Make Something Out of You

“If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.”
--Muhammad Ali

Wet Paint

“Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.”
--George Carlin

Negative People

“Let go of negative people. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.”
--Dalai Lama

Better Ideas

“In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.”
--Alfred Whitney Griswold

Certainty

“Two things I will forever be sure about. Gravity and how love pulls on my heart.”
--Jeffrey Fry

Accept Chaos

“I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me.”
--Bob Dylan

Happiness Byproduct

“Happiness is not a goal; it is a byproduct. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively.”
--Eleanor Roosevelt

Take Action

“When you are not sure what to do, take action. You will quickly find out.”
--Jeffrey Fry

Taste Your Words

“Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.”
--Scottish Proverb

Preparation

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
--Confucius

Greatness Never Dies

“The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.”
--Jules Renard

Sure Motives

“Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.”
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Modest Wisdom

“It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
--Mahatma Gandhi

Trust Yourself

“Trust yourself. Make sure your mistakes are your own, not somebody else’s.”
--Jeffrey Fry

A Sure Sign of Failure

“If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe.”
--John C. Maxwell