Author Quotes: Inspiring Words from Literary Masters

"The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water"

"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

Stephen King, Author

"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"

Victor Hugo, Author

"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are"

Clive James, Author

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Success is a journey, not a destination"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it"

Mark Twain, Author

"Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again"

Willa Cather, Author

"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool"

Stephen King, Author

"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Have a strong mind and a soft heart"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics"

Fletcher Knebel, Author

"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"

Chris Van Allsburg, Author

"Trust dies but mistrust blossoms"

Sophocles, Author

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"

H.G. Wells, Author

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating"

Sophocles, Author

"If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it"

Mark Twain, Author

"All generalizations are false, including this one"

Mark Twain, Author

"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth"

Natalie Clifford Barney, Author

"Americans are very friendly and very suspicious, that is what Americans are and that is what always upsets the foreigner, who deals with them, they are so friendly how can they be so suspicious they are so suspicious how can they be so friendly but they just are"

Gertrude Stein, Author