Quotes from world leaders
1. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” – Carl Sagan
2. “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams
3. “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix
4. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” – William Shakespeare
5. “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” – Archimedes
6. “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu
7. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge
9. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine
10. “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell
11.“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” — Albert Einstein
12.“The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.” — Andrew Carnegie
13.“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” — Aristotle
14.“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” — Desmond Tut
15.“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take great people and push them to make them even better.” — Steve Jobs
16.“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
17.“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” — General George Patton
18.“Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
19.“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” — Thomas Jefferson
20.“If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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