Jack London

"The craft of writing is the craft of thinking."

"There is no greater teacher than life itself."

"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."

"A man's character is his destiny."

"The greatest freedom is the freedom from fear."

"To be brave is to act despite your fear."

"The wealth of nations is built on the backs of workers."

"A smile is the shortest distance between two hearts."

"The melody of life is played through our choices."

"Faith is believing in the unseen possibilities."

"The leader serves; the tyrant commands."

"To dream is to touch the infinite."

"Humor is the balm of the troubled soul."

"The artist paints not what he sees, but what he feels."

"Science is the poetry of the material world."

"The path of progress is paved with failures."

"A grateful heart is a magnet for blessings."

"The only limits are those we accept."

"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist."

"I would rather be ashes than dust."

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

"The loneliness of the soul in youth is the longing for someone to understand."

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well."

"I believe that life is a struggle, but I do not believe that the struggle need be a miserable one."

"The tame are the ones that never gamble anything."

"Civilization has not diminished man's taste for violence."

"I have not lived as a writer. I have lived as a man who wrote."

"The function of man is to live, not merely to exist. I shall not waste my days."

"In the end, the world will judge me not by my words but by my deeds."

"I am a revolutionist by conviction."