Quotes July 13, 2025

“The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.”
Vanessa Williams
 
 
 
 
“All that we don’t know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.”
Philip Roth
 
 
 
 
“The air is the only place free from prejudice.”
Bessie Coleman
 
 
 
 
“Now you are beginning to think for yourself instead of letting others think for you. That’s the beginning of wisdom.”
Margaret Mitchell, from “Gone with the Wind”
 
 
 
 
“You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.”
Joe Louis
 
 
 
 
“The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.”
Phillis Wheatley
 
 
 
 
“Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don’t be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.”
Shirley Temple Black
 
 
 
 
“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
Jackie Robinson