Great minds and their quotes
Philosophers, poets, writers: for each of them, a short biography and a selection of quotes whose source is verified.
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Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 · 2 quotes Theoretical physicist - Bhagavad Gita 2 quotes Sacred text / scripture
- Eric Roth 1945 – · 2 quotes Screenwriter
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F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 – 1940 · 2 quotes Novelist and short‑story writer -
Kendrick Lamar 1987 – · 2 quotes Rapper, songwriter, producer -
Paramahansa Yogananda 1893 – 1952 · 2 quotes Hindu monk, yogi, spiritual teacher and founder of spiritual organizations -
T. D. Jakes 1957 – · 2 quotes Bishop, author, filmmaker and motivational preacher -
14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) 1935 – · 1 quote Buddhist monk, religious leader and former political head -
A. A. Milne 1882 – 1956 · 1 quote Writer, playwright and children’s poet -
Abraham H. Maslow 1908 – 1970 · 1 quote Psychologist, founder of humanistic psychology -
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali 1058 – 1111 · 1 quote Sunni theologian, Shāfiʿī jurist, philosopher and Sufi -
Agatha Christie 1890 – 1976 · 1 quote Novelist (crime) and playwright; also wrote as Mary Westmacott -
Albert Camus 1913 – 1960 · 1 quote Novelist, essayist, playwright and journalist -
Albert Schweitzer 1875 – 1965 · 1 quote Theologian, philosopher, physician, organist, musicologist and humanitarian -
Alfred Adler 1870 – 1937 · 1 quote Psychiatrist and psychotherapist; founder of Individual Psychology -
André Malraux 1901 – 1976 · 1 quote novelist, essayist, art theorist and statesman -
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1900 – 1944 · 1 quote Writer, poet, journalist and aviator -
Aristotle 384 – 322 BC · 1 quote Philosopher, scientist and polymath -
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 1931 – 2015 · 1 quote Aerospace engineer, science administrator, author and statesman -
Barack Hussein Obama II 1961 – · 1 quote Politician, attorney, author -
Baruch Spinoza 1632 – 1677 · 1 quote Philosopher -
Bhagat Singh 1907 – 1931 · 1 quote anti‑colonial revolutionary, socialist thinker, writer -
Blaise Pascal 1623 – 1662 · 1 quote Mathematician, physicist, inventor and religious thinker -
Carl Gustav Jung 1875 – 1961 · 1 quote Psychiatrist, psychologist and author -
Carl Ransom Rogers 1902 – 1987 · 1 quote Psychologist, psychotherapist, author and educator -
Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 · 1 quote naturalist, geologist and biologist -
Chris Evans 1981 – · 1 quote Actor, producer and director - Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1945 – · 1 quote poet, psychoanalyst and post‑trauma specialist
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Confucius 551 – 479 BC · 1 quote Philosopher, teacher, political advisor -
Crazy Horse 1840 – 1877 · 1 quote War leader and political leader -
C. S. Lewis 1898 – 1963 · 1 quote Writer, literary scholar, medievalist and Christian apologist -
Deborah Harkness 1965 – · 1 quote Historian and novelist -
Diane Dufresne 1944 – · 1 quote Singer and performer -
Dwight Lyman Moody 1837 – 1899 · 1 quote Evangelist, preacher, publisher and religious author -
Édouard Herriot 1872 – 1957 · 1 quote Politician, statesman, writer -
Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 – 1962 · 1 quote Political figure, diplomat and author - Elif Shafak 1971 – · 1 quote Sufi mystic and spiritual teacher
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Emiliano Zapata 1879 – 1919 · 1 quote Revolutionary leader and agrarian activist -
Epictetus 50 – 135 · 1 quote Stoic philosopher and teacher; former slave -
Ernest Hemingway 1899 – 1961 · 1 quote Novelist, short‑story writer -
Fannie Lou Hamer 1917 – 1977 · 1 quote Civil‑rights activist and voting‑rights organizer -
Francis of Assisi 1181 – 1226 · 1 quote Catholic friar, preacher and founder of the Franciscan order -
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1844 – 1900 · 1 quote Philosopher, classical philologist, essayist and cultural critic -
Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821 – 1881 · 1 quote Novelist, short‑story writer and essayist -
Gautama Buddha 563 – 483 BC · 1 quote Founder of Buddhism; spiritual teacher and teacher of the Dharma -
George Bernard Shaw 1856 – 1950 · 1 quote Playwright, critic, polemicist and social reformer -
Hafez 1315 – 1390 · 1 quote lyric poet with Sufi influence -
Harriet Tubman 1822 – 1913 · 1 quote abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor, nurse and Civil War operative -
Henry IV of France 1553 – 1610 · 1 quote King of France and Navarre -
Herbert Bayard Swope 1882 – 1958 · 1 quote Journalist and newspaper editor -
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 1940 – 2023 · 1 quote Author; self-help / inspirational writer -
Isaac Newton 1642 – 1726 · 1 quote Mathematician, physicist, astronomer and natural philosopher -
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi 1207 – 1273 · 1 quote Poet, Islamic scholar, Sufi mystic -
Jean Cocteau 1889 – 1963 · 1 quote Poet, novelist, playwright, filmmaker and visual artist -
Jean de La Fontaine 1621 – 1695 · 1 quote Poet and fabulist -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712 – 1778 · 1 quote Philosopher, political theorist, and writer -
Jean Jaurès 1859 – 1914 · 1 quote Socialist politician, philosopher and journalist -
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905 – 1980 · 1 quote Philosopher, novelist, playwright; public intellectual -
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton 1834 – 1902 · 1 quote Historian, writer, liberal Catholic intellectual -
John Lennon 1940 – 1980 · 1 quote singer, songwriter, peace activist -
Laozi 1 quote Philosopher / semi‑legendary sage -
Leonardo da Vinci 1452 – 1519 · 1 quote Painter, inventor, engineer, anatomist, and notebook writer -
Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) 1869 – 1948 · 1 quote Lawyer, anti-colonial leader, political ethicist -
Maria Montessori 1870 – 1952 · 1 quote Physician, educator, educational theorist -
Marie Curie 1867 – 1934 · 1 quote Physicist and chemist -
Marilyn Monroe 1926 – 1962 · 1 quote Actress, model and cultural icon -
Mark Twain 1835 – 1910 · 1 quote Humorist, novelist, essayist and social critic -
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 – 1968 · 1 quote Baptist minister, theologian, civil rights leader -
Mary Tyler Moore 1936 – 2017 · 1 quote Actress, producer and social advocate -
Nelson Mandela 1918 – 2013 · 1 quote lawyer, anti‑apartheid activist, statesman -
Niccolò Machiavelli 1469 – 1527 · 1 quote Diplomat, civil servant, historian and political theorist -
Nicky Gumbel 1955 – · 1 quote Anglican priest, author and former barrister -
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux 1636 – 1711 · 1 quote Poet, critic and literary theorist -
Nouman Ali Khan 1978 – · 1 quote Islamic speaker and Qur'anic educator -
Oscar Wilde 1854 – 1900 · 1 quote Writer, poet and playwright -
Pierre de Coubertin 1863 – 1937 · 1 quote Educator, historian, founder of the modern Olympic Movement -
Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil) 70 – 19 BC · 1 quote Poet -
Rachel Boston 1 quote - Renaud Dillies 1 quote Comic author and illustrator
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René Descartes 1596 – 1650 · 1 quote Philosopher, mathematician and natural philosopher -
Richard Rohr 1943 – · 1 quote Catholic priest, Franciscan friar, author and spiritual teacher -
Robert Browning 1812 – 1889 · 1 quote Poet and playwright -
Samuel Beckett 1906 – 1989 · 1 quote Writer, playwright and poet -
Seneca 4 BC – 65 · 1 quote Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist -
Shams Tabrizi 1185 – 1247 · 1 quote Sufi mystic and spiritual teacher -
Simone de Beauvoir 1908 – 1986 · 1 quote Philosopher, novelist, memoirist, public intellectual -
Sir Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965 · 1 quote Statesman, writer -
Snoop Dogg 1971 – · 1 quote Rapper, songwriter, actor and media personality -
Socrates 470 – 399 BC · 1 quote Philosopher -
Thomas Alva Edison 1847 – 1931 · 1 quote Inventor, entrepreneur and industrial researcher -
Tom Robbins 1932 – 2025 · 1 quote Novelist -
Tyga 1989 – · 1 quote Rapper, singer and songwriter -
Victor Hugo 1802 – 1885 · 1 quote Poet, novelist, playwright and political figure -
Voltaire 1694 – 1778 · 1 quote Writer, philosopher, historian, playwright, polemicist - William Arthur Ward 1921 – 1994 · 1 quote Motivational writer, speaker and educator
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William Blake 1757 – 1827 · 1 quote Poet, painter and printmaker - Yasmin Mogahed 1 quote Author, speaker and educator in Islamic spirituality