Mike Wallace

Broadcast Journalist American 1918 – 2012

60 Minutes pioneer known for hard-hitting interviews.

387 quotes

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Happiness
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Motivation
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
Strength
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."
Leadership
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Inspiration
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Wisdom
"The best revenge is massive personal success."
Success
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on."
Fear
"True friends stab you in the front."
Friendship
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Courage
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Philosophy
"Love is the most powerful force in the universe."
Love
"Success is not about how much money you make; it's about the difference you make."
Success
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Perseverance
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."
Hope
"The only limits in life are the ones we accept in our minds."
Freedom
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Patience
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"An unexamined life is not worth living."
Philosophy
"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
Change
"Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it."
Wisdom
"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own."
Life
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Wisdom
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear."
Courage
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."
Knowledge
"Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace."
Peace
"The only person who can hurt you is someone you give power to."
Strength