Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder and pain? … The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.

Leo Rosten's Popular Quotes

Thinking is harder work than hard work.

- Leo Rosten

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

- Leo Rosten

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

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Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty.

- Leo Rosten

We see things as we are, not as they are.

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O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose ne…

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, please paint me the Gettysburg Address.

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When in trouble, mumble.

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I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is,…

- Leo Rosten