John Homer Miller – colore of life
“Circumstances and situation do color life but you have been given the mind to choose what the color shall be.” ~John Homer Miller (b. 1904), …
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Hugh Black – Golden Rule
“The method for the culture of friendship finds its best and briefest summary in the Golden Rule.” ~Hugh Black
Robert Benson – perfect friendship
“The essence of a perfect friendship is that each friend reveals himself utterly to the other, flings aside his reserves, and shows himself for what …
Dalai Lama – DO AS YOU WOULD BE DONE BY
“DO AS YOU WOULD BE DONE BY – Since at the beginning and end of our lives we are so dependent on other kindness, how …
Dorothy Allison – reclaiming life
“I claimed myself and remade my life.” ~Dorothy Allison
Sidney Goff – wisdom
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few …
Tyler Perry -walking forward
Walkway somewhere in Seven Hills NSW “It’s simple: When you haven’t forgiven those who’ve hurt you, you turn your back against your future. When you …
Margaret Thatcher – powerful
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people that you are, you aren’t.” ~Margaret Thatcher
Indra Devi – True Image of Self
“Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the …
William Congreve – defer not
Eddy Avenue, CBD, Sydney “Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow’s sun to thee may never rise.” ~William Congreve
James Reston – conform to whim
“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” ~James Reston
Thougth for Today – How Not to Get Tired
“It’s not busy-ness in life that makes us tired. It’s thinking too much that makes us tired. How not to get tired? Don’t get distracted, …
George Sand – without meanness
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” ~George Sand
Robert Millikan – task of religion
“I conceive the essential task of religion to be to develop the consciences the ideals and the aspirations of mankind.” ~Robert Millikan
Marion Woodman – unconditional love
“To love unconditionally requires no contracts, bargains or agreements. Love exists in the moment-to-moment flux of life.” ~Marion Woodman
Pilgrim – ordinary heroes
“My heroes in life are ordinary. Waking up each day and dealing with the ordinary challenges of life takes extraordinary courage. I celebrate the countless …
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock – drama
“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” ~Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Ruby Manikan – education
“If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman you educate a family.” ~Ruby Manikan (20th century), Indian church …
Thought for Today – Courage
“Courage is to take a step forward into an area of difficulty without a solution in mind, but yet feeling that victory is ahead. It …
Golda Meir – old age
“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do. You can’t stop the plane, you can’t …
Richard Moss – experience matters
“It’s the difference between walking through your life on your way to somewhere, and walking as your life. Even if you believe that where you …
Lily Dancel – Utopia
Matterhorn Switzerland (Courtesy by Precy Bierbaum) “My ideal place is Utopia. A place of peace and serenity. Somewhere, where God is put before all things. …
Milapera – ray of sunlight
“The creations of the mind are more numerous than specks of dust in a ray of sunlight.” ~Milapera
Pema Chodron Quotes
“We can awaken to basic goodness or birthright.” ~Pema Chodron “Whether we regard our situation as heaven or as hell depends on our perception.” ~Pema …
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche – training and practice
“It is only through constant training that our practice will grow steady and we will be able to control our negative tendencies fearlessly.” ~Dilgo Khyentse …
Pema Chodron – perception
“Whether we regard our situation as heaven or as hell depends on our perception.” ~Pema Chodron
Kalu Rinpoche – layers of cloud
“The mind in its natural state can be compared to the sky, covered by layers of cloud which hid its true nature.” ~Kalu Rinpoche
Anon – needy friend
“Call a needy friend when you know she’s out, so you can leave a message and bypass the draining conversation.” ~Anon (New Woman – October …
Somaly Mam – women without voice
“My story isn’t important, I only tell it to make visible the lives of the thousands of other women who have no voice.” ~Somaly Mam, …
Rita Mae Brown – language
“Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.” ~Rita Mae Brown
Jerry Gillies – Recognize your Own Path
“You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.” …
Jerry Gillies -Recognize your Own Path
“You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.” …
Thomas Merton – Undivided Power
“Like a grain of fire.. God plants His undivided power Buries His thoughts too vast for words In seed and root and blade and flower.” …
Henry Neele – sands of life
“On the sands of life sorrow treads heavily, and leaves a print time cannot wash away.” ~Henry Neele
Dante Dancel – responding generously
“My Lord, be with me each moment of this day. Help me to be mindful of your never ending Love and inspire me to show …
Alexandre Dumas – Children
“How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.” ~Alexandre Dumas
Thought for Today – Great Donor
“Become a great donor and generous hearted. Donate good wishes at every second and in every thought.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Pablo Picasso – dust of life
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~Pablo Picasso
Jean-Paul Sartre – how to live
“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre
Archimedes – world
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” ~Archimedes