Boris Pasternak – spirit of light
“Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of …
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Stephen Shore – photography
“Photography is inherently an analytic discipline. Where a painter starts with a blank canvas and builds a picture, a photographer starts with the messiness of …
Alfred D Souza – my life
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in …
Robert Benchley – dog
“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” ~Robert Benchley
Robert Valett – heart
“The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand.” ~Robert Valett
Barbara Holland – sturdy weed
“Gloom we have always with us, a rank and sturdy weed, but joy requires tending.” ~Barbara Holland
George Matthew Adams – self-made
“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed …
The Power of Gratitude – reflection
“Your current reality is merely a reflection of what is occurring in your mind.” ~The Power of Gratitude
Abraham – happiness
“My happiness depends on me, so you’re off the hook.” And then demonstrate it. Be happy, no matter what they’re doing. Practice feeling good, no …
Sue Bender – persist
“Maybe one of these days I’ll be able to give myself a gold star for being ordinary, and maybe one of these days I’ll give …
Charles Dickens – guarantee
“Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.” ~Charles …
Willie Tyler – strike twice
“The reason lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn’t there the second time.” ~Willie Tyler
Charles Langbridge Morgan – grow up
“The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mood of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form …
Positive Thoughts – learn
“If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being …
Stan Mooneyham – love
“Love talked about is easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible.” ~Stan Mooneyham
Honore De Balzac – motto
“The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.” ~Honore De Balzac
William Hazlitt – make-believe
“Man is a make-believe animal. He is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.” ~William Hazlitt
Dale Carnegie – heart
“The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.” ~Dale Carnegie
George A. Knight – impulsive
“Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.” ~George A. Knight
Lao Tzu Quotes
“Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.”~ “By accident of fortune a man may rule the …
Arthur Rubinstein – love life
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” ~Arthur Rubinstein(a card from Gary Seierstad – Thank You Gary)
Gordon R. Dickson – framed advice
“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.” ~Gordon R. Dickson
Thought for Today – Calmness and Silence
“Calmness increases efficiency. Silence increases effectiveness.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Henry Ward Beecher – common things
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~Henry Ward Beecher
Ann Albers – freedom
“Freedom is a condition of your heart. You can be captive amidst great wealth and free behind bars. Do your fears, insecurities, beliefs and programs …
Audre Lorde – isolation
“Despair and isolation are my greatest internal enemies; I need to remember I am not alone, even when it feels that way.” ~Audre Lorde
Edwin Way Teale – complexity
“Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.” ~Edwin Way Teale
Corrie Ten Boom – strength
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” ~Corrie Ten Boom
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross – behind a facade
“Our concern must be to live while we’re alive to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade …
Ambrose Redmoon – courage
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~Ambrose Redmoon
Lao Tzu – clarity and enlightenment
“Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.” ~Lao Tzu
Maya Angelou – sensation
“A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning’s greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with …
Chelle Thompson – aspirations
“Declare YOUR independence from old patterns, habits, ‘shoulds’ AND relationships or addictions that have limited you. Determine to live your life to the fullest — …
Gene Parker – thankful
“Everyday when God gives us another day, we are thankful, and, every night we lay our heads on the pillow, we are thankful. Being thankful …
W. N. Taylor – leisure
“Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.” ~W. N. Taylor
Dan Millman – roads of life
“Coming to appreciate your worth can, in some cases, dramatically improve your circumstances by changing the choices you make and the actions you take. And …
Kahlil Gibran – twin
“Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.” ~Kahlil Gibran
Cliff Robertson – a place
“There must be a place where hopes and dreams are nurtured, and that place is only within ourselves. A place to clean the grime of …
Ayn Rand – value
“Learn to value yourself, which means to fight for your happiness.” ~Ayn Rand
Thought for Today – Observe and Reflect in Silence
“Many times with the good intention of solving a problem you become part of the problem. In order to accept the problem it is more …