Some of the greatest authors recorded their thoughts in books or as essays or through letters. Here are 32 best life quotes from some of the greatest authors of all time:
- The secret of getting ahead is getting started. — Mark Twain, American writer known as the father of American literature
- Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. — Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree
- Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. — Joyce Meyer, Author and speaker
- First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American fiction writer
- It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default. — J. K. Rowling, British author, She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series
- Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. — Og Mandino, American author, He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World.
- Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. – Stephen King, American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels.
- The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. – Tony Robbins, American author and life coach
- Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. — Brian Tracy, Motivational public speaker and self-development author.
- You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say. – A. A. Milne, English author
- People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed – the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell. –Shiv Khera
- Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. –Zig Ziglar
- Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can. –Zig Ziglar
- If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it’s moving you away from your goals. –Brian Tracy
- Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you. – Robert Kiyosaki
- Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success. –Shiv Khera
- Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. – Mark Twain
- Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute. –Zig Ziglar
- Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.– Og Mandino
- You have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.–Stephen King
- Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? –A. A. Milne
- I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. –Jack Canfield
- People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. – Zig Ziglar
- It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. –J. K. Rowling
- There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late. — Og Mandino
- It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default. — J.K. Rowling
- You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.– Maya Angelou
- When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.– Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. — Samuel Johnson
- Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.– Mark Twain
- To avoid criticism: say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. — Aristotle
- Words are a lens to focus one’s mind. –Ayn Rand
