Inspiration Quotes - Page 124

Never let negativity derail your journey as a writer. Use the energy for your own betterment.

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled ‘This could change your life’.

One can't work/by limelight.//A bowlful/right at/one's elbow//produces no/more than/a baleful/glow against/the kitchen table.//The fruit purveyor's/whole unstable/pyramid//doesn't equal/what daylight did.

Because the world is so corrupted, misspoken, unstable, exaggerated and unfair, one should trust only what one can experience with one's own senses, and THIS makes the senses stronger in Italy than anywhere in Europe. This is why, Barzini says, Italians will tolerate hideously incompetent generals, presidents, tyrants, professors, bureaucrats, journalists and captain of industry, but will never tolerate incompetent opera singers, conductors, ballerinas, courtesans, actors, film directors, cooks, tailors... In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted. Only artistic excellence is incorruptible. Pleasure cannot be bargained down. And sometimes the meal is the only currency that is real.

The gift of the moment is a wonderful bliss.

Whenever you are in transition it is always important to choose the words that you use. You call it crises in your life and I call it transition.

It’s easy to rebuke each other’s opinions, but can we honor each other’s pain? Can we make the effort to see beyond the portraits we’ve painted of one another, and to connect to the humanity that thrives beneath our own assumptions? Can we be relentless in our desire to tear down walls, and to build bridges? Can we be brave and stay committed to the conversations that need to be had?The only thing I know about these questions is that I need to replace the we with I, and begin to answer them from there.One thing I know for sure: I want to become the example I wish to see in others. That's a good place to start.Another thing I know for sure: I love you. You're beautiful. You rock.

Don't let anything be too much for you

In you is a formidable force that can bring the desired change you want in the world. Stop waiting for the perfect time, go to work now!

Something, somewhere, knows what’s best for me and promises to keep sending me people and experiences to light my way as long as I live in gratitude and keep paying attention to the signs.

Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, non-harming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on the wish for others to be free of their suffering and is associated with a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards others.

I’ve grown up defined by this desperate, undeniable, ‘can’t breathe’ kind of space inside of myself and I’m afraid that the diagnosis is fatal.

We live in a dimension where it is necessary to find a balance between wants and needs, or desires and yearning, or answers and questions. The totality of these makes up what we know as reality or truth, at least adolescent truth—facts. The fact of the matter is, you have to live in society one way or another, and there’s a reason for that, so the base of engagement begins with acceptance of the variables as they actually are.

Her words dance on the page.

Focus.Such a little word for such a hard thing and yet it can make things so simple, unless you break it. Like glass.Fragile on certain points with enough pressure ore carelessness, but if handled correctly, it’s useful, clear, sharp, and perfect.That’s what I will try to think about, whenever the Beast in me is not in agreement with what I am doing, or how I am behaving, when it threatens to break free, through that very same glass that separates us.I need to be exactly like this window: smooth, cool, strong, and impenetrable.Focus.

We all have our fears. Anyone who says otherwise is probably scared of admitting it.

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.

The more I change my old habits of thinking as that little boy with the shell, the easier it is for me to truly be the person I’ve chosen to be.

Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds' influence on the lives of many people in Louisiana and elsewhere has been immeasurable. Countless hundreds will rise up in the last day to call her 'blessed.

Implore yourself to continue to Action Past Your Devil’s Advocate.

When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.

You’re going to make something wonderful of yourself. I promise.You’re doing just fine.

See it in yourself, and the world will follow suit. Believe in you.

Our life today is a history of tomorrow.

We need God’s great-grace in all spheres of life.

Those who have the FREEDOM to Row can get to where they want to Go!- RVM

Believe you can and you will be halfway there.

Every moment of Life is a Challenge to Choose. Some Win, some Lose.

When it come to creative inspiration, job titles and hierarchy are meaningless.

Nothing consoles and comforts like certainty does.

The greatest thing about me isn’t even a part of me. It’s you.

You can grow like a tall tree, when you enjoy the sun, wind, rain, storms and the stars in the dark nights.

Who are you? No really. Way, way down deep. Who are you?

You may face many challenges. You must prepare spiritually and mentally to conquer each challenge.

Learning starts with single word "WHY".

Don't let anyone infiltrate your happiness. Protect it as if it's all you have, because it literally is.

Some of us fail to find the good in the bad because resentment is a shortcut to resolution.

Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.

In the life of a Christian, there are no accidents, only Divine appointments.

God produced great writing, a matter of first importance to a man like Lincoln, ever impressed with the nature of cause and forces.

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.

Measurements "are never enough. The artist's eye and desire to breathe life into the subject must be the deciding factors.

Not everything is about you.In fact, most things aren’t.What a relief, right?

You don't have to live in anyone's shadow. Allow your unique characteristics to shine forth and Illuminate your way.

If you can't fight and you can't flee, flow.

That spring was the start of everything, for me. Before then, I might have been half-asleep, drifting through life.

We are born free.

They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tears.They took one look at me,And decided I was wrong.They took one look at me,And now I'm singing the slave mans song...

Man is a spiritual being, a soul, and at some period of his life everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite. . . . There is something within him which urges him to rise above himself, to control his environment, to master the body and all things physical and live in a higher and more beautiful world.

Youthful life is a beautiful bliss.

Every day is divine. If you seek the sacred treasure you will find it.

If you want your lie to be believed then you need to speak thousand truths before you lie.

Life is your biggest Treasure. Enjoy it. If you forget to, it will soon be gone, never to return.

Never allow anyone to hold the key to your happiness, key to your heart, or key to your dreams. Be in control of your life and build your hopes on things eternal. No one should have the power to manipulate your life, optimism, love, or success.

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. That which is far off, exceeding deep, who can find it out?

When you break the promises, you loose the credibility. When you loose the credibility, you loose the trust. So, keep your promises, because trust is the foundation of soulfully inspired life.

The Lord is my redeemer.The Lord is my defender

The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.

Today is a gift that will be taken from you at day's end. Don't waste a moment, a chance, a lesson. You'll never live today again.

All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in., March 9, 1998]