The 15 Most Famous Quotes
2 min readJan 14, 2024
“Quotes are like drops of thought that sometimes reach deep into our souls and can give us insights that a hundred books cannot.”
~ Murat Durmus (Thought-Provoking Quotes & Reflections on Artificial Intelligence)
Below are the ten most famous quotes according to Goodreads:
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
~ Oscar Wilde
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
~ Marilyn Monroe
“So many books, so little time.”
~ Frank Zappa
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
~ Albert Einstein
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
~ Bernard M. Baruch
“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
~ William W. Purkey
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
~ Dr. Seuss
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
~ Mae West
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
~ Robert Frost
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
~ Albert Camus
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
~ Mark Twain
“Friendship … is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
~ C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Which quote do you find most inspiring?
Some recommended books with quotes and reflections:
