Throughout 2025, I posted more than 225 quotations, proverbs, and witticisms from a broad range of people and centuries. I shared words from pacifists and activists, conservatives and liberals, soldiers and sculptors. Notable Quotables hailed from humorists, humanitarians, and historians, as well as from playwrights, performers, and critics. We heard from musicians and physicians, cartoonists and coaches, along with scholars, satirists, and superstars. Whether the words hailed from Founding Fathers, Nobel Laureates, or philosophers, I truly enjoyed reading and sharing thoughts that inspire, encourage, and help me feel grounded. I hope that a few touched you, too. Naturally, I look forward to sharing more words of wisdom and wackiness in 2026.
“Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.”
— Simeon Strunsky (1879 – 1948)
Russian-born American essayist
I know! But I will try my best, for great quotations often succinctly express our jumbled thoughts or deliver a touch of compassion or encouragement that we may have needed precisely at that moment.
