BonJour, Laurence

Philosopher American Born 1943 (age 83)

Developed foundationalism and coherentism in epistemology.

404 quotes

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Hope
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Courage
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Change
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Adventure
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Motivation
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
Time
"You learn more from failure than from success."
Education
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Perseverance
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
Truth
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Success
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Courage
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Happiness
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Life
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."
Philosophy
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your mere existence is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Leadership
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
Wisdom
"May you live every day of your life."
Life
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Motivation
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Inspiration
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
Success
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
Work
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success