There are quotable people, and then there are those who are by now practically immortalized by an adage they offered one time or another. The following are some of the top most popular quotes that have gone on to inspire millions of people.
These are from the tip-top set of the “Top 100 quotes of All Time,” as claimed by popular quotations site BrainyQuote.com. The list itself holds a wide variety of thoughts from thinkers both ancient and contemporary, but for the utmost top five, the quotes that have inspired people the most are those about love, hope and joy.
#5: Joseph Campbell
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
It’s a short message for those looking to seek comfort in difficult times, as Campbell, a renowned professor and writer of mythology and religion, would advise his readers. For the fans of the police procedural show “Criminal Minds,” they’d be interested to learn that this was also one of the quotes that have been featured in the show in season 7 episode 8, “Hope.”
#4: Maya Angelou
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
Dr. Maya Angelou, an American civil rights activist, singer and poet, was one day reminded of a lyric from a song — “God put a rainbow in the clouds.” It was one of the ways she described how she and others like her express gratitude for the kindness of others in a guest appearance in the Oprah’s Master…
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