A blog of author Russell Hasan, who writes books about philosophy, politics and economics, and science fiction and fantasy novels

Monday, August 10, 2020

Top Ten Famous People Quotes

These are my 10 favorite quotes by random famous people:

1. "Always do right. This will please some people, and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain.

2. "Lack of money is the root of all evil." - Mark Twain.

3. "Suppose you were a member of Congress. And suppose you were an idiot. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain.

4. "The news of my death has been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain.

5. "Learn like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow." - Mohatma Ghandi.

6. "Good artists copy. Great artists steal." - Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, himself quoting Pablo Picasso, while discussing the Mac Operating System.

7. "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde.

8. "It's a republic, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin, when asked what form of government the Constitutional Convention had chosen for the USA.

9. "You are never alone, when alone." - Cicero.

10. "I'm gay, and that's a good thing." - quote attributed to the first openly gay Mayor of Berlin, Germany.