Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

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"I think the best advice is the kind that nobody wants to hear."
Conan O'Brien
"I'm convinced that most of life's problems can be solved by sleeping longer."
Jimmy Kimmel
"Adulthood is just pretending you know what you're doing while panic-Googling everything."
Jimmy Kimmel
C
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Craig Ferguson
C
"I've never understood why people fear getting older. You get to be more yourself."
Craig Ferguson
C
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results."
Craig Ferguson
C
"I've learned that pride goes before the fall, but humility creates connection."
Craig Ferguson
C
"I've learned that the past is a place of reference, not residence."
Craig Ferguson
"The older you get, the more you realize that nobody really knows what they're doing."
Paul Reiser
"The best advice is usually free, which is why people rarely take it."
Paul Reiser
"Never stop questioning authority, including your own."
Conan O'Brien
"Wisdom is knowing what not to do as much as knowing what to do."
Conan O'Brien
R
"Wisdom comes with age and experience."
Ray Romano
D
"The difference between me and you? I'm thinking about what I'm gonna say next."
David Letterman
D
"Criticism is like a bad advertisement. Even if it's negative, it keeps the name in front of the public."
David Letterman
D
"The world is full of people who have never heard of you. That's humbling."
David Letterman
D
"The more you know about someone, the more complicated they become."
David Letterman
D
"The worst thing you can do is think you have all the answers."
David Letterman
"I think people are inherently good. We just get distracted."
Garry Shandling
"The mind is both our greatest tool and our worst enemy."
Garry Shandling
"The power of a good question is vastly underestimated."
Garry Shandling
"We underestimate the power of listening."
Garry Shandling
"We're all more fragile than we pretend to be."
Garry Shandling
"The words we use shape the reality we experience."
Garry Shandling
"We measure ourselves by standards that don't matter."
Garry Shandling
"We're taught to want things that won't make us happy."
Garry Shandling
"We underestimate how much our environment shapes us."
Garry Shandling
"The heart knows things the mind can't explain."
Garry Shandling
C
"We're all just trying to figure this out as we go along."
Craig Ferguson
B
"Don't worry about what other people think. Worry about what you think about yourself."
Bernie Mac