Inspirational History Quotes

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

I am the dream and the hope of the slave

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

What are you doing for others?

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

Hate is too great a burden to bear.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

actions speak louder than words

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.