Lillian Gish

Actress American 1893 – 1993

Silent film pioneer known for emotive performances and longevity.

385 quotes

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
Motivation
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Hope
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Inspiration
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perseverance
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Love
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Success
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
Life
"You learn more from failure than from success."
Education
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Courage
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Strength
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
Success
"Love is the answer, and you know that for sure."
Love
"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."
Truth
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something that goes away."
Friendship
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Wisdom
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Kindness
"The only way out is through."
Perseverance
"What we think, we become."
Philosophy
"Let it go and see what stays."
Peace
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
Happiness
"Your potential is endless."
Inspiration
"Make each day a masterpiece."
Life
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
Power
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Hope
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift."
Time
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Change