Nikola Tesla Quote About His Mother
“My mother descended from one of the oldest families in the country and a line of inventors. Both her father and grandfather originated numerous implement...
Category: Quotes
A collection of quotes with an emphasis on sharing life experiences and wisdom from people throughout history.
“It was the custom in the State of Maryland…
“It was the custom in the State of Maryland to require the free colored people to have what were called free papers. These instruments they were required ...
President Lincoln quote after signing Emancipation Proclamation
“I never in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper…If my name ever goes into history it will be for this act, a...
Ida B. Wells quote: “Virtue knows no color…
Ida B. Wells quote: “Virtue knows no color line, and the chivalry which depends upon complexion of skin and texture of hair can command no honest respect....
Elizabeth Keckley Quote
Elizabeth Keckley quote: “The life of the nation was at stake; and when the land was full of sorrow, there could not be much gayety at the capital. The da...
Jane Addams Quote
Jane Addams quote: “It must have been from a very early period that I recall ‘horrid nights’ when I tossed about in my bed because I had told ...
Audrey Hepburn quote: “I am more than…
Audrey Hepburn quote: “I am more than ever awed and overwhelmed by the monumental talents it was my great, great privilege to work for and with. There is ...
“To call woman the weaker sex is a libel”
Quote: “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less...
Chief White Eagle quote
Quote “When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be stil...
John Steinbeck: “Try to understand each other.”
“In every bit of honest writing in the world…there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Kn...