Live a Great Story
Not your grandma’s bumper sticker wisdom
Who would think a bumper sticker would inspire a Medium post? Bumper stickers serve a purpose to the car owner, I suppose. They apparently have a point to make. Why else would the owner advertise their personal views for all road riders to see?
Recently, I saw a bumper sticker that said, “Live a Great Story” and I loved it! I snatched up my cellphone at the next stop light and typed it into my notes. Don’t judge me. For real, I could totally forget it by the time I got home.
I’m not sure I’m an expert on living a great story. I like my story, don’t get me wrong. It has twists, turns, mistakes, and embarrassing moments. Too many of the latter! But it made me wonder what great minds over centuries had to say about the topic. So I’ve assembled some quotes to quench your appetite for inspiration. You’re here, aren’t you? So, you must be seeking inspiration.
I have taken some liberties to group the quotations in a few broad categories. Be inspired!
Life of the mind
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. ~Albert Einstein
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ~Coco Chanel
The unexamined life is not worth living. ~Socrates
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. ~Michael Jordan
Happiness
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. ~Plato
Don’t count the days, make the days count. ~Muhammad Ali
Love the life you live. Live the life you love. ~Bob Marley
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. ~Benjamin Franklin
Good relations, good vibrations
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. ~William Shakespeare
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. ~John F. Kennedy
Well done is better than well said. ~Benjamin Franklin
