20 Famous Quotes to Inspire Success in Your Life and Business in general

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that...
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure....Colin Powell  "

"Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best....Theodore Isaac Rubin "

" Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art....Andy Warhol "

"You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed - that has nothing to do with the business of the State....Muhammad Ali Jinnah "

"Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation....Milan Kundera "

"When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life...Jocko Willink "

" In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield....Warren Buffett  "

"The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance...Brian Tracy"

"My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier....Anthony Hopkins "

"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship....John D. Rockefeller  "

" Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other....Bill Gates  "

"Business is all about the customer: what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and is delivered with amazing customer service....Fabrizio Moreira "

"Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion....Jack Welch "

"Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service....John Rampton "

"I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride....Hunter S. Thompson "

"If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly....Thomas Sowell "

" Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards....Kerry Stokes "

"Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know....Sallie Krawcheck "

" Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others....Helen Keller "

"Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it's profitable....James Rouse "

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20 Famous Quotes About Environmental Sustainability

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots...

"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.....John Muir "

"The most sustainable way is to not make things. The second most sustainable way is to make something very useful, to solve a problem that hasn’t been solved – Thomas Sigsgaard "

" I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment....Pat Buckley"

"Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all....Ban Ki-moon "

"Sustainability is about ecology, economy and equity – Ralph Bicknese "

"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.... Margaret Mead  "

"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. – Gandhi "

"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment....Dennis Weaver  "

"What is the use of a house if you don’t have a decent planet to put it on? – Henry David Thoreau "

"The environment is everything that isn't me....Albert Einstein "

"The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved....Richard Rogers "

" We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe....Elon Musk  "

"The problem with holistic management is it's so profoundly simple, but it's not easy. And it's profoundly simple. You're almost insulting people's intelligence to explain it twice, just about making better decisions of where you want to go in your life, bringing in environmental, social, economic issues simultaneously....Allan Savory  "

"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. – Albert Einstein "

"Unprecedented technological capabilities combined with unlimited human creativity have given us tremendous power to take on intractable problems like poverty, unemployment, disease, and environmental degradation. Our challenge is to translate this extraordinary potential into meaningful change....Muhammad Yunus "

" Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late....John Delaney "

"Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved....Bill Bradley "

" Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it....Henry David Thoreau "

"Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium....Paul Tsongas  "


"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment....Ansel Adams  "
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20 Aretha Franklin's most powerful and inspirational quotes to Gain Confidence

Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your...

"The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman."

 "I sing to the realists. People who accept it like it is."

"If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about."

 "I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome." 

 "Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift." 

 "Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well." 

 "Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, it’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening." 

 "We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right." 

 "Sometimes, what you’re looking for is already there." 

 "People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you." 

 "You cannot define a person on just one thing. You can’t just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done because one thing didn’t come off the way you thought it should come off." 

 "Who hasn’t had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head!"

"I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage." 

 " Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off." 

 "It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I’ve done my job."

 "I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like." 

 "Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms" 

 "The love of my life? I’m much too young to answer that question."

"What is auto-tune? I don’t even know what auto-tune is."

""Don’t say Aretha is making a comeback, because I’ve never been away!"

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10 beautiful love quotes from Aretha Franklin you need to have in your life

I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager...
"I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.  "

"The love of my life? I'm much too young to answer that question. "

" The duet with Frank Sinatra, 'What Now My Love,' is one of my favorites. "

"Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off. "

"I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone. "

"I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her. "

"I love Wal-Mart, and not just because my record is there. You can get some things there that you cannot find at Saks or Bergdorf's or other upscale stores. "

" I used to have hamburgers coming and going, especially when I was on the road. Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum. I am now opting for salads and just healthier lunches. "

"Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum. "

" As long as it's good music. I love all music. It's got to be constructed properly.  "
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25 of Aretha Franklin's most inspirational quotes on music, respect, and love

Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your..

"Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well. "

" We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.  "

"Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it. "

"Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening. "

" Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift. "

"Sometimes, what you're looking for is already there. "

" You cannot define a person on just one thing. You can't just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done because one thing didn't come off the way you thought it should come off. "

" Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that. "

" People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. "

"Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away! "

"I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.  "

"I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well "

".I'm not ever going to retire. That's - that wouldn't be good, for one, just to go somewhere and sit down and do nothing. Please. No, that's not moi "

"What is auto-tune? I don't even know what auto-tune is.  "

". It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.  "

"Who hasn't had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head!  "

"If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about. "

" Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms. "


" We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error."


" It's very satisfying. To perform the way you want to. And the way you know that you can. "


" Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me."


" I think women and children and older people are the three least-respected groups in our society. "


"Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it. "


"I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone. "

" I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her. "
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Top 20 Famous Quotes on Religion from famous people

"Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.....Mahatma Gandhi  "

"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself....Swami Vivekananda "

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.... Buddha "

" There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion....Malala Yousafzai  "

"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.... Martin Luther  "

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness....Dalai Lama "

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.....Albert Einstein "

"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education....Theodore Roosevelt "

"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face....Ronald Reagan "

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

" When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars....Vincent Van Gogh"

"I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.... B. R. Ambedkar "

"God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life....Swami Vivekananda "

" Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all....Khalil Gibran "

"I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.... Muhammad Ali "

" All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry....Edgar Allan Poe "

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

"When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion.... Abraham Lincoln "

"Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.... Muhammad Ali  "

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend....Thomas Jefferson "
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20 Beautiful Quotes on Seeing Each Other as Equals in the society

"The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion....




" No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men....Muhammad Ali Jinnah "


" There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion....Malala Yousafzai  "

"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal....Aristotle "

" If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals... J. K. Rowling  "

"I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity....B. R. Ambedkar "

"Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome....Rosa Parks "

" All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others....George Orwell "

"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity....John F. Kennedy "

" True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology....Monica Crowley "

" The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it....Chief Joseph "

"The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion....Sarah MacLean "

" Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it....Malcolm X "

"  Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society....Sonia Sotomayor"

"We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others....Will Rogers "

"The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality....Elizabeth Cady Stanton  "

"We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge....Jerry Brown "

"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish....Albert Einstein  "

"The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality....Evo Morales "

"To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism....Herbert Read  "

"Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality.....Narendra Modi  "
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18 Respect Quotes That Will Make Your Life easier today


Respect Quotes


"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature....Paulo Coelho "

"Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect....Mona Sutphen "

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life....Richard Bach "

"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.... Maya Angelou "

"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect....Bruce Lee "

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say...Bryant H. McGill "

"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others....Dalai Lama "

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners....Laurence Sterne "

"Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority....Vince Lombardi "

"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power....Clint Eastwood "

"There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King....Orison Swett Marden "

"We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful....Taylor Swift "

"Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other....Benjamin E. Mays "

"Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation....Jasmine Guinness "

"Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love....Robin S. Sharma "

"I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done....Ranbir Kapoor  "

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?... Confucius "
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20 Smile Quotes That Will Make Your Day Beautiful

Smile Quotes

"Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace....Christie Brinkley "

"Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life....Yoko Ono "

"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful....Thich Nhat Hanh "

"Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things....Kenneth Branagh "

"Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth....Menachem Begin "

"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart....Anthony J. D'Angelo "

"Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror....Rabindranath Tagore "

"Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you....Les Brown "

" Peace begins with a smile....Mother Teresa"

"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts....Paramahansa Yogananda "

"The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back....Bryant H. McGill "

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.... Mother Teresa "

"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come....Henri Nouwen "

"My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning....Gena Lee Nolin "

"I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile....Victoria Beckham "

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death....Leonardo da Vinci "

"Colors are the smiles of nature...Leigh Hunt "

"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness....William Arthur Ward "

"I never get tired of smiling. I'm just the kind of guy who likes to smile....Jason Ritter "

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around....Leo Buscaglia "
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