Bad Ass Quotes - Page 2

• You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

  Brigham Young

  Family, Education, Strong Women

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  I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Life, Positive, Death

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  Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Get busy living, or get busy dying.

  Stephen King

  Inspirational, Life, Movie

  Different Seasons "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (1982)

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• Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

  John Wooden

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.101, Gospel Light Publications

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• Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

  H. L. Mencken

  Funny, Badass, Anger

  H. L. Mencken, Marion Elizabeth Rodgers (2010). “H.L. Mencken: Prejudices: First, Second, and Third Series”, Hubsta Ltd

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• Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.

  Jack LaLanne

  Motivational Workout, Exercise, Body

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• The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can't are both right. Which one are you?

  Unknown

  Determination, Men, Thinking

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• Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

  John F. Kennedy

  Life, Motivational, Crazy

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Believe, Science, Interesting

  Twitter post from Jun 14, 2013

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  I came, I saw, I conquered.

  Julius Caesar

  Sports, Latin, Rome

  Quoted in Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars.

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• The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.

  William Tecumseh Sherman

  Death, Military, War

  "The Civil War Generation". Book by Norman K. Risjord, p. 143, 2002.

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• And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be exerted, wealth is useless, and reason is powerless.

  Herophilos

  Art, Health, Weight Loss

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• A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  James Allen (2015). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.7, BookRix

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• People cited violation of the First Amendment when a New Jersey schoolteacher asserted that evolution and the Big Bang are not scientific and that Noah's ark carried dinosaurs. This case is not about the need to separate church and state; it's about the need to separate ignorant, scientifically illiterate people from the ranks of teachers.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Teacher, People, Ignorant

  "A Teacher, a Student and a Church-State Dispute". Letter to the New York Times, query.nytimes.com. December 21, 2006.

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• Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

  Irving Berlin

  Life, Veterans Day, Attitude

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• You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.

  Rumi

  Trust, Dream, Encouragement

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• One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

  William Feather

  Life, Happiness, Adventure

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• The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

  Albert Camus

  Freedom, Badass, Interesting

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  Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

  Leo Burnett

  Creativity, Thinking, Imagination

  Leo Burnett (1961). “Communications of an Advertising Man: Selections from the Speeches, Articles, Memoranda, and Miscellaneous Writings of Leo Burnett”

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• Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

  Phillips Brooks

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

  Anton Chekhov

  Life, Success, Morning

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• The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

  Coco Chanel

  Strength, Inspiring, Courage

  "Believing in Ourselves" by Armand Eisen, (p. 39), 1992.

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