Famous Quotes by Jack London

“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

You can't get much more out of life than you put into it.

In the wilderness, we find ourselves. But sometimes, we find death instead.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in full flame, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

The only time a man is innocent is when he is asleep.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

To build a fire is one thing, to build a fire that lasts is another.

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is a slave.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

I am a part of all that I have met.

You can’t swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

The world is always changing, but we don't change with it.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

The wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.

We live by the death of others. We die by our own.

There is no shortcut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation—vengeance and suffering are the positive ingredients for success.