1001 Quotations to inspire you before you die

by Robert Arp

From the bestselling 1001 series, comes a collection of 1001 quotations from numerous brilliant minds of the Ancient World through to the present day. With quotes from everyone including Marcus Aurelius, Sun Tzu, Shakespeare and Nietzsche through to Ellen DeGeneres, Nelson Mandela, Mark Zuckerberg and Monty Python's Flying Circus, there is an immense range of ideas, witticisms and musings to ponder.The quotations cover a wide range of topics, including art and literature, culture, philosophy, politics, psychology and religion, made accessible and brought to life by being placed in their historical contexts and accompanied by a wealth of illustrations.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

955 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2018

About the author

Robert Arp, Ph.D. (Saint Louis University, 2005), has taught Philosophy at Southwest Minnesota State University, Florida State University, and many schools in Missouri, before doing postdoctoral research in ontology through the National Center for Biomedical Ontology with Mark Musen and Barry Smith at the University at Buffalo.

Reviews

[Batir · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best products of the 1001 series. It takes into account some key quotations and describes the settings and circumstances of when, where and why they were said. A wonderful journey of knowledge in different areas of interest. Probably much focused on western dimensions rather than international ones...but still a compelling read.

[Ian Pagcu · Rating 5 out of 5]

i give this book a solid 5 out of 5. this book was actually introduced to me by a client i had from australia. i was helping her out, and as part of the rapport we established, she mentioned she loves reading books just as much as i do. she recommended this to me and i am so glad i picked it up. i have totally forgotten her name, but shoutout to that lovely old lady, i owe this one to her. what i love about this read is that it felt like an encyclopedia of human psychology, dissecting everything from politics and culture to philosophy and the dark side of human behavior

all the quotes hold a special place in my heart, so i do not have an absolute favorite, but a few really struck a nerve. one was by carl jung: "until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." i have actively been doing this inner work, and i had no idea it was written so long ago by such a great thinker. it just made me feel like i am exactly on the right path. another one was by confucius: "i hear and i forget, i see and i remember, i do and i understand." it did not make sense to me at first, mostly because i have not read much of his material and it was my first time seeing it, but upon pondering and actually reading about it, it made complete sense

lastly, friedrich nietzsche's quote: "he who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." this one hit the deepest. the active choice of healing, delaying gratification, not seeking any external validation from social media, and intentionally isolating myself from drama, toxicity, chaos, and people who are confused about themselves and what they want—that profoundly lonely journey of self reflection is my "how." my "why" is what happened just recently, which i used as fuel. i had to figure out who i actually am without the variables, because i never imagined my life like that before. the previous life i had from december 2024 till february 2026 was truly life changing because i was forced to let go even though i really didnt want to bc i was in my happiest in all o fmy life back then. but when i zoomed out and when i did, it hit me—God intended for it to be that way so that i can finally learn what i had to learn from the past 18 years of my life

it took me a long while bc i was reading this book while binging a show on netflix called "the good place" which i rate a solid 5 out of 5 as well. the correlation of this book and the tv show is just coincidentaly reaffiriming that whatever it is im going through right now is setting me up for life. im very much excited now for what life has in store for me, bro. this book is really great and perfectly captures the reality of walking away to build a genuinely happy and successful life so that i can actually find myself and my people

[Wade Skinner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love quotations, and the added context bmade them even better.

[Kimhu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big collections of famous quotes with historical background behinds origin of quotes.