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[English Quotes] Make English Feel Familiar! A Collection of Cool English Quotes You’ve Probably Heard at Least Once

[English Quotes] Make English Feel Familiar! A Collection of Cool English Quotes You’ve Probably Heard at Least Once

Last updated:2025/5/13

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

Many people probably feel, “I want to learn English, but I’m not good at it.” Still, there’s actually a lot of English you’re already familiar with in everyday life.

Here, we’ve gathered cool English quotes—from the ones everyone has heard at least once to some hidden gems.

Whether they’re sayings by historical figures or quotes from world-famous athletes and artists, they’ll surely resonate across eras and borders.

They’re also great for studying English, so we highly recommend them.

You might even start to feel that English is closer to you than you thought.

[English Quotes] Make English feel familiar! A collection of cool English quotes you’ve probably heard at least once (1–10)

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunityAlbert Einstein

“In the midst of every difficulty lies opportunity.” This is a famous quote by Albert Einstein, the German physicist known for proposing the theory of relativity.

In other words, the idea that “it is precisely through struggle that we find opportunity” could be seen as words unique to him—a genius who, despite his brilliance and earnest nature, did not find smooth success in marriage or work.

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Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.Thomas Alva Edison

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration

Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.Thomas Alva Edison

“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” This is a famous quote by the American inventor Thomas Edison.

According to Edison, the correct interpretation of this saying is that without the 1% inspiration, the 99% perspiration is wasted.

He repeatedly emphasized the importance of hard work and said that inspiration itself arises from such effort.

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I have a dreamMartin Luther King

[Japanese Subtitles] Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream” (Japanese Subtitles)

I have a dreamMartin Luther King

“I have a dream.” A famous phrase, isn’t it? These are the words of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr., the ideological pillar of the Black civil rights movement in the United States during the 1960s, when racial discrimination still persisted.

His “dream” was a society where discrimination is abolished and everyone can live as equals, regardless of skin color or any other differences.

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Whose, it isn’t necessary also to imitate. Look for your track.Ivica Osim

A collection of famous quotes by soccer coach Ivica Osim

Whose, it isn’t necessary also to imitate. Look for your track.Ivica Osim

This is a famous quote by the footballer Ivica Osim: “There’s no need to imitate anyone—find your own path.” I think these words are very uplifting.

They feel like something only someone with a wide range of achievements could say.

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If you can dream it, you can do it.Walt Disney

Disney-“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

If you can dream it, you can do it.Walt Disney

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” This is a famous quote by Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse.

When I first heard this quote, I felt so excited.

It means that no matter how small it is, if you have a dream and take action, one day that dream will come true, right?

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To live without Hope is to Cease to live.Fyodor Dostoyevsky

To live without Hope is to Cease to live: – Fyodor Dostoevsky

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“To live without hope is to cease to live.” This is a famous quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of Russia’s foremost novelists known for Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.

Coming from Dostoevsky, who was a compulsive gambler and lived in abject poverty, the words carry considerable weight.

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Failure is the first step to success.Zlatan Ibrahimović

This is a quote from the Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.

It translates to “Failure is the first step to success.” It may sound like a common saying, but when Ibrahimović says it, it carries weight.

It’s wonderful.

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