Writer Jonathan Swift, probably most famous for Gulliver's Travels, used the phrase in the 1700s. The quote: "the sight for you is good for sore eyes" was found in a work titled A Complete Collection ...

Look back at the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's most memorable quotes, from Democratic National Convention speeches and more.

Let the stirring words of Rosa Parks, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr. and other famous Black voices move you.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

Honor our first president—and celebrate Presidents Day—with these inspirational George Washington quotes ...

During sophomore year of high school, circa the rise of LiveJournal and AIM, I carried around a sheet of very crinkled, very worn piece of spiral notebook paper filled with inspirational quotes that I ...

7. “The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s you.” —Rita Mae Brown ...

Theodore or “Teddy” Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. Here are 11 famous quotes by Theodore Roosevelt for motivation, drawn from the life of this legendary US president. Learn the ...