
Today I’m exploring thought-provoking one-liners.
I love a good one-line quote.
They can be powerful and useful when you need to reinforce a point during a presentation or when you’re trying to make your case in a debate or argument.
Here are 21 great, thought-provoking one-liners, all of which made me think.
Enjoy them all.
Thought-provoking one-liners (1 – 10)
People may hear your words but they feel your attitude. ~John C. Maxwell
The only source of knowledge is experience. ~Albert Einstein
There is no substitute for hard work. ~Thomas A. Edison
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. ~Aldous Huxley
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ~George MacDonald
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. ~W. Clement Stone
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~Thomas A. Edison
The most violent element in society is ignorance. ~Emma Goldman
Lost time is never found again. ~Benjamin Franklin
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. ~Aristotle Onassis
Thought-provoking one-liners (11 – 21)
You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~APJ Abdul Kalam
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. ~Jim Rohn
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. ~Joseph Addison
Health is not valued till sickness comes. ~Thomas Fuller
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~Dalai Lama
Fame is fickle food upon a shifting plate. ~Emily Dickinson
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. ~Bob Marley
Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn’t got money. ~David Geffen
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
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