Inspirational Quotes

Joseph John Campbell was born on March 26, 1904, in White Plains, New York to Charles and Josephine Campbell, a middle-class Roman Catholic. He was their first child. The person who would eventually become world-famous as “The…

Born on May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts, Ralph Waldo Emerson shined through life to become one of the greatest American poets, essayists, and philosophers. After a stint at Harvard (first, as a student and then as a…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, is probably one of the most-loved children’s books of all time. A testimony to the book’s immense popularity is the fact that shortly after its…

What makes the quotes of Jay Z, born Shawn Corey Carter, even remotely comparable to that of titans of philosophical thought such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and, why not, Joseph Campbell? That ‘s a really good question,…

Few names in world history evoke feelings of instant appreciation and respect as strong and deep as that of Martin Luther King, Jr. The man who was to become one of the most influential African American speakers and civil rights…

Today’s search for inspirational quotes takes us back in history to the date 26th of April 121, when Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, also known as The Philosopher, was born. The son of Marcus Annius Verus (III) and Domitia Lucilla…

1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. - Ernest Hemingway 2. Courage is grace under pressure. - Ernest Hemingway 3. The best way to find out if…

Sometimes, even dark personalities can utter positive and deeply inspiring quotes. Such is the case with Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890), arguably the greatest Dutch post-impressionist painter. If you browse…

Franz Kafka came to this world on 3 July 1883 and tragically left it on 3 June 1924 at the age of forty. His life was cut short by tuberculosis. A German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short-story writer, Kafka is widely…