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Tamron Hall

15 inspirational quotes to start off 2015

From Marie Curie to Stephen King, Socrates to Martin Luther King Jr., see quotes from famous people guaranteed to be uplifting for the New Year.

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15 inspirational quotes

Need some inspiration for 2015? Check out these quotes from the book "Whatever You Are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations Hand-Lettered by Lisa Congdon," that are guaranteed to be thought-provoking and uplifting for the new year. These timeless thoughts originate from some of history’s greatest minds, from Marie Curie to Stephen King, Socrates to Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice."

Charlotte Bronte (April 21, 1816 – March 31,1855)

"Life appears to me too short to be spent nursing animosity or registering wrongs."

John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921)

"Leap and the net will appear."

Marie Curie (November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934)

"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."

Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)

"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881)

"I say let the world go to hell but I shall always have my tea."

George Eliot aka Mary Ann Evans (November 22, 1819 –December 22, 1880)

"Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, You were made for victory. Go forward with joyful confidence."

Henry James (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916)

"Three things in human life are more important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. and the third is to be kind."

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947)

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

Friedrich Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900

"Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend."

Marcel Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922)

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

Friedrich Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805)

"Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing."

Socrates (circa 470 BC – 399 BC)

"Wisdom begins in wonder."

Harriet Tubman (circa 1822 – March 10, 1913)

"If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want the taste of freedom, keep going."

David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008)

"That everyone is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else."

You can get the book with 85 more quoteshere.

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