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Johnny Depp foto

“Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life.”
Zhluboka se nadechni. Je to jen špatný den, nikoli špatný život.

Johnny Depp (1963) American actor, film producer, and musician
Samuel Beckett foto

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
Zkusil jsi to. Nepodařilo se. Na tom nezáleží. Zkus to znovu. Znovu selžeš. Selži lépe.

Samuel Beckett kniha Worstward Ho

Worstward Ho (1983)
Varianta: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Kontext: All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Rumi foto

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
Nechť je krása toho, co milujete, tím, co děláte.

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

As quoted in Path for Greatness : Spiritualty at Work (2000) by Linda J. Ferguson, p. 51

Stephen Hawking foto

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
Inteligence je schopnost přizpůsobit se změně.

Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author
Dolly Parton foto

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
Pokud se vám nelíbí cesta, po které jdete, začněte dláždit jinou.

Dolly Parton (1946) American singer-songwriter and actress
Rosa Parks foto

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”
Nikdy se nesmíte bát toho, co děláte, když je to správné.

Rosa Parks (1913–2005) African-American civil rights activist
Martin Luther King, Jr. foto

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
Temnota nemůže vyhnat temnotu, to dokáže jen světlo. Nenávist nemůže vyhnat nenávist, to dokáže jen láska.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement

'Where Do We Go From Here?" as published in Where Do We Go from Here : Chaos or Community? (1967), p. 62; many statements in this book, or slight variants of them, were also part of his address Where Do We Go From Here?" which has a section below. A common variant appearing at least as early as 1968 has "Returning violence for violence multiplies violence..." An early version of the speech as published in A Martin Luther King Treasury (1964), p. 173, has : "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate..."
1960s
Zdroj: A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Kontext: The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. … 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.

George Eliot foto

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
Nikdy není pozdě začít být tím, kým jste mohli být.

George Eliot (1819–1880) English novelist, journalist and translator
William James foto

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.”
Činnost nemusí vždy přinést štěstí, ale bez činu není štěstí.

William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
Theodore Roosevelt foto

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
Věřte, že můžete a jste na půl cesty.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
Marcus Aurelius foto

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
Zabývejte se krásou života. Sledujte hvězdy a uvidíte, jak s nimi běžíte.

Marcus Aurelius kniha Hovory k sobě

Zdroj: Meditations

Dr. Seuss foto

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
Hodnotu okamžiku nepoznáte, dokud se z něj nestane vzpomínka.

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

Georges Duhamel in THE HEART'S DOMAIN (1919). As it was composed in French, the wording in English may vary in translation. Theodore Geisel / Dr. Seuss was born in 1904, and would have been about 15 years old at the time that it was published. The full text can be found at the link below: We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. Like the images the photographer plunges into a golden bath, our sentiments take on color; and only then, after that recoil and that trans-figuration, do we understand their real meaning and enjoy them in all their tranquil splendor.
Misattributed

Marilyn Monroe foto

“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
Usmívej se, protože život je krásný, a je v něm mnoho důvodů k úsměvu.

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
Jane Goodall foto

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
To, co děláte, má význam, a vy se musíte rozhodnout, jaký přínos chcete vytvořit.

Jane Goodall (1934) British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
Hannibal foto

“I will either find a way, or make one.”
Cestu si buď najdu nebo si ji udělám.

Hannibal (-247–-183 BC) military commander of Carthage during the Second Punic War

Latin proverb, most commonly attributed to Hannibal in response to his generals who had declared it impossible to cross the Alps with elephants; English translation as quoted in Salesmanship and Business Efficiency (1922) by James Samuel Knox, p. 27.

Eleanor Roosevelt foto

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
Každý den udělejte jednu věc, která vás děsí.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
Winston S. Churchill foto

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”
Když procházíš peklem, nezastavuj se.

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

True origin unknown. Finest Hour described it as "not verifiable in any of the 50 million published words by and about him" ( Finest Hour, The Journal of Winston Churchill, Number 145, Winter 2009–10, p. 9 https://www.winstonchurchill.org/images/finesthour/vol.01%20no.145.pdf). A similar quotation: "If you're going through hell, don't stop!" is "plausibly attributed" to Oregon self-help author and counselor Douglas Bloch (1990), according to Quote Investigator.
Misattributed
Varianta: If you're going through hell, keep going
Zdroj: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/14/keep-going/

Arthur Ashe foto

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Začněte kde jste. Použijte to, co máte. Dělejte, co můžete.

Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) American tennis player
Neale Donald Walsch foto

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
Život začíná tam, kde končí vaše komfortní zóna.

Neale Donald Walsch (1943) American writer
Benjamin Disraeli foto

“Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.”
Čin nemusí vždy přinést štěstí, ale bez činu není štěstí.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister

Books, Coningsby (1844), Lothair (1870)
Varianta: Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Agatha Christie foto

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
Tajemstvím úspěchu je začít.

Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
Leo Tolstoy foto

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Každého napadne změnit svět, ale nikoho nenapadne změnit sám sebe.

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) Russian writer
Emile Zola foto

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
Raději bych umřel vášní než z nudy.

Emile Zola kniha Au Bonheur des Dames

Zdroj: The Ladies' Paradise

Abraham Lincoln foto

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
Kdo si počká, ten se možná dočká, ale jen toho, co mu nechali ti, kteří si pospíšili.

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
John C. Maxwell foto

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
Život je z 10% to, co se mi stane a 90% to, jak na to reaguji.

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Francis of Assisi foto

“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
Začněte tím, že děláte to, co je nezbytné, pak to, co je možné a znenadání to, co je nemožné.

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order
Audre Lorde foto

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
Když se odvážím být mocný a využiji svou sílu ve prospěch své vize, pak je méně a méně důležité, zda se bojím.

Audre Lorde kniha The Cancer Journals

The Cancer Journals, Special Edition, Aunt Lute Books, San Francisco, CA, 1997, p. 13.

Eleanor Roosevelt foto

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Musíte udělat to, o čem si myslíte, že nemůžete.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States

Zdroj: You Learn by Living (1960), p. 29–30
Kontext: You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." … You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Tupac Shakur foto

“I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.”
Neříkám, že změním svět, ale zaručuji, že zažehnu jiskru, která změní svět.

Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor

Posthumous attributions, Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Eleanor Roosevelt foto

“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. ”
Velké mysli diskutují o nápadech, průměrné diskutují o událostech a malé mysli diskutují o lidech.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
T.S. Eliot foto

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
Pouze ti, kteří se odváží jít příliš daleko, mohou přijít na to, jak daleko se dá jít.

T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) 20th century English author

Preface to Transit of Venus: Poems by Harry Crosby (1931)

Abraham Lincoln foto

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
Ať už jste kdokoli, buďte ti dobří.

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
Zig Ziglar foto

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
Na extra míli nenajdete zácpy.

Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker
Michael Jordan foto

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
Někdo to chce, někdo si to přeje, někdo jiný to může uskutečnit.

Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman

Varianta: Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

Oscar Wilde foto

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Žití je nejvzácnější věcí na zemi. Většina lidí jen existuje.

Oscar Wilde kniha The Soul of Man under Socialism

The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
Kontext: With the abolition of private property, then, we shall have true, beautiful, healthy Individualism. Nobody will waste his life in accumulating things, and the symbols for things. One will live. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Bruce Lee foto

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
Nejsem na tomto světě, abych naplnil vaše očekávání a vy nejste na tomto světě, abyste naplnili ty mé.

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
Hermann Hesse foto

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes, it is letting go.”
Někteří z nás si myslí, že když vydržíme, budeme silnější, ale někdy je lepší odejít.

Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) German writer
Ralph Waldo Emerson foto

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
Jediný člověk, kterým jste určen se stát, je člověk, kterým se rozhodnete být.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Mark Twain foto

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
Odvaha je odolnost vůči strachu, ovládnutí strachu - ne absence strachu.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Viktor E. Frankl foto

“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.”
Ti, kdo mají ”proč“ žít, dokážou snést skoro jakékoliv “jak“.

Viktor E. Frankl kniha A přesto říci životu ano

Zdroj: Quoted in Man's Search for Meaning and attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche.

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