling for years that says, ‘You’re not really talented enough. You don’t really deserve this.’ ~Rachel Platten
  9. Self-doubt is the anchor that keeps our ships from sailing. ~Author Unknown
  10. Don’t allow someone to make you feel like you’re not good enough. ~Author Unknown
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Quotes about not being good enough (11-15):

  1. All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream. ~Patti LaBelle
  2. Sick of crying, tired of trying, yes I’m smiling but inside I’m dying. ~Author Unknown
  3. It’s not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we’re not good enough, that we must live up to someone else’s standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am. ~Elle Macpherson
  4. Sometimes all you can do is smile. Move on with your day, hold back the tears and pretend you’re okay. ~Author Unknown
  5. Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough. ~Brene Brown

Quotes about not being good enough (16-21):

  1. There’s too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin’ to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there’s a feeling of inadequacy or a feeling that you’re not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world. ~Alicia Keys
  2. If your mom asks you to do the dishes, do not pull out your pirate attitude. But if someone tells you you’re not good enough, says your dreams are too lofty, or claims there is no room in showbiz for a dancing violinist – well then, by all means, pull out your eye patch, my friend, and take to the high seas. ~Lindsey Stirling
  3. We’re all different, so even though someone is getting a skill before you, it doesn’t mean that you’re not good enough; it just means you have to wait a little bit, and the skill will come when it comes. ~Laurie Hernandez
  4. And above all things never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. ~Isaac Asimov
  5. Realize that everyone that you think is perfect feels like they’re not good enough, too. ~Alessia Cara
  6. Models are some of the most insecure people I’ve ever met. They’re constantly being told they’re not good enough. You’ve really got to practice loving yourself. ~Miranda Kerr
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